Tavros gave a short shake of his head, looking back up at her and flashing the smile again to reassure her that he was okay, since he'd noted how her tone dropped to one of sympathy.

"No, uh. That's it. Thanks for letting me, uh, keep the book." His head dropped again, hand still stuck in his hair as he tried to think of whether he should keep talking, or head out. But his mouth choose for him and he began talking again without really considering his words.

"Sorry, uh. But do you want my tumblr or anything? Uhh, I post about birbs.. Birds! Uh, and books. And spam between my uh, date friend.. Uhh, sorry. I just figured.. Uhh."

And his face was right back to firetruck red, eyes pinned down at his knees, and if it was possible, he would have loved to have disappeared in the moment.

"God damnit. Date friend? At least you didn't say boyfriend. Uhhh. But you did a good job, uh, of word vomiting there, Tav. A+ word vomit."