[Is he easy to love? Is he? He's frustrating and arrogant and there's easily a world in which those traits are about as ugly as any others through a slightly different lens. Caleb's seen as much.
The coat definitely isn't warm enough for this place. It was already probably too cold for it when he'd died, just starting to snow. He's starting to laugh when he's called strange, still grinning when Caleb leans back in, but he catches on quickly enough that he's pressing back enough to make it not so soft and slightly less brief. All the touching this week has been easy, but he's suddenly a little more hesitant with his hands - just tangling the ends of his fingers against Caleb's coat, but letting him pull back once he's done.]
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The coat definitely isn't warm enough for this place. It was already probably too cold for it when he'd died, just starting to snow. He's starting to laugh when he's called strange, still grinning when Caleb leans back in, but he catches on quickly enough that he's pressing back enough to make it not so soft and slightly less brief. All the touching this week has been easy, but he's suddenly a little more hesitant with his hands - just tangling the ends of his fingers against Caleb's coat, but letting him pull back once he's done.]
Been told that before once or twice.
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I don't know. . . I think this may be a bad idea for us. Too messy, maybe.
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Probably.
[Like, definitely. But.]
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[A little chiding, like he's teasing at the obvious 'definitely.' Turning his hand there to squeeze his.]
It's very cold out here, and you aren't dressed for it.
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Why do people keep saying that to me ... ?
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Let's go inside.
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Aye, yeah, sure.
[Just like. Genial agreement! It'll get you through anything.]
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