[That sudden hit of desire was certainly a thing, though it came as less of a surprise this time. He wondered if this was a new development from Irhya, or if had it been there for some time, and he hadn't noticed- assuming her banter and teasing had been just that. A not unreasonable assumption, the Ascian felt, considering who and what they were.
But he couldn't quite share in the immediacy of that feeling. Caution was still there. The underlying hurt was still there. The eternal misery was still there, to round out the layers. They would always be there, but he could try, for a time, for it to not be his primary focus.]
All of it...? There's a line between confidence and delusion.
[Still, he knows it's not meant literally. And he shifts to put the mug back down out of the way again, before turning towards her, not exactly unwilling to be convinced.]
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But he couldn't quite share in the immediacy of that feeling. Caution was still there. The underlying hurt was still there. The eternal misery was still there, to round out the layers. They would always be there, but he could try, for a time, for it to not be his primary focus.]
All of it...? There's a line between confidence and delusion.
[Still, he knows it's not meant literally. And he shifts to put the mug back down out of the way again, before turning towards her, not exactly unwilling to be convinced.]