[He allows her to stare, expression matching hers for a moment before there's a tiny awkward little grin.]
That's because it's sort of a big thing to tell somebody no matter how true it is, isn't it? Especially when they have a hard time even realizing how much people care about them in the first place. [Casually. So casually but just enough to drop the hint to her that he hasn't even come remotely close to saying it to someone in particular either. He's not sure he ever will say it, but with Clarke...the thing about Clarke is that she loves more than she should be allowed, she gives everything she has and so he doesn't suspect it'll be very long before she says it anyway.
But it's not his business. What Clarke and Jason say and do behind closed doors is seriously not what he wants to think about.]
Can I tell you something? [And then, without waiting for a response:] I'd be a lot less okay with it if it was somebody who wasn't you.
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That's because it's sort of a big thing to tell somebody no matter how true it is, isn't it? Especially when they have a hard time even realizing how much people care about them in the first place. [Casually. So casually but just enough to drop the hint to her that he hasn't even come remotely close to saying it to someone in particular either. He's not sure he ever will say it, but with Clarke...the thing about Clarke is that she loves more than she should be allowed, she gives everything she has and so he doesn't suspect it'll be very long before she says it anyway.
But it's not his business. What Clarke and Jason say and do behind closed doors is seriously not what he wants to think about.]
Can I tell you something? [And then, without waiting for a response:] I'd be a lot less okay with it if it was somebody who wasn't you.