[ He isn't sure what to make of Matt stopping himself from reaching out to him proper. Amos just stares at his hand, gaze clicking back up to Matt's when he starts speaking again, desperate and self-deprecating.
It shifts to a degree of understanding, though. And acceptance. Technically, Matt's right — Amos didn't do anything to him. Mostly because Matt had the fortitude to stop him, which... actually, he should be grateful for that, for several reasons.
After a moment, Amos pushes himself off from his door. He's still wary of touching Matt again, like he's not sure if it'd be well-received, either. But... ]
Okay.
[ If that's what Matt needs, for Amos to just get it, then yeah, he can do that much.
Though it still sits a little uneasy with him. The place he'd tried to put Matt back into, after the method Matt had tried to use to break him out of it. The commonality between the two of them, even though Matt just. Hadn't had enough of the details to make anything more than a dent.
It brings about an involuntary wince from him, his own thought process jumping ahead a little too far with no vocalization to give it context. It... almost feels like the kind of thing that should be addressed, though, even if Amos doesn't have the first clue on how to go about it.
He shifts to open his door, holding it open with his body; looks back up at Matt. ]
You can come in, if you want. Probably better than standing around out here.
[ ... Who knows if there's any way to address it, actually. Or if they just end up hanging out again. Really, it's... it's Matt's choice, now. For as much as he'd told Amos not to blame himself, Matt still deserves that much. ]
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It shifts to a degree of understanding, though. And acceptance. Technically, Matt's right — Amos didn't do anything to him. Mostly because Matt had the fortitude to stop him, which... actually, he should be grateful for that, for several reasons.
After a moment, Amos pushes himself off from his door. He's still wary of touching Matt again, like he's not sure if it'd be well-received, either. But... ]
Okay.
[ If that's what Matt needs, for Amos to just get it, then yeah, he can do that much.
Though it still sits a little uneasy with him. The place he'd tried to put Matt back into, after the method Matt had tried to use to break him out of it. The commonality between the two of them, even though Matt just. Hadn't had enough of the details to make anything more than a dent.
It brings about an involuntary wince from him, his own thought process jumping ahead a little too far with no vocalization to give it context. It... almost feels like the kind of thing that should be addressed, though, even if Amos doesn't have the first clue on how to go about it.
He shifts to open his door, holding it open with his body; looks back up at Matt. ]
You can come in, if you want. Probably better than standing around out here.
[ ... Who knows if there's any way to address it, actually. Or if they just end up hanging out again. Really, it's... it's Matt's choice, now. For as much as he'd told Amos not to blame himself, Matt still deserves that much. ]