He waits for Saga to send another message. He braces himself for her to approach when he sees her wave at him from across the deck or down a hall. But she doesn't, and she doesn't, and slowly his defensive readiness shifts into the realization that she's respecting his space and not pushing him and--
And then he's outside her door, and he knocks with his eyes fixed on the floor.
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And then he's outside her door, and he knocks with his eyes fixed on the floor.