[Hearing those two words makes him happy. It's a strange feeling in his chest, tense and light at the same time, and the way he's shaking his crossed leg eases up a bit. So he trusts him? Is that a new thing? It has to be.]
Good.
[Now this is just awkward, even when he's tried to make it professional to hide the whole hand holding thing... Is it really? His eyes move back towards D and he finds himself staring. The look on his face is nice, somehow, and his hair always manages to look so soft— he's sitting a lot closer than he normally would be, too. Or is that his imagination?]
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Good.
[Now this is just awkward, even when he's tried to make it professional to hide the whole hand holding thing... Is it really? His eyes move back towards D and he finds himself staring. The look on his face is nice, somehow, and his hair always manages to look so soft— he's sitting a lot closer than he normally would be, too. Or is that his imagination?]