[She is quickly unspooling his nerdy self, too, okay.]

I'd die for an English class that focused on Fellowship. Like, even if the first book spends way too long in the Shire, at least it’s— I don’t know, the epitome of a great hero’s journey? The original, perfect adventuring party?

[He leans back again in a slump. The cat flicks its tail.]

Man. A whole semester sounds even better. That would’ve been fun. That class, I would've passed.

[He can quote straight from the book even right now. It's burned into his brain, those stories; inspired his D&D campaigns plenty of times.]