#ty after flinching: i just walked into a door stfu

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he cannot help the shudder that runs down his spine, blue eyes lifting to take in the other's darker gaze, his own widening at the step closer he takes. despite the dread twisting his stomach to knots, it's confusion that passes over his features. " why ? so you can congratulate whoever you are picturing ? " from anyone else, it might have sounded sarcastic, but he can hear his own confusion in his voice. his gaze dips to his hand as he moves it, unable to stop the flinch that pulls his face away, eyes shuttering, a deep inhale taken to calm his frayed nerves, swallowing down the flash of pain. " it was an accident, nothing more. i was not paying enough attention and i walked past a door as it was being opened. nothing more, magnus. sorry to disappoint. " lifting a hand, waving it dismissively in the space between them. " now, if you'll excuse me. " he should find some ice, maybe the swelling wouldn't be so bad if he managed to escape magnus soon.