"Then do note that it was said with the utmost sincerity. Your... changes, they're of a remarkable form and function, perfectly uniform in their ability to stand out among the rest of you and one can assume that each trait is as appealing to the eye as it is useful. The intention may not have been to directly compliment, but it was with... rapt attention and utter wonder."
Internally, the prolonged statement was giving the Socialite time to reign in those wild and uncontrolled thoughts, steadily filtering them into socially acceptable compliments and minor curiosity. When he had finished, he breathed and looked back up at the Professor, subtly less reddened and smiling softly. "Of course, learning how you work would be an honor and a privilege."
Ah. One thought had slipped loose. Perhaps not the worst one, but the array of implications in that statement alone had the Socialite frozen, realizing their mistake. They ran through every possible excuse for the statement, none of them saving their arse from the inevitable misconstruing of their meaning.
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Re: Before Class
Date: 2025-07-01 03:09 pm (UTC)Internally, the prolonged statement was giving the Socialite time to reign in those wild and uncontrolled thoughts, steadily filtering them into socially acceptable compliments and minor curiosity. When he had finished, he breathed and looked back up at the Professor, subtly less reddened and smiling softly. "Of course, learning how you work would be an honor and a privilege."
Ah. One thought had slipped loose. Perhaps not the worst one, but the array of implications in that statement alone had the Socialite frozen, realizing their mistake. They ran through every possible excuse for the statement, none of them saving their arse from the inevitable misconstruing of their meaning.
"I am terribly sorry..."