[ something about that — the lack of accusation, of anger, that he hadn't realized he'd been expecting —
he shifts positions, moving so that he can lean more comfortably against the adjacent wall, draws his legs up to leave room for abel without any unfortunate kicking incidents. that doing so allows him to busy himself momentarily without looking at abel is not the reason, but it is a benefit.
[ twice in the last ten minutes, isn't it? from the one of the two of them who didn't...kill a man and generally make their entire situation right now harder. anger really would've been easier to take. ]
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he shifts positions, moving so that he can lean more comfortably against the adjacent wall, draws his legs up to leave room for abel without any unfortunate kicking incidents. that doing so allows him to busy himself momentarily without looking at abel is not the reason, but it is a benefit.
what he says, once he's settled, is, ]
I'll start accepting apologies once you've done something worth apologizing for.
[ twice in the last ten minutes, isn't it? from the one of the two of them who didn't...kill a man and generally make their entire situation right now harder. anger really would've been easier to take. ]