illyria is a very inspirational person (godking) wrote in utr_logs,
He looked down, embarrassed, as she said he was a good teacher. "Not that good," he said, remembering his father's...no, the cyborg masquerading as his father's words. The single greatest embarrassment in the history of the council. "As I recall, I'm a rather dreadful teacher." But he wanted to start again. He glanced at her. "Aprons are hot now?" he asked with a smile, pushing aside his previous uncertainty. "Is this a new development I've missed, or do you just have odd fetishes."
He watched as she smoked, missing the act slightly, but the smell of cigarette smoke in the air was an oddly pleasant reminder, and he closed his eyes, consciously breathing in. He realised he wasn't acting how she expected and sighed. "I'm sorry," he said. "I just...it's been quite a while since..." He tried to think of the right words. "It's been a while since I've been around someone who understood. It's...I've missed it."