“Is it?” He sounds doubtful and the look on his face matches. “I don’t think that’s… the right word-” Not that he’s sure he wants to muse over what the right word actually might be.

“And anyway, I’m not— I’m trying not to be weird about it.” But reality is, Damien is actually a really fucking awkward guy when he doesn’t have that near-complete control in a situation he had grown so used to having.