[ She's trying not to look into his mind on purpose right now. She generally does, restricting herself to what can be noticed just with surface glances, because she doesn't want to overstep boundaries that become easier and easier to overstep just by existing around him. The irony is that in the moments that she could most help him by looking without permission, she is most reluctant and unwilling to do anything without him saying it's okay.
Sometimes she wonders if she's just sticking how much she values his trust above actually helping him, but this is what she's decided on and she's sticking to it.
She still gets whatever he's broadcasting, and that's harder to block out. But for right now, she's concentrating on him. There's sincerity in her eyes when he glances over for a moment, and then he's looking away again and she swallows down a sigh of frustration and worry. ]
Why? [ Simple and quiet, but maybe there's a good reason. She kind of doubts it. Her reasons are never very good. ] It's not - I was waiting to see if it got better, but it's not.
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Sometimes she wonders if she's just sticking how much she values his trust above actually helping him, but this is what she's decided on and she's sticking to it.
She still gets whatever he's broadcasting, and that's harder to block out. But for right now, she's concentrating on him. There's sincerity in her eyes when he glances over for a moment, and then he's looking away again and she swallows down a sigh of frustration and worry. ]
Why? [ Simple and quiet, but maybe there's a good reason. She kind of doubts it. Her reasons are never very good. ] It's not - I was waiting to see if it got better, but it's not.