[ well. that gets a smile, warm. as i shake cloud's soup brain. and he leans over a bit to nudge their shoulders together, just once. camaraderie. ]
I think it does. [ agreed.
a pause. ] ...What do you think? Do you want to spar for a little while? After something so heavy, it might be nice to not have to talk about things for a little while.
[ do you want an escape from talking about your feelings... ]
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I think it does. [ agreed.
a pause. ] ...What do you think? Do you want to spar for a little while? After something so heavy, it might be nice to not have to talk about things for a little while.
[ do you want an escape from talking about your feelings... ]
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Yeah. [ it's after a beat, like it's belated, and he rolls his shoulder and repeats: ] Yeah. Think we could both use the break.
[ not talking is his favorite activity ]