[He feels her pull away after what feels like a very, very long time and he responds in turn by taking his hands off her very, very quickly before he can even blink at her, somehow making sure to not-- slide them down her arms, like he's that romantic or anything.
When he does blink, however, it lasts for longer than expected, thanks to what she says.]
--You do?
[Or, "don't", but the meaning of it gets through, at least.
The expression he makes puts the "dumb" in "dumbfounded"- it's probably the most stricken he's looked since the last time someone (indirectly, and to a platonic degree, mind you) told him they liked him, and exactly the same thought came to him.
She likes... him?
...That's what that double negative, that tucking of her hair behind her ear (he has an impulse to want to do that to her himself, dammit, what a lame thought) means, right? It's a stupid question, he knows that after what just happened, but his reflexive shock stands. He was so focused on what to do that he didn't consider her feelings about it, idiotically enough, and now they're right in front of his big fat face.
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When he does blink, however, it lasts for longer than expected, thanks to what she says.]
--You do?
[Or, "don't", but the meaning of it gets through, at least.
The expression he makes puts the "dumb" in "dumbfounded"- it's probably the most stricken he's looked since the last time someone (indirectly, and to a platonic degree, mind you) told him they liked him, and exactly the same thought came to him.
She likes... him?
...That's what that double negative, that tucking of her hair behind her ear (he has an impulse to want to do that to her himself, dammit, what a lame thought) means, right? It's a stupid question, he knows that after what just happened, but his reflexive shock stands. He was so focused on what to do that he didn't consider her feelings about it, idiotically enough, and now they're right in front of his big fat face.
(she likes him)]