Don't start with pity. That's not why I'm telling you. Just thought you should know some of us never got the normal life.
[And he's not going any further into that. Home life, with his "parents" - that's not for sharing with anyone. What they need to deal with is now, anyway, not then; this doesn't have to mean anything, except that it does, because it was a direct attack on someone they both care about and has completely shifted their dynamic. Not to mention changed her life.]
So? What now? [He's not looking at her. The vulnerability of his position is sinking in, and he doesn't like it, so he's not going to appear to care about what answer he gets. It's so vague that he'll probably need to narrow down what he's asking, which was kind of shooting himself in the foot, but he's going on the slim hope that she won't make him ask where they stand.]
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[And he's not going any further into that. Home life, with his "parents" - that's not for sharing with anyone. What they need to deal with is now, anyway, not then; this doesn't have to mean anything, except that it does, because it was a direct attack on someone they both care about and has completely shifted their dynamic. Not to mention changed her life.]
So? What now? [He's not looking at her. The vulnerability of his position is sinking in, and he doesn't like it, so he's not going to appear to care about what answer he gets. It's so vague that he'll probably need to narrow down what he's asking, which was kind of shooting himself in the foot, but he's going on the slim hope that she won't make him ask where they stand.]