[ He doesn't want to fight with River, can't because she has a special place in his heart that wouldn't do to be shattered right now. He couldn't bear it. So while he doesn't communicate with her any further she probably gets the distinct impression of movement in his mind, of someone leaving a room to unlock a door and then step back.
His fingers stray near the metal lock for a minute and he lets out a stray breath before taking a post on the stairs to wait for her, his arm around his knees and plucking at a stray thread. ]
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His fingers stray near the metal lock for a minute and he lets out a stray breath before taking a post on the stairs to wait for her, his arm around his knees and plucking at a stray thread. ]