[His hands pause, just briefly, on his experiment. His voice is like grit.]
I'm fine.
[He doesn't want to talk about it. Not just his nightmares in general, but the particular nightmare, it, the one where he's hurt and afraid, where he falls and still fails. It's not worth dragging out if it's just going to upset them both, disturb this delicate balance they have.
no subject
I'm fine.
[He doesn't want to talk about it. Not just his nightmares in general, but the particular nightmare, it, the one where he's hurt and afraid, where he falls and still fails. It's not worth dragging out if it's just going to upset them both, disturb this delicate balance they have.
He'd rather not sleep for a few more days.]