[ Even though he now knows what and who Gilbert is, or might have been, he still can't break the habit of worrying. It's the hazard of too much time spent around kids, to whom so many terrible things can happen, even after they grow up.
Especially after they grow up.
He rises, fretfully — and realizes just then that the last shard of his shirt has fallen off. His incuse is fully visible now, and although he knows intellectually that Rosette won't know what it means, he still feels very naked. He twitches open a cupboard, finds the sweater he was thinking about and shrugs it on. ]
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Especially after they grow up.
He rises, fretfully — and realizes just then that the last shard of his shirt has fallen off. His incuse is fully visible now, and although he knows intellectually that Rosette won't know what it means, he still feels very naked. He twitches open a cupboard, finds the sweater he was thinking about and shrugs it on. ]