"I genuinely thought you'd freak out at me," he admits, quietly, head turned so that he can study Poison's face for a moment. "I figured doing it like that at least gave you the option to not engage with it if you didn't want to."
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"I genuinely thought you'd freak out at me," he admits, quietly, head turned so that he can study Poison's face for a moment. "I figured doing it like that at least gave you the option to not engage with it if you didn't want to."