[It’s not a direct answer to her question, but he is pointedly not looking at her, even as he finishes the process of adjusting himself to lay boneless on the bed.
He hurts all over. He has used muscle groups he only knew existed in text books and theory. And he is staining his sheets with his own blood.
But he is alive. And aside from the dull buzz of pain — he actually feels good. That is what is most unsettling here. It means he is distracted from the fact that his chest is still glowing faintly.]
I was raised in a military.
[As if this is supposed to explain it off. He doesn’t necessarily feel bad or awkward about being a virgin because he never really cared —- but he still felt the need to explain it away.]
no subject
[It’s not a direct answer to her question, but he is pointedly not looking at her, even as he finishes the process of adjusting himself to lay boneless on the bed.
He hurts all over. He has used muscle groups he only knew existed in text books and theory. And he is staining his sheets with his own blood.
But he is alive. And aside from the dull buzz of pain — he actually feels good. That is what is most unsettling here. It means he is distracted from the fact that his chest is still glowing faintly.]
I was raised in a military.
[As if this is supposed to explain it off. He doesn’t necessarily feel bad or awkward about being a virgin because he never really cared —- but he still felt the need to explain it away.]