Will snorts in amusement. The look in his eyes is fond. "I would've stabbed you by now, you know. I'm not going to let someone do that to me again." ...not unless he was in control of it, anyway.
He shakes his head slightly, then leans forward again, pulling close to speak into Malcolm's ear. It has the convenient side effect of letting him press half his face into Malcolm's hair, which he does shamelessly.
"No one here believes anything unless they see it for themselves. But the fact that you're so concerned about the appearance of guilt makes you seem...more guilty. And we did start out, briefly, as doctor and patient. So perhaps just admitting to that one thing and then moving on would settle people. But- I don't know. I know it's difficult to not worry about it, but I don't think it's going to cause any extra problems."
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He shakes his head slightly, then leans forward again, pulling close to speak into Malcolm's ear. It has the convenient side effect of letting him press half his face into Malcolm's hair, which he does shamelessly.
"No one here believes anything unless they see it for themselves. But the fact that you're so concerned about the appearance of guilt makes you seem...more guilty. And we did start out, briefly, as doctor and patient. So perhaps just admitting to that one thing and then moving on would settle people. But- I don't know. I know it's difficult to not worry about it, but I don't think it's going to cause any extra problems."