[ his smile's gentler, but it's there - there's a little confidence in that, too. of course they will. this feels like sort of a precarious position to be in at the moment, but he's holding onto everything in his life with the same precarious teetering right now, so what's one more thing to toss onto the pile. if anything, the relationship he's built up with iris is important to him, and he'll do what it takes to maintain it.
god, what a fucking week it has been. maybe pranking fall dorm with copious bread will do something for his mood? surely nothing else bad will happen this week!!
a little teasingly, to break up some of the rough mood - ] You gonna be okay to keep baking? [ with your shot? ma'am? ]
['for sure' he says, and she wants to believe him. she watches him for another moment before just nodding - and then flustering a little at the question. sTOP.]
I - you can have one too?! Should I have offered you one...?! My manners....
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[ his smile's gentler, but it's there - there's a little confidence in that, too. of course they will. this feels like sort of a precarious position to be in at the moment, but he's holding onto everything in his life with the same precarious teetering right now, so what's one more thing to toss onto the pile. if anything, the relationship he's built up with iris is important to him, and he'll do what it takes to maintain it.
god, what a fucking week it has been. maybe pranking fall dorm with copious bread will do something for his mood? surely nothing else bad will happen this week!!
a little teasingly, to break up some of the rough mood - ] You gonna be okay to keep baking? [ with your shot? ma'am? ]
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I - you can have one too?! Should I have offered you one...?! My manners....
[IRIS]
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laughs?? what else do you do. ] I - nah, nah, I'm good. Don't really drink, anyway, you're fine.
[ it feels a little more normal, at least, as he moves to go back and start kneading the dough, again. ]
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... normally I don't either... goodness, what a strange week.
[but! the timer at the oven will go off! she'll turn to that and accept the distraction - ] Oh, the tarts are done...
[time to scurry off to get those!]
You'll still sample them for me, won't you?