[ Ah... this went in a circle to the start of this and last time he let her just move on. It's a bit difficult to do that now though, considering it's like there's an elephant in the room when she finishes with that and the only noise is the television playing the movie.
He sucks in a breath, which is probably ineffective as his hand is still covering his mouth. Other than that he doesn't really move, but his heart is racing now, thudding hard against his ribs and his lungs feel tight.
It hangs in the air.
He lets his hand drop, pulls up his knees to rest his wrists on the top. He can still see the tv through a gap but... this is more to cool his own nerves. ]
Thanks. [ It's still super silent, and really this might make things worse but. ] I had help. I needed help. Uh-- [ It's way too rushed compared to how he started talking. ] Apparently.
lays down
He sucks in a breath, which is probably ineffective as his hand is still covering his mouth. Other than that he doesn't really move, but his heart is racing now, thudding hard against his ribs and his lungs feel tight.
It hangs in the air.
He lets his hand drop, pulls up his knees to rest his wrists on the top. He can still see the tv through a gap but... this is more to cool his own nerves. ]
Thanks. [ It's still super silent, and really this might make things worse but. ] I had help. I needed help. Uh-- [ It's way too rushed compared to how he started talking. ] Apparently.
[ Yes, that's the word he chooses to end with. ]