[ nodding along....can't relate...but nodding along. that seems fair.

but there's an, like, awkward little smile with that. ]

I would rather it didn't most of the time. [ so fuck no, please leave him alone. but he seems to think about this. ] But I don't mind if people acknowledge my skills, even if sometimes I don't really get why.

[ sometimes you are a baby genius and you both like the praise but also are modest and also don't want to be perceived about so many other things. it's complicated. ]