[ He watches her as she comes on up beside him, his brow creasing a little as she rambles away without actually answering him. Did he do something that'd make her nervous? It's because he was being an asshole before, isn't it? But surely she'd know by now he'd never do anything to hurt her, at least not on purpose—
He tilts his head a little as she gently opens the box, his eyes lighting up as he gets a whiff of what's inside. Actually sees it. There's a deep inhalation on his part, the need to just get that smell in there — replace everything bland he'd been inhaling before — and it takes him a bit to tear his gaze away from the cake and up at her, a smile slowly breaking out across his face. ]
This looks amazing. Smells it, too. [ It is really taking everything he has in him to maintain eye contact, like a civilized human being. ] You make this?
[ An extremely roundabout way of asking no, seriously, is this for him?? Even though it has to be — why else would she be sharing it with him?
Just. Just gotta get that confirmation first, so he doesn't inhale it in one go without even doing so much as to tell Lottie no, no, this is beyond appreciated, thank you. ]
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He tilts his head a little as she gently opens the box, his eyes lighting up as he gets a whiff of what's inside. Actually sees it. There's a deep inhalation on his part, the need to just get that smell in there — replace everything bland he'd been inhaling before — and it takes him a bit to tear his gaze away from the cake and up at her, a smile slowly breaking out across his face. ]
This looks amazing. Smells it, too. [ It is really taking everything he has in him to maintain eye contact, like a civilized human being. ] You make this?
[ An extremely roundabout way of asking no, seriously, is this for him?? Even though it has to be — why else would she be sharing it with him?
Just. Just gotta get that confirmation first, so he doesn't inhale it in one go without even doing so much as to tell Lottie no, no, this is beyond appreciated, thank you. ]