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[girod]

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[girod]

Ah, the harder part.

"You mentioned you had concerns for yourself."

[knightbynight]

"Oh."

Oops.

"I have concerns about where I'll ultimately go for this. I may lean into the drugs and then sleep off the... after effects."

He doesn't even like being touched by most people anymore. Clark is different and he's gotten more comfortable there. The public/casual stuff? he's been getting slowly but steadily more averse and evasive the entire time.

[girod]

Not. Oops.

"Would my presence help with anything? Or would you prefer I do my best to... ignore it?"

He'll always know where Bruce is baring magic nonsense but-

[knightbynight]

"Is a third option a possibility?"

He sounds very casual. He's even drinking his coffee and leaned back again.

His pulse says he's nervous.

[girod]

"Of course," is addressed immediately, though he definitely turns his attention just a degree or two away, makes it slightly more casual, when he notices Bruce's pulse pop up.

No caveats. No concerns. If Bruce is bringing it to him, it's something he trusts him to consider.

[knightbynight]

Why is this still so hard.

If Clark wasn't this good at him, it would be almost impossible.

"Can you do after care without being the initial source of what caused the..." need, "desire for it?"