[He nods to the first part, taking a few more bites of his own food. It is spicier than the rice, but still made with care to make sure the base food was good and went well with the spice level. Still not enough to make him sweat, but he figures that might be when he can experiment with the glowing peppers hanging from the dried spice hooks.]
[But his eating slows as she talks because a 'but' is the last thing he expects.]
[Until he pauses, food halfway raised, staring because that sure]
[Sounded like talking about something more than casual which is a thought he had refused to even ponder despite the rush of affection and fondness he'd been feeling.]
no subject
[But his eating slows as she talks because a 'but' is the last thing he expects.]
[Until he pauses, food halfway raised, staring because that sure]
[Sounded like talking about something more than casual which is a thought he had refused to even ponder despite the rush of affection and fondness he'd been feeling.]
What.
[Sometimes eloquence evades even him.]