He reaches for her arms, tugging lightly on them and hoping that'll be enough for her to let that tension unwind. He recognizes a defensive stance when he sees one, and he wants her to know she doesn't need to put up barriers like that when she's around him.
"You don't have to talk about it. If you ever feel like venting, I'll be here to listen. If not, that's fine by me too. Alright? I mean, I... there's things I don't talk about either."
Probably more similar to her own than he even knows yet, but.
"What matters is that you are Trish. And I like Trish."
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He reaches for her arms, tugging lightly on them and hoping that'll be enough for her to let that tension unwind. He recognizes a defensive stance when he sees one, and he wants her to know she doesn't need to put up barriers like that when she's around him.
"You don't have to talk about it. If you ever feel like venting, I'll be here to listen. If not, that's fine by me too. Alright? I mean, I... there's things I don't talk about either."
Probably more similar to her own than he even knows yet, but.
"What matters is that you are Trish. And I like Trish."