Right?! Barry is so dumb! [In your face, mom. He hurries to add a quiet correction:] A-And it's Finbar, not-- not Finbar. Th-That's not how y'say it...
[Whatever else he thought he was going to say is completely blown from his mind as Lup's hand reaches up and cups his cheek. Oh god, she's touching him, her hand is on his cheek, oh god, that... that makes his tummy do all sorts of weird flips and cartwheels. It doesn't feel anything like the times his mom strokes his cheek. When she does it, he feels protected, cared for, tenderly loved.
When Lup does it... he kinda wants to kiss her right on the face.]
I-It is! [Barry shuffles his feet, embarrassed that she called him a goobus. Even though the elf girl is really close to him, way way closer than he likes other kids getting, he doesn't move away, doesn't let go of her hand.] It's a-- a white kinda rock, I think... Real soft ones, y-you can make statues out of'em...
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[Whatever else he thought he was going to say is completely blown from his mind as Lup's hand reaches up and cups his cheek. Oh god, she's touching him, her hand is on his cheek, oh god, that... that makes his tummy do all sorts of weird flips and cartwheels. It doesn't feel anything like the times his mom strokes his cheek. When she does it, he feels protected, cared for, tenderly loved.
When Lup does it... he kinda wants to kiss her right on the face.]
I-It is! [Barry shuffles his feet, embarrassed that she called him a goobus. Even though the elf girl is really close to him, way way closer than he likes other kids getting, he doesn't move away, doesn't let go of her hand.] It's a-- a white kinda rock, I think... Real soft ones, y-you can make statues out of'em...