Eh?! [She's already taking his hand and tugging him in before he can process what happened, what she'd even found. He follows after her and into the house obediently, albeit with a token protestation:] I'm not some shiverin' pup, y'know! I can handle a bit of chill!
[He'd blurted it out without thinking, but quickly bites his tongue before he says anything else, looking a little mortified as he mentally fumbles through what to say instead. He had been hoping to be a little more -- deferential? Respectful? And here he was, trying to squabble with her like nothing was amiss between them.]
I mean-- ah, dammit--
[Help. This definitely wasn't how he had planned for this to go.]
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[He'd blurted it out without thinking, but quickly bites his tongue before he says anything else, looking a little mortified as he mentally fumbles through what to say instead. He had been hoping to be a little more -- deferential? Respectful? And here he was, trying to squabble with her like nothing was amiss between them.]
I mean-- ah, dammit--
[Help. This definitely wasn't how he had planned for this to go.]