[ Relationship is a terrifying word. Severus isn't afraid of commitment - he doesn't do anything easy, that's just him - but the concept, the construct of this in particular, isn't something he ever considered except in the abstract. Serious, casual, anything. And even those daydreams were so long ago.
It opens so many unknown doors. Not all of them good. (Some of them good. He's not sure which is more unsettling to think of.)
Still, he squeezes Claire's hand. ]
That sounds fine. [ Not actively hiding, but neither wearing a banner about it. Easing into the situation. A frisson nervousness still clings to him, but it's one that will take ages to fully dispel. If at all. ] I've never done this before.
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It opens so many unknown doors. Not all of them good. (Some of them good. He's not sure which is more unsettling to think of.)
Still, he squeezes Claire's hand. ]
That sounds fine. [ Not actively hiding, but neither wearing a banner about it. Easing into the situation. A frisson nervousness still clings to him, but it's one that will take ages to fully dispel. If at all. ] I've never done this before.