[ he makes no promises. but - he sort of had that talk with someone, at least. "where do you see this going?" he'd asked eggsy and they'd sort of agreed, largely implicitly, that they would just - see. ]
I'd hate to see you hurt because of a miscommunication.
[She says it quietly, watching him for a few seconds. But then she draws back, resuming sipping her tea. There's an air of briskness now, not unfriendly. Moving on from that emotion, her demeanor says.]
And frankly, I'd like to know if he thinks you're both in something closed off. If not . . .
[ thomas inclines his head, a slight smile on his features for a moment, warm. beyond that, he doesn't react to the emotion of the moment, to the care she's expressed. best not to draw attention to it, perhaps. but her words were heard and are appreciated.
and then - ]
Ah.
[ dot dot dot indeed. he catches her meaning and he's not entirely sure how he feels about it. not terrible. not utterly amazing, either. ]
I suppose you could simply ask if he is interested.
I think I'm going to wait until he isn't my teacher.
[Not that it's really all that scandalous, but it sounds better than the real reason, which is that she isn't certain she could handle anything right now. She feels so very raw, and her left arm still hurts badly, and anything requiring any kind of emotion would be just a bit too much to bear.
So much easier to pretend she's avoiding some kind of scandal, as though she's a schoolgirl lusting after her teacher instead of a grown woman thinking about a grown man.]
[ thomas finds that he's glad for the opening that allows him to change the direction of this conversation, even if he hardly thinks it would be much of a scandal if she slept with john watson while he was teaching her something.
Medicine, mostly. I know a few things about medicine, mostly concerning brain hemorrhages, but I'd like to learn more practical things. I may never be a doctor, but I can at least improve myself a fair bit.
Besides: in a world like this, it seems like it'll come up sooner or later.
[ thomas knows some basic first aid for in the field. he also knows how to stop blood flowing by magic, but there are no spells to easily fix complicated injuries. ]
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[ now thomas wonders whether he should have. he very much lacks the framework for what is happening on this planet -- with john. with eggsy, too.
at least when clark visits to cook for him or they go for dinner, it has an air of something thomas is more used to. ]
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[He really ought to, her tone says.]
If for no other reason than for your own peace of mind. It's easier to engage in these things if you both know where you stand.
[She says, like she's an expert.]
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[ he makes no promises. but - he sort of had that talk with someone, at least. "where do you see this going?" he'd asked eggsy and they'd sort of agreed, largely implicitly, that they would just - see. ]
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[She says it quietly, watching him for a few seconds. But then she draws back, resuming sipping her tea. There's an air of briskness now, not unfriendly. Moving on from that emotion, her demeanor says.]
And frankly, I'd like to know if he thinks you're both in something closed off. If not . . .
[Dot dot dot, and she sips at her tea again.]
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and then - ]
Ah.
[ dot dot dot indeed. he catches her meaning and he's not entirely sure how he feels about it. not terrible. not utterly amazing, either. ]
I suppose you could simply ask if he is interested.
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[Not that it's really all that scandalous, but it sounds better than the real reason, which is that she isn't certain she could handle anything right now. She feels so very raw, and her left arm still hurts badly, and anything requiring any kind of emotion would be just a bit too much to bear.
So much easier to pretend she's avoiding some kind of scandal, as though she's a schoolgirl lusting after her teacher instead of a grown woman thinking about a grown man.]
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[ thomas finds that he's glad for the opening that allows him to change the direction of this conversation, even if he hardly thinks it would be much of a scandal if she slept with john watson while he was teaching her something.
they are, after all, all adults. ]
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Besides: in a world like this, it seems like it'll come up sooner or later.
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[ thomas knows some basic first aid for in the field. he also knows how to stop blood flowing by magic, but there are no spells to easily fix complicated injuries. ]