[Basil blinks with surprise, but...he was already physically holding himself back from taking her hand, do you think he's going to let it go now? Pull away? Absolutely not. Her taking the iniative absolves him from worrying about having done it himself, so...it's fine. If she wanted to hold his hand then it's fine, he tells himself...
It feels nice. It makes him feel...safe, in a way.]
M...maybe someone else knows what's going on? You're the first person I've talked to.
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It feels nice. It makes him feel...safe, in a way.]
M...maybe someone else knows what's going on? You're the first person I've talked to.