"Don't you?" That might be (is) a challenge. "Are you sure?" That might be (is) also a kind of a challenge.
He is glad he used the insult. The reaction's... interesting and an odd kind of relief. Because it's the sort of exchange that's... relatively more easy for him than some of the emotional stuff.
He shakes his head, slightly, though, because that psychoanalysis and the more personal question are harder. He's not refusing, so much as he's hitting a wall. PRobably at least a little of that translates to physical tension and his pulse kicking up some.
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Date: 2022-08-04 12:16 am (UTC)He is glad he used the insult. The reaction's... interesting and an odd kind of relief. Because it's the sort of exchange that's... relatively more easy for him than some of the emotional stuff.
He shakes his head, slightly, though, because that psychoanalysis and the more personal question are harder. He's not refusing, so much as he's hitting a wall. PRobably at least a little of that translates to physical tension and his pulse kicking up some.