[Something he'd had no idea about, of course, because he hasn't asked, he'd interrogated. He'd been so wrapped up in the theft, the broken wrist, that no answer to his question of why would have been good enough.
He makes a really, really terrible angel.
Atem's next question is asked gently, leaving the option of saying "no" wide open.]
Do you want to talk about it?
[The emphasis, slight as it is, is on "want." It's fine if "I just came back from the dead" isn't the time, or it's never the time...she doesn't owe him her story. As a demon, it's easy for him to see that their friendship isn't conditional on her reasons being good enough. But she was going through something hard, something he'll listen to -- for once in his whole life without judgment.]
no subject
[Something he'd had no idea about, of course, because he hasn't asked, he'd interrogated. He'd been so wrapped up in the theft, the broken wrist, that no answer to his question of why would have been good enough.
He makes a really, really terrible angel.
Atem's next question is asked gently, leaving the option of saying "no" wide open.]
Do you want to talk about it?
[The emphasis, slight as it is, is on "want." It's fine if "I just came back from the dead" isn't the time, or it's never the time...she doesn't owe him her story. As a demon, it's easy for him to see that their friendship isn't conditional on her reasons being good enough. But she was going through something hard, something he'll listen to -- for once in his whole life without judgment.]