Dory had just gotten comfortable with his head resting against her chest when she abruptly pulled away. "It's alright, I'm alright," he answered instead whilst attempting to draw her back in. He should've realized his cavalier approach to revealing his injuries would startle her; he was only trying to keep their evening calm and quiet. "I'm alright." Dory stated again, this time more firmly and with a small smile.
The burns hadn't hurt much until he sobered up, by which point he was more consumed with the guilt of seeing Maple than he was the pain of his injuries. It wasn't until he was released and at home did the stretching of the new skin appear to bother him. "I tripped and my jacket caught fire on Christmas. It was a joke, is all. A chestnut, like one of your Christmas traditions." Dory further explained.
The burns hadn't hurt much until he sobered up, by which point he was more consumed with the guilt of seeing Maple than he was the pain of his injuries. It wasn't until he was released and at home did the stretching of the new skin appear to bother him. "I tripped and my jacket caught fire on Christmas. It was a joke, is all. A chestnut, like one of your Christmas traditions." Dory further explained.