[ How many times can he deny being concerned before he risks Ganymede taking him at his word? Is that... really what he wants? Michel is quiet, watching the shifting expressions cross Ganymede's face. The playful spark, the gentleness.
It's strange to recall that he had thought Ganymede guarded at first. Or that that had made him more approachable. Another person who seemed prepared for a fight against the world. ]
I don't want to find out what it would be like to have your cousin angry at me.
[ It should be easy to make himself say just a little bit more. "And I don't want to see anything else happen to you." "And I won't be done worrying until we understand what happened." But he can't quite do it. Perhaps he doesn't want to be so cold that it would wound Ganymede. But admitting to more than that...
He gives a little shake of his head to brush aside the thanks. It's unwarranted. But even so, unknowingly, his expression has relaxed a little further into a small smile. ]
...I'm glad you "invited" me.
[ It was more of an imperative. But that's fine. A little charming, even. ]
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It's strange to recall that he had thought Ganymede guarded at first. Or that that had made him more approachable. Another person who seemed prepared for a fight against the world. ]
I don't want to find out what it would be like to have your cousin angry at me.
[ It should be easy to make himself say just a little bit more. "And I don't want to see anything else happen to you." "And I won't be done worrying until we understand what happened." But he can't quite do it. Perhaps he doesn't want to be so cold that it would wound Ganymede. But admitting to more than that...
He gives a little shake of his head to brush aside the thanks. It's unwarranted. But even so, unknowingly, his expression has relaxed a little further into a small smile. ]
...I'm glad you "invited" me.
[ It was more of an imperative. But that's fine. A little charming, even. ]