[ Things Break has learned from this little interlude:
1. Stein is sensitive about having his head touched, where the fabled screw lives. 2. He's not sensitive about having his lap sat in, nor his pockets patted, so it's not merely a personal space issue. 3. He's not self-conscious, otherwise he'd mind having a grown man publicly sitting in his lap at a party. Thus he's not embarrassed about the screw (moreover, everyone else seems to know it's there just by looking). 4. He carries candy (irrelevant to the screw issue, just a useful fact!)
Ergo, if Stein doesn't want that screw touched, it must be because it's a vulnerability. ]
I won't ruin your night, either. I won't hurt you.
[ He lifts his free hand (that had been holding the candy corn) and reaches up - slowly, this time, obviously not grabbing. ]
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1. Stein is sensitive about having his head touched, where the fabled screw lives.
2. He's not sensitive about having his lap sat in, nor his pockets patted, so it's not merely a personal space issue.
3. He's not self-conscious, otherwise he'd mind having a grown man publicly sitting in his lap at a party. Thus he's not embarrassed about the screw (moreover, everyone else seems to know it's there just by looking).
4. He carries candy (irrelevant to the screw issue, just a useful fact!)
Ergo, if Stein doesn't want that screw touched, it must be because it's a vulnerability. ]
I won't ruin your night, either. I won't hurt you.
[ He lifts his free hand (that had been holding the candy corn) and reaches up - slowly, this time, obviously not grabbing. ]
I just want to see.