He waited just like how she waited for him to do speak and respond to the things that had been imparted, that flood of information he needed to know and how he reacted to how radically different it was from what he already knew. And for such a simple question, he saw the strain and struggle she went through in the seconds that passed, forced happiness and sarcasm fading out near the end of it.
But he still waited.
When she admitted the truth, the boy let it settle there for a moment. He then pushed away from the counter, hesitant as he reached out to take one of her hands.
He looked away, then back at her. And, after another moment, he slowly, somewhat awkwardly, pulled her closer to him, giving her a sidewise hug.
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He waited just like how she waited for him to do speak and respond to the things that had been imparted, that flood of information he needed to know and how he reacted to how radically different it was from what he already knew. And for such a simple question, he saw the strain and struggle she went through in the seconds that passed, forced happiness and sarcasm fading out near the end of it.
But he still waited.
When she admitted the truth, the boy let it settle there for a moment. He then pushed away from the counter, hesitant as he reached out to take one of her hands.
He looked away, then back at her. And, after another moment, he slowly, somewhat awkwardly, pulled her closer to him, giving her a sidewise hug.