[Well, he managed to stick his foot in it. Though in his defense, getting asked point-blank about friendship by your argumentative neighbor isn't exactly a typical social situation.]
I'm not lying, I just didn't expect that!
[Could she not just jump to a conclusion like that for once?
...Maybe asking this was trying not to jump to a conclusion, actually. He deflates a little, shoulders softening.
(He remembers that memory of hers, how she'd been even more insecure as a kid. Maybe she's out of practice, too.)]
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I'm not lying, I just didn't expect that!
[Could she not just jump to a conclusion like that for once?
...Maybe asking this was trying not to jump to a conclusion, actually. He deflates a little, shoulders softening.
(He remembers that memory of hers, how she'd been even more insecure as a kid. Maybe she's out of practice, too.)]