[It's a natural reaction to have, he thinks, but the adamant way she says it 'you don't have to explain' takes him by surprise all the same. He opens his mouth to reply, probably something light -- just to take the edge off a situation that Camille is right to be upset by, but doesn't have to be -- at least not for him. He's totally fine!
And then his eye darts to the letters forming across her neck. after a bit, he taps his own neck in the same spot,]
...You don't have to either.
[even though he's curious, even though the words spark in his mind and remain there.]
no subject
And then his eye darts to the letters forming across her neck. after a bit, he taps his own neck in the same spot,]
...You don't have to either.
[even though he's curious, even though the words spark in his mind and remain there.]