[It's really, really encouraging to see Varian starting to relax a bit. This isn't a full fix, but it's a good step in the right direction, and Fern is feeling less nervous as they talk.
His strumming dies down as they talk about Ange's taste in music. Yeah, it's probably better to start with what she's into, and that offers Varian even more of a distraction.
He can't help laughing at Ange's comment. They totally have romantic music jams, it's one of Fern's favourite things.]
It kiiiind of would be, but it's cool. We got loads of other music we can play.
[He's going to switch over to another song he knows Varian knows. Maaaybe to nudge him into singing. Just a little.]
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His strumming dies down as they talk about Ange's taste in music. Yeah, it's probably better to start with what she's into, and that offers Varian even more of a distraction.
He can't help laughing at Ange's comment. They totally have romantic music jams, it's one of Fern's favourite things.]
It kiiiind of would be, but it's cool. We got loads of other music we can play.
[He's going to switch over to another song he knows Varian knows. Maaaybe to nudge him into singing. Just a little.]