[Alright— he's considering this a breakthrough, if only because Lalli stays and looks slightly less uncomfortable about the whole conversation. It still leaves Emil in the uniquely awkward position of having to explain in words why touching his face was a nice thing, and that isn't something he thought he'd have to do considering how often he himself puts his hands all over Lalli's hair, but - alright! He's doing this!]
You— yes.
[There, he's done. Yes. It was Good. The end. No, alright-]
It was nice... because it was you. You looked happy and that made me really happy.
[It's basic, but it's the truth, and who could expect anything else from the boy who makes such incredible leaps as "wow I'm so happy we can talk, what's your dramatic backstory?" Plus, keeping it this basic is probably for the best...
He doesn't grab Lalli's wrist but rather curls his fingers around his wrist lightly, not even a whole grip. Very easy to break! He's learning right now, live! Take this gently affectionate wrist touch and Understand.]
I like knowing that you think about me. Does that make sense?
[This is as close as he'll get to acknowledging The Dream right now, for everyone's sake.]
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You— yes.
[There, he's done. Yes. It was Good. The end. No, alright-]
It was nice... because it was you. You looked happy and that made me really happy.
[It's basic, but it's the truth, and who could expect anything else from the boy who makes such incredible leaps as "wow I'm so happy we can talk, what's your dramatic backstory?" Plus, keeping it this basic is probably for the best...
He doesn't grab Lalli's wrist but rather curls his fingers around his wrist lightly, not even a whole grip. Very easy to break! He's learning right now, live! Take this gently affectionate wrist touch and Understand.]
I like knowing that you think about me. Does that make sense?
[This is as close as he'll get to acknowledging The Dream right now, for everyone's sake.]