purpose: (( not a tear in my eye. ))
ʀᴇʏ ғʀᴏᴍ ɴᴏᴡʜᴇʀᴇ. ([personal profile] purpose) wrote in [community profile] literaldumpsterfire 2018-05-25 06:34 am (UTC)

[ Misreading his footsteps toward the fire, the muscles in her thighs tense in preparation to slide over and create a space for him, but he never comes more than a foot closer. The smile slips off of her face, replaced by a pit of disappointment that leaves her looking a bit like a kicked puppy.

Well, if that's what he wants. She had thought his inclination toward close proximity would last beyond a handful of hours, but that clearly isn't the case. It's her fault for misinterpreting, she tells herself. She doesn't have a right to wallow.
]

Do you want to sit with me?

[ This way, he has a say in where he sits without feeling obligated. This way, she doesn't have to find a way to ask why he's so distant. ]

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