The laugh
You laugh in a way that makes bad jokes feel worth telling. It is generous and dangerous, because now David thinks he is funnier than he really is.
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The Little Things
Some people are easy to like in a passing way. You are not one of those people. The details stay. The feeling stays. That is the problem, really.
The eyes
Some eyes are just nice to look at. Yours make people pause. David did, and now here we are, several thoughts too deep and entirely too sincere.
The comfort
There is a kind of peace that shows up when you are around. Not loud, not forced, just steady. The sort of thing that makes someone want to stay.
The way it keeps growing
What started as interest did not stay small. It got warmer, clearer, and much more serious than David was pretending it was.