fovghtabear:

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     HER EYES _{never settle on him. he’s as aware  as  she  is  that
       maintaining eye contact during anything remotely serious, for her,
       is out of the question.}

                                 _{‘ i  know  you’re   star-}princess  _{and   have   a
                                   fancy  rocket  ship that could take you to pigfarts
                                   on mars all you want, but… if you wanted a, um…
                                   you know—a  real  home.  on  earth.  you  could
                                   move in. ’}

       _{‘ —don’t get—we’re  not}  dating. _{i—it’s  just—you’re  here  all
         the time as it is. MIGHT as well pay some of the  rent  because
         i can barely afford it as it is. ’} 

               _{“ OH , uh … “}

          <sub>there’s some kind of polite way to turn down that offer, but it just isn’t really
          coming to him right now. there’s a complete appreciation for the way she
          attempts to lighten the proposition with some silly ass comments &
          observations, but it isn’t enough for him to completely abolish his
          reluctance to make emotional commitments.

          sure, she’s downplaying pretty much everything they’ve got going on with one
          another – it even manages to have him cracking a smile, after the initial
          surprise slips away – but dancing around calling this what it
          is doesn’t make it anything else.</sub> 

          _{aside from that being a considerable step, he just doesn’t have the faith in
          himself to make a real home here again. yondu was right: he’s too
          sentimental. the only way to keep himself from falling victim to
          that is to keep on rolling, yet despite knowing all this shit,
          his mouth just moves & he speaks without thinking.} 

               _{“ – yeah! “}

          _{hardly a competent answer, but hey, thinking
          can be pretty difficult from time to time.}