[This time, his attempt at a joke at least brings a smile to her lips, and she chuckles back.]
Well, with a little TLC I'm sure you could pull it off. But yeah, little weird-lookin'.
[Then he up and breaks, and she can tell the moment it happens. It's a good thing, actually. It's better that his feelings can't be contained. Better to get them out NOW than let them stew like poison. But it's still not easy. Especially so for him.]
[She doesn't bother with soothing words, but she also doesn't waste any time in stepping over and laying a mug-warmed hand on his back and rubbing gently. He can cry his heart out if he wants, he's earned it. Poor bastard.]
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Well, with a little TLC I'm sure you could pull it off. But yeah, little weird-lookin'.
[Then he up and breaks, and she can tell the moment it happens. It's a good thing, actually. It's better that his feelings can't be contained. Better to get them out NOW than let them stew like poison. But it's still not easy. Especially so for him.]
[She doesn't bother with soothing words, but she also doesn't waste any time in stepping over and laying a mug-warmed hand on his back and rubbing gently. He can cry his heart out if he wants, he's earned it. Poor bastard.]