[ Look he has no idea what to do when people crush on him and can only politely backpeddle. Or when people fixate on his appearance for any reason (mostly because in the past it's all been highly negative). Also she just met him and knows virtually nothing about him...
And yet he feels like he might have misstepped when she responds like that, and seems slightly crestfallen for a moment before she continues, giving him an out like that.
He blinks for a moment, clearly slightly dumbfounded that she would even offer that. She didn't have to doubt him; it's just that he's uncomfortable with a compliment, you know. Or attention like that being paid to him. ]
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And yet he feels like he might have misstepped when she responds like that, and seems slightly crestfallen for a moment before she continues, giving him an out like that.
He blinks for a moment, clearly slightly dumbfounded that she would even offer that. She didn't have to doubt him; it's just that he's uncomfortable with a compliment, you know. Or attention like that being paid to him. ]