And now you're going to see that distinct set of tells that comes out when someone's close to crossing a line with this one: a slight twitch underneath the skin of his cheeks as his jaw tightens, a brief dark look in his eyes before they shutter over and turn away from the source. A long, long pause.
Yeah, he's getting really, really tired of the scrutiny. He's sorted his business out with Aidan as much as he could, but he can still feel the way they hover, the questions they're not asking directly, the ways they try to keep him at least an arm's length away from things that might be "harmful" to him, or "counterproductive".]
Perhaps it's because I'm starting to realize the need to keep better company.
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And now you're going to see that distinct set of tells that comes out when someone's close to crossing a line with this one: a slight twitch underneath the skin of his cheeks as his jaw tightens, a brief dark look in his eyes before they shutter over and turn away from the source. A long, long pause.
Yeah, he's getting really, really tired of the scrutiny. He's sorted his business out with Aidan as much as he could, but he can still feel the way they hover, the questions they're not asking directly, the ways they try to keep him at least an arm's length away from things that might be "harmful" to him, or "counterproductive".]
Perhaps it's because I'm starting to realize the need to keep better company.