[ Perhaps it is the combination of their current circumstances and the fact that she is the only person to offer him smiles that are neither forced nor malicious that causes something within him to stir. His eyes fall to the cup, then follow its path as he sets it down on his palm in his lap. ]
If you can bare a few minutes.
[ And if she doesn't reply, then he will lapse into a temporary silence, taking on a distant shade as he considers and ultimately decides to label that "something" as inconvenient and brush it aside for later (or possibly never). His index finger rubs against the porcelain all the while, betraying his unease. ]
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If you can bare a few minutes.
[ And if she doesn't reply, then he will lapse into a temporary silence, taking on a distant shade as he considers and ultimately decides to label that "something" as inconvenient and brush it aside for later (or possibly never). His index finger rubs against the porcelain all the while, betraying his unease. ]