[Gepard knows he should just let this be. he should drink the water obediently, get over this fluster, finish his drink and not have more. there's a danger in the realisation that drinking could make it so easy to move the way he wants, to give in to what he wants...]
I'm alright, Dohalim. I...
[his gaze wanders to the table, to the glass there. what can he say? what should he say? it's just...]
... forgive me. I fear my head is just somewhere... less than advised. If you'll allow me a moment to compose myself, I'm sure I'll be fine.
[the answer to the unasked question, of how long he can stay with Dohalim and say nothing, is... evidently, not much longer than this. at the very least, he supposes it can't hurt too much to be a little more honest here. at worst, Dohalim sends him away in offense. right?]
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[Gepard knows he should just let this be. he should drink the water obediently, get over this fluster, finish his drink and not have more. there's a danger in the realisation that drinking could make it so easy to move the way he wants, to give in to what he wants...]
I'm alright, Dohalim. I...
[his gaze wanders to the table, to the glass there. what can he say? what should he say? it's just...]
... forgive me. I fear my head is just somewhere... less than advised. If you'll allow me a moment to compose myself, I'm sure I'll be fine.
[the answer to the unasked question, of how long he can stay with Dohalim and say nothing, is... evidently, not much longer than this. at the very least, he supposes it can't hurt too much to be a little more honest here. at worst, Dohalim sends him away in offense. right?]