[ his gloved hand comes up to cover the bottom of his face; his mouth now perfectly concealed as he barely holds back a snicker. her reaction to marriage was... reassuring to say in the last. if it was that shocking of a prospect, then at least his words have left some sort of impact.
this feeling only when she seems to relent to the idea. ]
Of course. Is that not what you desired? Don't tell me you had simply planned to continue meeting me without the thought of marriage in mind? I had no idea you were the sort who enjoyed toying with a man in this way.
[ except, they already established she has no such experience...
which is precisely why he can make this joke; not having concern himself with lingering thoughts of her having truly given another person her heart or her body. beyond just his desire to want to tear such an individual up, it is also true that it was a bit of a comfort in a way. while their reasoning and the lives they've lived couldn't be any more different, it dispelled some of concerns he had on the abnormality of his past self and thoughts.
but, whatever hint of hilarity he found in the situation seems to simmer down at her second statement. ]
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this feeling only when she seems to relent to the idea. ]
Of course. Is that not what you desired? Don't tell me you had simply planned to continue meeting me without the thought of marriage in mind? I had no idea you were the sort who enjoyed toying with a man in this way.
[ except, they already established she has no such experience...
which is precisely why he can make this joke; not having concern himself with lingering thoughts of her having truly given another person her heart or her body. beyond just his desire to want to tear such an individual up, it is also true that it was a bit of a comfort in a way. while their reasoning and the lives they've lived couldn't be any more different, it dispelled some of concerns he had on the abnormality of his past self and thoughts.
but, whatever hint of hilarity he found in the situation seems to simmer down at her second statement. ]