“Law is too boring to study with any sincerity,” she reassured, placing a comforting hand on his arm.
The idea of someone not being literal had never occurred to her. What a world she lived in.
“Not literally, of course,” Perhaps, he should have learnt how to be a little more direct, but it would be 𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑎𝑟𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔 on his part, isn’t it?
“I happen to study law,” A dramatic pause. “And 𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘶𝘵.”
“Oh,” she replies simply, understanding that he’s not ill, just being sweet. In his way.
“I checked the law and there is no decree against me serving looks and turning heads.”