[He offers her a fond smile in immediate response, his voice soft at the edges, and without looking down, he reaches out across the counter to lay a hand atop hers. Of course she would offer him an ear, and he’ll no doubt take her up on it— but for all that he might have to say, he knows her to be the sort to shove her own burdens aside and focus on the problems of others, instead.
It is a habit he knows he cannot break her of, but it seems a bit silly when they share the same troubles, as they do now.]
I had thought to offer you the same. I imagine the house feels… rather empty, at the moment.
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[He offers her a fond smile in immediate response, his voice soft at the edges, and without looking down, he reaches out across the counter to lay a hand atop hers. Of course she would offer him an ear, and he’ll no doubt take her up on it— but for all that he might have to say, he knows her to be the sort to shove her own burdens aside and focus on the problems of others, instead.
It is a habit he knows he cannot break her of, but it seems a bit silly when they share the same troubles, as they do now.]
I had thought to offer you the same. I imagine the house feels… rather empty, at the moment.
[His smile fades, just slightly.]