[ ah, busted. his breath hitches in his throat at the motion to wipe off his tears, then exhales a sigh of relief when she decides against it. whew, he's still not ready for that kind of commitment yet! jeez!! ]

I didn't mean to offend you, though... [ his frizzy hair seems to deflate from that, rip. ] I thought you being kind of dead is pretty cool, but I wish that you could've told me that earlier? Really, Vriska-chan.

[ huffs, and he cracks a smile himself. glad that emotional moment is over, since he doesn't want to make her feel awkward about all this too. so lame...... ]

But that's a good point! I guess both our perpetual bad luck cancelled each other out? Is that even possible?