[ oh... right. he'd actually forgotten about that. no, perhaps not forgotten, but for him that had been nearly a month ago. for her, given her sleep, it's been significantly less. so while for a moment he seems to consider rescinding his offer, ultimately he just moves it closer to her.

out of stubbornness, more than anything else. ]

Don't get any strange ideas. This is purely so you don't collapse along the way... there's no need to play at being anything other than what we are this time.