[ He ducks his head to suggest at least reading some of the scrolling, but study is light and fleeting, the burn edge of curiousity gone by the time his posture improves. ]
Should be fine.
[ Probably, Charles shouldn't attempt banter. But humour has always been a final refuge, even in the dark. He doesn't check to see if Severus is reacting at all (just one moment, a twitch as if to indicate that he should drink all of it in one hit, yes?) before setting the lip of flask to his mouth and doing so.
The back of his hand presses where the flask had been, waiting a second to see if anything immediately terrible will happen to him. Then; ]
You made me sound as though I were desperate. You'd be right, mostly.
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Should be fine.
[ Probably, Charles shouldn't attempt banter. But humour has always been a final refuge, even in the dark. He doesn't check to see if Severus is reacting at all (just one moment, a twitch as if to indicate that he should drink all of it in one hit, yes?) before setting the lip of flask to his mouth and doing so.
The back of his hand presses where the flask had been, waiting a second to see if anything immediately terrible will happen to him. Then; ]
You made me sound as though I were desperate. You'd be right, mostly.