[is this a trick is held on his tongue. he meets her with silence and his jaw works the words back down into nothing, reshapes them into something more acceptable:]
You think it's cute.
[he's doing what most would consider too much of repeating back. women see men – no, the world, differently than men. they can look at a stuffed animal and think this is someone i know when all elias sees is an unnecessary object he has no use for. this teddy is amy being thoughtful. this cute shape is amy being grateful. graceful, even. she has the natural gravitational pull of it and he'll always be outside the orbit of women like her.]
Sure, whatever. [that's the closest thing to a 'thank you' she's going to get.] You don't have to do this shit with me.
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You think it's cute.
[he's doing what most would consider too much of repeating back. women see men – no, the world, differently than men. they can look at a stuffed animal and think this is someone i know when all elias sees is an unnecessary object he has no use for. this teddy is amy being thoughtful. this cute shape is amy being grateful. graceful, even. she has the natural gravitational pull of it and he'll always be outside the orbit of women like her.]
Sure, whatever. [that's the closest thing to a 'thank you' she's going to get.] You don't have to do this shit with me.