[He puffs his cheeks out, embarrassment the most immediate response to her all too sincere compliment. Swiftly followed by flat annoyance as he insists:]
I have friends.
[That's the last thing he wants her to be worrying about — that he's too much of a pathetic loser to scrounge up any friends.]
Dr. Strange has been helping me learn magic, but he's really more of a teacher than a friend.
[As indicated by his use of Stephen's formal title. Wilhelm pauses to study his work — so far, the stars look more like swollen blobs. Then he considers Wanda with a sideways glance.]
no subject
I have friends.
[That's the last thing he wants her to be worrying about — that he's too much of a pathetic loser to scrounge up any friends.]
Dr. Strange has been helping me learn magic, but he's really more of a teacher than a friend.
[As indicated by his use of Stephen's formal title. Wilhelm pauses to study his work — so far, the stars look more like swollen blobs. Then he considers Wanda with a sideways glance.]
Whose name are you going to write?