[ Paired with a sheepish smile— this really isn't his area of expertise, but the offering seems to have fallen somewhere close to the mark. That's good, even it leaves him suddenly adrift. He'd planned this far, not any further. A second feels a little like five.
Stephen abruptly sucks in a breath through his teeth, brows raising, and uses the shock of it to nudge the topic an inch or two to the left. ]
I think you can have a drink now. Something stronger, or shall I put on some tea?
[ Does alcohol still run the risk of feeling like a crutch, or would it be nice to have one or two? ]
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[ Paired with a sheepish smile— this really isn't his area of expertise, but the offering seems to have fallen somewhere close to the mark. That's good, even it leaves him suddenly adrift. He'd planned this far, not any further. A second feels a little like five.
Stephen abruptly sucks in a breath through his teeth, brows raising, and uses the shock of it to nudge the topic an inch or two to the left. ]
I think you can have a drink now. Something stronger, or shall I put on some tea?
[ Does alcohol still run the risk of feeling like a crutch, or would it be nice to have one or two? ]