Dokja can't help the wry smile that lifts up the corners of his mouth, though there's an uncertainty there that wouldn't normally belong to someone thinking of their favorite book. His grip on the clipboard tightens ever so slightly, and he can't meet Gray's eyes as he gives a slow nod. ]
Well, not really a book. It's a webnovel.
[ Unlike before when he'd been discussing his love of stories, there's no excitement in his tone now as he busies himself with the pile of actual books. In fact, he sounds melancholy and even reluctant to talk about it. A strange bitterness that fills itself between his words. ]
It's long, and a lot of people described it as boring, but... I thought it was okay.
[ "Okay" as if he hadn't obsessed over it for years. As if it hadn't saved his life. But the way he talks about it now reveals none of that. ]
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Dokja can't help the wry smile that lifts up the corners of his mouth, though there's an uncertainty there that wouldn't normally belong to someone thinking of their favorite book. His grip on the clipboard tightens ever so slightly, and he can't meet Gray's eyes as he gives a slow nod. ]
Well, not really a book. It's a webnovel.
[ Unlike before when he'd been discussing his love of stories, there's no excitement in his tone now as he busies himself with the pile of actual books. In fact, he sounds melancholy and even reluctant to talk about it. A strange bitterness that fills itself between his words. ]
It's long, and a lot of people described it as boring, but... I thought it was okay.
[ "Okay" as if he hadn't obsessed over it for years. As if it hadn't saved his life. But the way he talks about it now reveals none of that. ]