[Very slowly, Chuck's hands slide down until he can look at Mike incredulously. So maybe Mike didn't get what was happening before, but he's sure the whole situation is pretty clear by now. Which is why Mike's words, just as loaded as the long, prolonged silence that preceded them, struck Chuck almost as strong as lightning would.
His mouth is moving, but it actually takes a couple of seconds until any noise manages to crawl out.]
What? I'm-- [That whole reaction didn't help much in the way of calming his rising level of panic and embarrassment. If anything, Chuck feels even more self-aware now, the hairs at the back of his neck standing on end as he feels a shiver start from where Mike's fingers rest, travel up his spine, do a 360 drift on his shoulders and travel down to the small of his back, ending exactly where it had begun.]
Mike, you don't-- that's, I'm, oh my God what, you don't have to seriously... I just-- I can just go and-- really...
[He's already overthinking the whole situation in his head by now. He's a little scared that Mike offered so promptly, he didn't even flinch, move away or even so much as let go of Chuck as he spoke. He just stood still, close, decided and willing.
(He should also be scared that his own response to Mike's suggestion wasn't an immediate 'no', but he hasn't gotten to a point where he's noticed that yet.)]
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[Very slowly, Chuck's hands slide down until he can look at Mike incredulously. So maybe Mike didn't get what was happening before, but he's sure the whole situation is pretty clear by now. Which is why Mike's words, just as loaded as the long, prolonged silence that preceded them, struck Chuck almost as strong as lightning would.
His mouth is moving, but it actually takes a couple of seconds until any noise manages to crawl out.]
What? I'm-- [That whole reaction didn't help much in the way of calming his rising level of panic and embarrassment. If anything, Chuck feels even more self-aware now, the hairs at the back of his neck standing on end as he feels a shiver start from where Mike's fingers rest, travel up his spine, do a 360 drift on his shoulders and travel down to the small of his back, ending exactly where it had begun.]
Mike, you don't-- that's, I'm, oh my God what, you don't have to seriously... I just-- I can just go and-- really...
[He's already overthinking the whole situation in his head by now. He's a little scared that Mike offered so promptly, he didn't even flinch, move away or even so much as let go of Chuck as he spoke. He just stood still, close, decided and willing.
(He should also be scared that his own response to Mike's suggestion wasn't an immediate 'no', but he hasn't gotten to a point where he's noticed that yet.)]