[ Though, he supposes, he'd never said any of it aloud. He's said these sorts of things to Alexandrie, and about Alexandrie, true enough, but that isn't necessarily enough for Bastien to know that he has all the same anxieties about him. And Byerly had never really specified what they were to continue, that the question wasn't just about idly screwing around -
Well, it doesn't matter now. What does matter is this: he reaches out and strokes Bastien's cheek: ]
Smile for an hour. It makes me happy to look at it.
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[ Though, he supposes, he'd never said any of it aloud. He's said these sorts of things to Alexandrie, and about Alexandrie, true enough, but that isn't necessarily enough for Bastien to know that he has all the same anxieties about him. And Byerly had never really specified what they were to continue, that the question wasn't just about idly screwing around -
Well, it doesn't matter now. What does matter is this: he reaches out and strokes Bastien's cheek: ]
Smile for an hour. It makes me happy to look at it.