[ Work on apologies. On kindness. On being human. There's an entire laundry list. His expression may be unreadable, but hers isn't. Fading from happily startled to deflated, like he's said something wrong (You did). She's got so many tells, this girl. But they're not simple and one-dimensional -- more like a complex weather system. You can read them, but you can't control them. ]
[ His gaze softens. It's subtle but it happens in degrees slow enough for her to map out. ]
Two days now. [ re: I meant to return it sooner. ] I thought you'd feel better if you had it back.
⊕ action
[ His gaze softens. It's subtle but it happens in degrees slow enough for her to map out. ]
Two days now. [ re: I meant to return it sooner. ] I thought you'd feel better if you had it back.