[ Winter is more than a little wide-eyed in response; it takes him a second too long to remember his manners: he bobs his head in a quick abbreviated bow. Nikolas's smiles have gotten softer over the past few months -- Winter knows, he's been closely watching that gradual transformation -- but it doesn't mean he's any less surprised or appreciative to see it. Nikolas has a lovely smile when he means it.
After a few more seconds of staring (which aren't long in the grand scheme of things, but long enough when one has spent one's entire life being hyper aware of the responses and actions of others), he draws himself up, clearing his throat a little. ]
And welcome! Ah, if you'd like, I could fetch you a drink, or -- of course, you may sit if you'd like, anywhere you'd like--
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[ Winter is more than a little wide-eyed in response; it takes him a second too long to remember his manners: he bobs his head in a quick abbreviated bow. Nikolas's smiles have gotten softer over the past few months -- Winter knows, he's been closely watching that gradual transformation -- but it doesn't mean he's any less surprised or appreciative to see it. Nikolas has a lovely smile when he means it.
After a few more seconds of staring (which aren't long in the grand scheme of things, but long enough when one has spent one's entire life being hyper aware of the responses and actions of others), he draws himself up, clearing his throat a little. ]
And welcome! Ah, if you'd like, I could fetch you a drink, or -- of course, you may sit if you'd like, anywhere you'd like--