there's a pause, and she shifts and crawls under his arm, leaning against him.]
You're not that stupid. [she mumbles.] You could probably manage if you tried.
[but she's not arguing, really. and then, very quietly, because - he said that, that little hesitation, and it comes out without her meaning to, really:]
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Date: 2023-10-13 07:03 am (UTC)there's a pause, and she shifts and crawls under his arm, leaning against him.]
You're not that stupid. [she mumbles.] You could probably manage if you tried.
[but she's not arguing, really. and then, very quietly, because - he said that, that little hesitation, and it comes out without her meaning to, really:]
Don't leave me behind.