[There may be a pause as she considers the options over telling him or not. The story she had still had a way to make the hairs on her arms stand in perfect salute. It wsn't a story for the faint of heart, she believes, but she supposes it'll be up to the other boy to decide.]
Um, it's a long story. Just that something happened in my childhood...
[She was eleven at the time of the story. With a forced grin.]
Do you wanna hear the tl;dr version or the straight to the point one?
it's all good! I hope you feel better
[He does love his violin babies, promise. Gonna treat them like he's Will Smith on the red carpet.
But oh....he sees her change in her demeanor. She's scared of anything with the occult or supernatural? That's a pretty big fear to have....]
How come?
[he says this with curiosity and concern. There's no defensiveness to his tone. he wants to understand why she's afraid]
Thank you!
Um, it's a long story. Just that something happened in my childhood...
[She was eleven at the time of the story. With a forced grin.]
Do you wanna hear the tl;dr version or the straight to the point one?
no subject
I'll listen to whichever version you're comfortable telling.