"A little less light, though," he jokes in return, though not without truth to it. Even with the blinds open a little the room is still dipped in a comfortable darkness, just enough light that they can see each other and everything around them, but not much more than that.
After she answers he falls quiet for a few seconds, eyes lowered to the ground before he lifts the food up to his mouth and takes a bite. Mostly to buy himself some time, to figure out what to say her. Should he apologize? He feels guilty, at least, even if it's not rational - he knows it's not his fault, but at the same time... his mirror is his opposite in some way. So isn't it his fault too, really?
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After she answers he falls quiet for a few seconds, eyes lowered to the ground before he lifts the food up to his mouth and takes a bite. Mostly to buy himself some time, to figure out what to say her. Should he apologize? He feels guilty, at least, even if it's not rational - he knows it's not his fault, but at the same time... his mirror is his opposite in some way. So isn't it his fault too, really?