Robert makes like he's about to respond but falls silent instead. He didn't want to lie either but he didn't want to talk. He didn't even know what he's feeling. The touch makes him feel guilty about being so standoffish, compels him to find something to say.
"Erik...." He sighs heavily and wonders what to say. "What you're trying to get from me, it isn't the same for me as for the rest of you. I don't believe in jumping into it because I don't want to cause pain." And that was more about his pain sometimes than others. Now, it was definitely about his own fears. "I've never been... loose? like the rest of you moving from one person to another quickly."
He didn't know what else to say and so sighed and looks out on the road, focusing on it because this wasn't a conversation he wanted to have. Maybe he was more private than he thought? .. At least sometimes.
"I don't know if I'm offended." That was the most honest thing he could say on the subject. There was too much emotional and mental turmoil to be certain.
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Date: 2021-08-12 08:18 pm (UTC)From:"Erik...." He sighs heavily and wonders what to say. "What you're trying to get from me, it isn't the same for me as for the rest of you. I don't believe in jumping into it because I don't want to cause pain." And that was more about his pain sometimes than others. Now, it was definitely about his own fears. "I've never been... loose? like the rest of you moving from one person to another quickly."
He didn't know what else to say and so sighed and looks out on the road, focusing on it because this wasn't a conversation he wanted to have. Maybe he was more private than he thought? .. At least sometimes.
"I don't know if I'm offended." That was the most honest thing he could say on the subject. There was too much emotional and mental turmoil to be certain.