[A smile curves his mouth when she steps closer, and he reaches out, settles his hand on her hip.]
I think I can stand to hear it. [He's never been good with that, with other people being proud of him. It used to invoke a visceral reaction, a memory of Shaw's wunderbar. But Shaw has been pushed from his immediate thoughts over the past two years. He no longer holds sway over Erik, and he can accept that pride without bristling.]
[Spam] he super doesn't want to think about that time discrepancy
I think I can stand to hear it. [He's never been good with that, with other people being proud of him. It used to invoke a visceral reaction, a memory of Shaw's wunderbar. But Shaw has been pushed from his immediate thoughts over the past two years. He no longer holds sway over Erik, and he can accept that pride without bristling.]