[ So it was a trick, something tailored to everyone who happened across the pond...? He wasn't going to fight moving away from the pond, though he did take another look over his shoulder as they moved away from it. Somehow he felt like things seemed a little more clear, that knot of dread loosening in his stomach.
It still seemed like an eternity before he truly came back to reality, registering that Austria was rambling far much later than he should have. He stared at him, expression flat as he finally felt more like himself. ]
...I think this is hardly the time for a lesson in Freud's theories, we'll end up here all night.
[ Things seemed so much more clear now that they had stepped away, his voice regaining it's natural timbre. There was an awkward pause before he cleared his throat and brought his hand up to rest on Austria's shoulder.]
Thank you...
[ That's it? Thank you? Did he need to be more clear about it? Surely Austria would be able to tell that he was grateful to have been pulled away and not sucked into the drama that had been unfolding before him. ]
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[ So it was a trick, something tailored to everyone who happened across the pond...? He wasn't going to fight moving away from the pond, though he did take another look over his shoulder as they moved away from it. Somehow he felt like things seemed a little more clear, that knot of dread loosening in his stomach.
It still seemed like an eternity before he truly came back to reality, registering that Austria was rambling far much later than he should have. He stared at him, expression flat as he finally felt more like himself. ]
...I think this is hardly the time for a lesson in Freud's theories, we'll end up here all night.
[ Things seemed so much more clear now that they had stepped away, his voice regaining it's natural timbre. There was an awkward pause before he cleared his throat and brought his hand up to rest on Austria's shoulder.]
Thank you...
[ That's it? Thank you? Did he need to be more clear about it? Surely Austria would be able to tell that he was grateful to have been pulled away and not sucked into the drama that had been unfolding before him. ]