[ He's... well not quite backing off, but giving her space. Moving into what feels to her like a less threatening position. It.... helps, some. Enough that if he were to glance over he'd notice she's no longer trying to wedge herself as far into that corner as possible.
A part of her wants to protest that it wasn't about being perfect, just about not being awful and selfish like she'd apparently been, but.... the rest of what he says just. Lines up. Fits a lot too closely for her to really deny it. Her shoulders slump and she ducks her head.
So he's just... here to listen? A part of her is instantly suspicious. Nobody her own age ever really wanted to just listen to her or hang out or anything like that. But there's another part. Another... that thinks that he means it. She doesn't know why, but it's enough to keep her defensive instincts from getting worse.
She looks at the ground, finger reaching out to trace some of the woodgrain in the wooden flooring in the kitchen area. ]
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A part of her wants to protest that it wasn't about being perfect, just about not being awful and selfish like she'd apparently been, but.... the rest of what he says just. Lines up. Fits a lot too closely for her to really deny it. Her shoulders slump and she ducks her head.
So he's just... here to listen? A part of her is instantly suspicious. Nobody her own age ever really wanted to just listen to her or hang out or anything like that. But there's another part. Another... that thinks that he means it. She doesn't know why, but it's enough to keep her defensive instincts from getting worse.
She looks at the ground, finger reaching out to trace some of the woodgrain in the wooden flooring in the kitchen area. ]
Was just... looking at stuff online.