[ cas echoes, lolling his head and lifting brows with a faint, quirked smile. he realizes this is a much heavier conversation than nadine was prepared for tonight, and even if she was willing to discuss her relationships with him before, that doesn't require her to help him solve his romantic dilemmas. he's grateful for any input she's willing to supply. nadine's been a constant in his day-to-day, watching her expertise and compassion with patients. he's come to trust and respect her outlook and willingness to share with him.
the joints come out, and once again, he is impressed by her genius. ] Good strategy. May I?
[ he's far too sober to be having this conversation too, but it's something he needs to figure out, find some kind of settlement to put it to rest before he faces dean again. if that means giving it a name, accepting that it's there, and then never letting it see the light of day (his current, expected trajectory), that's just fine. ]
Do you think it's better, not to explore that aspect of a friendship? Perhaps if you had a friend whom you didn't return such feelings for, wouldn't it be easier, more harmonious, for that friend to keep said feelings to themself? To preserve the bond you already have.
[ the last part catches oddly on him, and cas shifts up a bit in his couch-slouch, knitting brows at her. ]
no subject
[ cas echoes, lolling his head and lifting brows with a faint, quirked smile. he realizes this is a much heavier conversation than nadine was prepared for tonight, and even if she was willing to discuss her relationships with him before, that doesn't require her to help him solve his romantic dilemmas. he's grateful for any input she's willing to supply. nadine's been a constant in his day-to-day, watching her expertise and compassion with patients. he's come to trust and respect her outlook and willingness to share with him.
the joints come out, and once again, he is impressed by her genius. ] Good strategy. May I?
[ he's far too sober to be having this conversation too, but it's something he needs to figure out, find some kind of settlement to put it to rest before he faces dean again. if that means giving it a name, accepting that it's there, and then never letting it see the light of day (his current, expected trajectory), that's just fine. ]
Do you think it's better, not to explore that aspect of a friendship? Perhaps if you had a friend whom you didn't return such feelings for, wouldn't it be easier, more harmonious, for that friend to keep said feelings to themself? To preserve the bond you already have.
[ the last part catches oddly on him, and cas shifts up a bit in his couch-slouch, knitting brows at her. ]
Were you married?