That brought a real grin to his face. "Well, thanks. That's a nice boost to the ego." He's quiet for several moments, and in those moments her ex does come to mind. Somehow, he knows that has to be far more complicated than over for her, but he doesn't care. If that ever came up, they'd deal with it.
"Don't think many could follow you well either. Not only are you just instinctively good in your new first time, but...well fuck. You come with explosions of ice. That's pretty fucking spectacular."
Her answer about his name is pretty well satisfactory. She'd already done well in not asking him for it. Whatever reasons she had now were just gravy, but he still wanted to know them. Demanding a name would be wrong. He agreed with her there. But...he'd tell her. She'd earned that trust.
"You're right. It'd be wrong. It ain't my name. But I'll tell you. It's a part of who I was, so I guess it could be part of the getting to know the guy you slept with phase." He paused. "It's Eric. That's what they put on my birth certificate. It's who died when I..." His eyes crinkled. "Before Whistler picked me up off the streets."
And he had to respond. I don't think he'll ever not love her somehow.
"Don't think many could follow you well either. Not only are you just instinctively good in your new first time, but...well fuck. You come with explosions of ice. That's pretty fucking spectacular."
Her answer about his name is pretty well satisfactory. She'd already done well in not asking him for it. Whatever reasons she had now were just gravy, but he still wanted to know them. Demanding a name would be wrong. He agreed with her there. But...he'd tell her. She'd earned that trust.
"You're right. It'd be wrong. It ain't my name. But I'll tell you. It's a part of who I was, so I guess it could be part of the getting to know the guy you slept with phase." He paused. "It's Eric. That's what they put on my birth certificate. It's who died when I..." His eyes crinkled. "Before Whistler picked me up off the streets."