[ She's been taught how to make the right noises and expressions to make it seem like she really cares. Not really skills she breaks out often, no, but she still knows them in theory, her grandmother had been good about sharing life skills. For this story, though, there's no acting necessary. She winces sympathetically a few times, particularly at that smile at the end. That's really the worst part.
She drops into a lean against the same tree, bumping his shoulder with hers for a I'm here, that sucks gesture. She's still tactile by nature, even if she's clamped down on it lately. ]
yessss my favorite
She drops into a lean against the same tree, bumping his shoulder with hers for a I'm here, that sucks gesture. She's still tactile by nature, even if she's clamped down on it lately. ]
...Wow. Sorry to make you dig that one up.