Ronnie felt her smile droop a little. So, he liked reading everyone's assignments, and not just hers. Well, she guessed that was understandable, of course she wasn't that good of a writer. Honestly, she wasn't even sure she wanted to be a writer. In fact, after all the students he taught, she probably ranked very low on his list of interesting people.
And he liked lots of books. What an idiot she was, of course he liked lots of books! And she was even more stupid to try and bring him a book he hadn't read! This guy was a genius, he probably started reading when he was four days old!
Ronnie felt that her expression had fallen into a very grim state and thoroughly chided herself. Slapping on a very fake smile, she gushed, "Wow! That's a fantastic idea! I'll get on that straight away!"
She began to retreat slightly, hoping he might say something more encouraging like, "Stop! You are insanely interesting to talk to and I think we could discuss cookies and literature for hours together!" Yes, that would be very nice indeed.