But somehow that's the worst question he's ever been asked. If it's mercy, he doesn't deserve it; if she's biding her time, he's scared. There's a quiet pause filled with nearly palpable misery, and then he brightens, straight past friendly and into the tone that marks his most cheerfully self-aware, drawling silliness. ]
Ask me if I missed you.
[ It's the same voice he uses to flirt, 90% of the time, but that says more about how insincere 90% of his flirting is than it does about any designs on Leliana. ]
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[ Obviously.
But somehow that's the worst question he's ever been asked. If it's mercy, he doesn't deserve it; if she's biding her time, he's scared. There's a quiet pause filled with nearly palpable misery, and then he brightens, straight past friendly and into the tone that marks his most cheerfully self-aware, drawling silliness. ]
Ask me if I missed you.
[ It's the same voice he uses to flirt, 90% of the time, but that says more about how insincere 90% of his flirting is than it does about any designs on Leliana. ]