[u][b]Luke Schwarz--Aftermath[/b][/u]

[i][url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGJgyn8EAYs&list=PLGChRJ7ZObgA8AUCGJC0Dd7vymkk6N9iO&index=10]Oh.[/url]

So that's where she's at.

Well, we can't have that.[/i]

[b]"Don't worry about it."[/b] he said with a reassuring smile. [b]"This isn't the first hoodie I've ruined sticking my nose into funny business. I'm fine, see?"[/b] He accompanied the statement with a gentle pat on the back, and an impromptu display of charred-off sleeve yet decidedly [i]un[/i]-charred arm.

[b]"It's not your fault, anyway. Your eyes were lying to you, right? None of us knew that was gonna happen. You don't need to beat yourself up over something you didn't know about, y'know?"[/b]

If that were the norm, he'd be in a much different place right now, and probably would never have gotten anything done with his life. Seriously though, the better thing to do was learn and move on. Couldn't just wallow in negativity.

[i]Speaking of...[/i]

He pulled her hood back down, dialing the grin up to eleven.

[b]"Besides, you were pretty smart back there to come up with a way out of it so fast. Never even crossed my mind."[/b]