This was exactly what Ford had been trying to avoid by adding in the attempt at a joke at the end. Now they were having a moment, and Ford didn't think he was up for moments. He'd started this conversation with veiled complaints about Macnair stringing him along and bemoaning the impact of his whole family situation on his social life. He didn't have the emotional bandwidth left to deal with Tycho kneeling on the floor and holding his hands and looking directly into his eyes and everything.
"I'm not worried," he said, though obviously that was a lie. Ford steeled himself and forced a smile, hoping he could dispel the softness that had settled in the air around them and snap Tycho back to his usual gregarious self. "I know you'll be brilliant."
"I'm not worried," he said, though obviously that was a lie. Ford steeled himself and forced a smile, hoping he could dispel the softness that had settled in the air around them and snap Tycho back to his usual gregarious self. "I know you'll be brilliant."
Set by Lady!