You don't have to, for the record. Answer it, I mean.
[ It doesn't matter that they've grown close over the past year and more, or that they've already revealed plenty about themselves to each other. If Stephen has certain subjects that remain off-limits, Thancred is not the sort who would push.
He realizes this might be a sensitive subject, and that asking so directly, even after all this time, might be seen as rude. But he has been curious.
He gives a small nod toward their clasped hands as they take another turn on the dancefloor, his expression sympathetic, because even if the scars are old, he can only imagine what sort of pain came with them. ] Your injury — what happened?
[ The scars. The tremor. It all speaks to a severe injury, especially since the scars look purposeful — surgical, even. ]
no subject
[ It doesn't matter that they've grown close over the past year and more, or that they've already revealed plenty about themselves to each other. If Stephen has certain subjects that remain off-limits, Thancred is not the sort who would push.
He realizes this might be a sensitive subject, and that asking so directly, even after all this time, might be seen as rude. But he has been curious.
He gives a small nod toward their clasped hands as they take another turn on the dancefloor, his expression sympathetic, because even if the scars are old, he can only imagine what sort of pain came with them. ] Your injury — what happened?
[ The scars. The tremor. It all speaks to a severe injury, especially since the scars look purposeful — surgical, even. ]