[Alhaitham doesn't fall over himself to explain, doesn't even try to interrupt when Kaveh starts to ramble, because of course the man would never have expected his feelings to be reciprocated and for Alhaitham to admit it even if they were.
But he is a practical man, by all accounts. There's no use in ignoring this. Not when it can bring them both a little happiness in this place.]
You heard me.
[He's looking at the opposite wall and softly frowning rather than looking at Kaveh, but even so, he can practically feel the anxiety rolling off him.]
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But he is a practical man, by all accounts. There's no use in ignoring this. Not when it can bring them both a little happiness in this place.]
You heard me.
[He's looking at the opposite wall and softly frowning rather than looking at Kaveh, but even so, he can practically feel the anxiety rolling off him.]
What you thought you heard; that's what I said.