( Unappetizing. That's the word he was looking for, for himself. The last scraps on the plate left well after the meal was over; he felt pushed around by the fork, the conversation continuing at the table without him. A strange mixture of sauce and different meal bits; not much of anything, not much to taste - not worth the effort to chew.
He was frustrated. Not even his professor, the most gluttonous man he'd known, would commit to the bite.
That first look crosses Barrett's face, and Mithrun expects he'd made that same mistake again. He'd gotten frustrated with Tylor, too, and it'd just left Tylor confused. His frustration already sets about leaving, primed to let the topic go - one exchange too late, but it was fine. Things wouldn't change much. And it'd be fine even if they did.
He doesn't expect Barrett to start up the way he starts, or continue the way he continues. He doesn't expect him to say anything that he does, or that Barrett had thought that much about him in detail.
His frustration, as Barrett speaks, goes on hold.
He's quiet. He doesn't have all the words Barrett does. But he does have a few that mean something to him. He doesn't know if they'll mean as much to Barrett, but - since Barrett gave him so many words, he'll try. )
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He was frustrated. Not even his professor, the most gluttonous man he'd known, would commit to the bite.
That first look crosses Barrett's face, and Mithrun expects he'd made that same mistake again. He'd gotten frustrated with Tylor, too, and it'd just left Tylor confused. His frustration already sets about leaving, primed to let the topic go - one exchange too late, but it was fine. Things wouldn't change much. And it'd be fine even if they did.
He doesn't expect Barrett to start up the way he starts, or continue the way he continues. He doesn't expect him to say anything that he does, or that Barrett had thought that much about him in detail.
His frustration, as Barrett speaks, goes on hold.
He's quiet. He doesn't have all the words Barrett does. But he does have a few that mean something to him. He doesn't know if they'll mean as much to Barrett, but - since Barrett gave him so many words, he'll try. )
... I think... I'm happy with you.
( ... )
... So I like it too. Being with you.