[ All right, he's got through the hard part. Now everything should be fine, if they can just pretend this is business as usual and no one acknowledges it's strange for him to be asking for help -
Oh god, she's acknowledging it, he can't do this. ]
I, er, that is...
[ If there's any mercy in this world, she won't also acknowledge the way heat's rising into his face until he's almost surprised steam doesn't shoot out his ears. He's got to say something, or she's going to start to think this is a sex thing, and for once, it isn't. ]
I was hoping - that is, wondering if - you know a thing or two about magic, don't you...?
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Oh god, she's acknowledging it, he can't do this. ]
I, er, that is...
[ If there's any mercy in this world, she won't also acknowledge the way heat's rising into his face until he's almost surprised steam doesn't shoot out his ears. He's got to say something, or she's going to start to think this is a sex thing, and for once, it isn't. ]
I was hoping - that is, wondering if - you know a thing or two about magic, don't you...?