[ It's impossible not to notice that look, however brief it is. But why takes him a second more of backtracking. Enough that by the time he's opened his mouth, Jim's talking again and Zack's left with his mouth hanging open, what words he had to say stuck at the back of his throat. Though whether it's the implication he's been left with or something else, it's hard to say at first.
Finally, Zack mutters quietly. ] I didn't mean that.. [ But it's quiet and almost feels pointless now to say it in the air that hangs between them. In the circumstance he can feel hanging over them and in Jim's words, but at this point, Zack doesn't say anything more. Just watches him expectantly, waiting for the other shoe to drop. ]
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Finally, Zack mutters quietly. ] I didn't mean that.. [ But it's quiet and almost feels pointless now to say it in the air that hangs between them. In the circumstance he can feel hanging over them and in Jim's words, but at this point, Zack doesn't say anything more. Just watches him expectantly, waiting for the other shoe to drop. ]