[Was he hoping that Childe would leave him be this time? Well... yes, of course he was. He has no more desire to spend time around him than he did the last time they met, despite finally admitting that he doesn't hold the level of hatred for the man that he would certainly like to. The light sigh he lets out when the other man decides to join him is barely audible but definitely there.
If he did dislike him a little less, wanted him around a little more, he might have paid more attention to the tells of his discomfort or the way his voice sounds when he speaks. As it is, he doesn't care enough to consciously notice - though his mind is oriented enough towards gathering information that such things are picked up regardless of whether he acknowledges them or not.
The question provokes a soft snort, mixed dry amusement and blunt contempt.]
Unfortunately yes, I do.
[He still remembers everything that had happened that day too, and though he has a feeling that Childe is asking more than that simple question implies he doesn't allude to that.]
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If he did dislike him a little less, wanted him around a little more, he might have paid more attention to the tells of his discomfort or the way his voice sounds when he speaks. As it is, he doesn't care enough to consciously notice - though his mind is oriented enough towards gathering information that such things are picked up regardless of whether he acknowledges them or not.
The question provokes a soft snort, mixed dry amusement and blunt contempt.]
Unfortunately yes, I do.
[He still remembers everything that had happened that day too, and though he has a feeling that Childe is asking more than that simple question implies he doesn't allude to that.]
You can't have been expecting that I wouldn't.