You don't do anything to deserve romantic gestures, he almost said a touch irritably, but refrained. That's the point.
He knew well enough that Newton wasn't trying to imply anything and the time where he'd pick an argument about it was long past. His fingers relaxed their grip under Newton's touch and he got the sense of home like something missed. A time before Kaiju, yes.
Hermann ducked his head in a sort of half-nod and cleared his throat while he began setting everything out on the counter. Just a bit more confident now that he could sense the gist of Newton's sentiments.
"Yes, well I should hope so. I may not have a need to 'win you over' such as it is, but I would still like to try."
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Date: 2016-03-16 03:40 am (UTC)He knew well enough that Newton wasn't trying to imply anything and the time where he'd pick an argument about it was long past. His fingers relaxed their grip under Newton's touch and he got the sense of home like something missed. A time before Kaiju, yes.
Hermann ducked his head in a sort of half-nod and cleared his throat while he began setting everything out on the counter. Just a bit more confident now that he could sense the gist of Newton's sentiments.
"Yes, well I should hope so. I may not have a need to 'win you over' such as it is, but I would still like to try."