This man is truly a terrible liar though, isn't he? True, her eyes help her parse out things that others would not be able to see, but even so, she's pretty sure just about anyone would be able to read "yes" and "it's complicated" from the way he stumbles over such a simple word.
Close.
"I suppose," he says, and Altria reads... depth. There's a depth to the feelings he leaves unsaid that brims in a way that Altria does not know how to read. It has nothing to do with her eyes, and everything to do with the fact that she's unsure if she's ever seen anything quite like it before.]
... I haven't.
[It's said slowly (as Cal checks the timeline of threads) as she carefully tries to process what she's seeing.]
He's here with you? [That... must be a relief, she thinks. Surely, feeling this strongly about someone and then losing them would be unbearable.]
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Oh.
This man is truly a terrible liar though, isn't he? True, her eyes help her parse out things that others would not be able to see, but even so, she's pretty sure just about anyone would be able to read "yes" and "it's complicated" from the way he stumbles over such a simple word.
Close.
"I suppose," he says, and Altria reads... depth. There's a depth to the feelings he leaves unsaid that brims in a way that Altria does not know how to read. It has nothing to do with her eyes, and everything to do with the fact that she's unsure if she's ever seen anything quite like it before.]
... I haven't.
[It's said slowly (as Cal checks the timeline of threads) as she carefully tries to process what she's seeing.]
He's here with you? [That... must be a relief, she thinks. Surely, feeling this strongly about someone and then losing them would be unbearable.]