[That feeling in the back of his head is suddenly, weirdly, stronger. Because that? That makes color brighten along his cheekbones. Just along the tips of his scar.]
You... don't have to do that. I can pay you back, I mean. I think. [Why does he suddenly feel like a kid on his first date?]
[... is this a date?]
[For a second, he almost falls into that line of thinking. But of course not. It wouldn't be. Why would it be? They'd talked about meeting each other for a while, so. Of course that's what this is, instead.] Thank you, though. And I mean that.
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[That feeling in the back of his head is suddenly, weirdly, stronger. Because that? That makes color brighten along his cheekbones. Just along the tips of his scar.]
You... don't have to do that. I can pay you back, I mean. I think. [Why does he suddenly feel like a kid on his first date?]
[... is this a date?]
[For a second, he almost falls into that line of thinking. But of course not. It wouldn't be. Why would it be? They'd talked about meeting each other for a while, so. Of course that's what this is, instead.] Thank you, though. And I mean that.