He went back to sorting the groceries, temporarily mollified that Newton did appreciate his efforts. But the man's frustration was palpable and mounted with his own. He reached out and very pointedly placed the orange on top of a sheet of paper towel.
"I'm not looking for a challenge, Newton," he said, balling and tying up the empty bags. "All I want is to court you properly. We've been dating only a handful of months and so far I've only made- well this would be the third gesture. I'm.. you know I'm not--"
Deep breaths. Hermann worked to manage the agitation before he well and truly snapped and ruined everything. He was already coming close; his confidence had already taken a big hit that translated to a sudden lack of desire to do anything.
He was probably overthinking it, trying to follow a set of guidelines that no longer applied, a set path Newton had long deviated from. He rubbed at his forehead, then determinedly worked to peel off the flaky skin off an onion. No, he was going to do this.
"Just please let me do this, Newton. I understand you're impatient, but I am trying to make this work, for all it may seem otherwise."
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Date: 2016-03-16 05:24 am (UTC)"I'm not looking for a challenge, Newton," he said, balling and tying up the empty bags. "All I want is to court you properly. We've been dating only a handful of months and so far I've only made- well this would be the third gesture. I'm.. you know I'm not--"
Deep breaths. Hermann worked to manage the agitation before he well and truly snapped and ruined everything. He was already coming close; his confidence had already taken a big hit that translated to a sudden lack of desire to do anything.
He was probably overthinking it, trying to follow a set of guidelines that no longer applied, a set path Newton had long deviated from. He rubbed at his forehead, then determinedly worked to peel off the flaky skin off an onion. No, he was going to do this.
"Just please let me do this, Newton. I understand you're impatient, but I am trying to make this work, for all it may seem otherwise."