[It's true. This is a short cut. It's just so he can trick himself that it will be little bit easier to properly ask if he already feels like he's fought for it, like he's stood up for his feelings for Feliks in a small way. It's an illusion, but it's a small lie he wants to make himself believe, so that maybe he'll be braver.
He's so bad at not acting like this.]
Twenty-five. Have you got any better ideas?
[He doesn't know how to properly answer Feliks, doesn't even want to linger with his gaze for long, so he flashes him one of those borderline smiles, halfway between real and not.]
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He's so bad at not acting like this.]
Twenty-five. Have you got any better ideas?
[He doesn't know how to properly answer Feliks, doesn't even want to linger with his gaze for long, so he flashes him one of those borderline smiles, halfway between real and not.]