Broken Boulder with everything falling down around me, i'd like to believe

He hadn't expected that; he wouldn't have excused himself so abruptly, perhaps, if he had expected anything other than indifference. But again— again, as he always did, he had judged wrong. Yeah, It slipped from him without further thought, his eyes finding Delight now. Alarian offered a hesitant smile. That would be nice— you can find me anytime you want, you know. I mean, um, I'm mostly always here.
Now he was just being dumb. Okay, Ali, time to go— god, maybe he didn't regret saying he had to leave. Alright, I'll um— see you soon, I hope? That was worse. He fled.