[ Honestly... he didn't know what he'd expected. But he thinks, as he watches Shell react to something like biting, something so close to what he needed to do to live... he thinks he should have expected this a little.
Childe remembers the aftermath of the swimming lessons, how Shell had looked so small in that moment when he was crying on the ground. At the time he'd thought it was because Childe had hurt him, but now he's not so sure.
The tremble in his hands is unmistakable. He's scared. ]
I'll think of something else.
[ A quick look around the room, gears turning around in his head. He'd be lying if he said he hadn't said the dare just to tease Shell a little, really. ]
Or - we can probably just not play altogether? It's just a game, after all.
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Childe remembers the aftermath of the swimming lessons, how Shell had looked so small in that moment when he was crying on the ground. At the time he'd thought it was because Childe had hurt him, but now he's not so sure.
The tremble in his hands is unmistakable. He's scared. ]
I'll think of something else.
[ A quick look around the room, gears turning around in his head. He'd be lying if he said he hadn't said the dare just to tease Shell a little, really. ]
Or - we can probably just not play altogether? It's just a game, after all.