( it'd be inaccurate to say he perfectly comprehends the difference between their relationship and the cover they're supposed to be presenting. the easy touches and the closeness would have been easily explained away, if they hadn't found their way into routines with no one to witness them. he doesn't find Emma to be the sort to simply forget nobody is watching, and he doesn't suspect she acts on accident.
still, the exact motivation is lost to him, and he'll let it stay that way. he doesn't care what drives her, when he doesn't want the affection to stop. he's too fond of the little gestures to risk pressing for reasons why.
his eyes narrow, just a little, at the sentence she doesn't finish, wondering at the words she was choosing not to say. he is curious, yet there's no place to really question at the moment, either. he squeezes her palm, just once, before he sets off in the direction she'd indicated. he's following more than leading, though, since she knows where they're going. ) I didn't manage to get your snack, ( he says, a little repentant, even though he knows Emma won't hold the fact against him. it just reminds him that if she'd been hungry before, it's only bound to get worse. they might need to think about finding food in all this sooner or later. )
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still, the exact motivation is lost to him, and he'll let it stay that way. he doesn't care what drives her, when he doesn't want the affection to stop. he's too fond of the little gestures to risk pressing for reasons why.
his eyes narrow, just a little, at the sentence she doesn't finish, wondering at the words she was choosing not to say. he is curious, yet there's no place to really question at the moment, either. he squeezes her palm, just once, before he sets off in the direction she'd indicated. he's following more than leading, though, since she knows where they're going. ) I didn't manage to get your snack, ( he says, a little repentant, even though he knows Emma won't hold the fact against him. it just reminds him that if she'd been hungry before, it's only bound to get worse. they might need to think about finding food in all this sooner or later. )