It takes one to know one. They incline their head, acknowledging.
"Correct, it is not." Concern would imply they cared, after all. It's simply an observation.
He smiles at them, and heat flares in their chest, expression curdling. They want to smack it right off his face, rip it off and throw it on the ground and grind their heel into it. A not unusual reaction when it comes to glancing in a mirror.
They swallow the burn, and return with their own reapplied smile, sweet as anything. He's given them an out, and they won't be so remiss as to not take it, despite protest from the peanut gallery.
"I believe I have troubled yourself with my presence enough." Airily, unconcernedly. They step away from the wall. They don't look at him as they move back into the crowd. Being surrounded by far too many people is still somewhat preferable to sticking around.
it's a habit
"Correct, it is not." Concern would imply they cared, after all. It's simply an observation.
He smiles at them, and heat flares in their chest, expression curdling. They want to smack it right off his face, rip it off and throw it on the ground and grind their heel into it. A not unusual reaction when it comes to glancing in a mirror.
They swallow the burn, and return with their own reapplied smile, sweet as anything. He's given them an out, and they won't be so remiss as to not take it, despite protest from the peanut gallery.
"I believe I have troubled yourself with my presence enough." Airily, unconcernedly. They step away from the wall. They don't look at him as they move back into the crowd. Being surrounded by far too many people is still somewhat preferable to sticking around.