He doesn't quite relax, but he unclenches his fists, re-clenches them before shifting his weight back, just slightly.
".... okay, you don't need to go that far." Apologising for... what? Which part? Does it matter?
It doesn't. He realises that, just like he realises that he has now made this significantly worse, weirder, warped than ever. He breathes out, lets it from his lungs more heavily than intended--it sounds like a sigh.
"It's fine. We don't need to talk about my feelings. They're fine. You... had something you were saying. Let's just talk about that."
Dirk: make ONE LAST BID to not talk about feelings (rolls a 1 and says a swear)
Uhhhh.
He doesn't quite relax, but he unclenches his fists, re-clenches them before shifting his weight back, just slightly.
".... okay, you don't need to go that far." Apologising for... what? Which part? Does it matter?
It doesn't. He realises that, just like he realises that he has now made this significantly worse, weirder, warped than ever. He breathes out, lets it from his lungs more heavily than intended--it sounds like a sigh.
"It's fine. We don't need to talk about my feelings. They're fine. You... had something you were saying. Let's just talk about that."