[ Oh no. There's a lot of things Dokja dreads in life but frank conversations have to be up there in terms of being the quickest to make his heart plummet to his stomach. He's spent so much of his life avoiding or deflecting regular conversations, that something like this immediately has him wanting to tuck tail and run.
Instead, he's frozen to the spot, nervous energy coming off of him in waves. When he finally does look back up to meet Eustace's gaze, it's clear that he's uncomfortable. ]
You should be resting.
[ Not listening to Dokja talk about his ridiculous reason for being upset. But even his attempt at changing the subject doesn't have that much energy or effort to it, like he knows that Eustace is just going to stubbornly press on about this topic like he always does.
no subject
Instead, he's frozen to the spot, nervous energy coming off of him in waves. When he finally does look back up to meet Eustace's gaze, it's clear that he's uncomfortable. ]
You should be resting.
[ Not listening to Dokja talk about his ridiculous reason for being upset. But even his attempt at changing the subject doesn't have that much energy or effort to it, like he knows that Eustace is just going to stubbornly press on about this topic like he always does.
But it's worth a shot? ]