waves that swallow quick and deep

[stauncherhearted]

oh no, it's another catch-all for Shea's characters!
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[reticence]

Faolan, who is halfway to raising his glass to his mouth for another sip as he processes that she gives him, pauses in response to her question. And then chokes slightly, swallowing the wrong way before he's even taken another sip of his drink.

Coughing pathetically for a moment, he moves to take a sip of his drink to try and help himself remember how to breathe, before he glances back at her and raises an eyebrow. "I... I beg your pardon?" he asks. Because he doesn't want to jump to any awkward conclusions any more than he already has.

[stauncherhearted]

Nancy looks at him like he's grown a second head.

"To... drink...?" She states, looking at him blankly. "I'm offering to buy a round." She gestures at the bar. His near-spit-take didn't pass by unnoticed and she's going to make him feel bad.

Offer's on the table, though, if that's what he wanted.