[ Unfortunately, Howl does not pick up on the subtleties behind Matt's smile. The impossibility of telling others about his curse, the unlikelihood of Matt having seen enough of it himself to slot him into one of the exceptions to the provision of silence... it's a mental blockade in many more ways than one.
Instead, Howl can only look down with his own distracted smile. Oh, they have so much in common, it's almost laughable. If only he were capable of saying so out loud. ]
Still... to survive an encounter with a demon with only a single scar, and a literal one at that... if it were me, I'd count it as a blessing. [ Without looking up, he reaches for his drink. ] Unless...?
if only this thread were taking place a month later
[ Unfortunately, Howl does not pick up on the subtleties behind Matt's smile. The impossibility of telling others about his curse, the unlikelihood of Matt having seen enough of it himself to slot him into one of the exceptions to the provision of silence... it's a mental blockade in many more ways than one.
Instead, Howl can only look down with his own distracted smile. Oh, they have so much in common, it's almost laughable. If only he were capable of saying so out loud. ]
Still... to survive an encounter with a demon with only a single scar, and a literal one at that... if it were me, I'd count it as a blessing. [ Without looking up, he reaches for his drink. ] Unless...?