Stunned amazement. Yes, that's a perfectly reasonable first reaction. He just hopes the second doesn't involve screaming, locking herself in the bathroom or calling the police. Or any combination thereof.
All he can do now is forge ahead in that same soft tone. "I'm a púca. A Faerie, one of the Other Folk. I don't normally tell people, but--" He flounders to a stop at the look in her eyes, swallowing hard.
"I know it sounds crazy, sweet, I know it. But it's true. And whatever I am is nothing you'll ever need fear." Quashing his inclination, Rory leaves his hands in his lap. He doesn't think he can handle her flinching away if he reaches out to her.
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Date: 2008-09-15 12:03 am (UTC)All he can do now is forge ahead in that same soft tone. "I'm a púca. A Faerie, one of the Other Folk. I don't normally tell people, but--" He flounders to a stop at the look in her eyes, swallowing hard.
"I know it sounds crazy, sweet, I know it. But it's true. And whatever I am is nothing you'll ever need fear." Quashing his inclination, Rory leaves his hands in his lap. He doesn't think he can handle her flinching away if he reaches out to her.