Bottle it up

*Askan* · (This post was last modified: 06-04-2020, 10:23 AM by Askan.)

So what that he'd answered her question, why did it matter? Yet, she was dangling it in his face like he'd screwed up, fallen for yet another one of her traps. Once again he realised just how out of his depth he was, his toes barely skimming the bottom as he struggled to stay upright. It was beyond frustrating, he'd lost control of this encounter long ago but reality was starting to sink in. He ought to leave, right now, but she was at coming him from all angles with a myriad of questions and quips; death by a thousand cuts. It was almost startling how different they were, she was light and he was dark, she was grinning whilst he was glowering like he wanted her dead. And maybe he did, just a little.

"But I didn't ask you." Askan was quick to cut in, hoping that'd stop her short but she continued anyway, just to spite him he supposed.

He had little opinion on whether mates were worth the effort. His parents had seemed happy enough, he supposed, but he couldn't ever imagine anyone wanting to remain by his side. Nor could he really blame them, if he was being perfectly honest. As much as he acted otherwise he knew he was deeply flawed, that his baggage was too heavy of a burden to bear. He just had to pretend that he didn't care, if he repeated the lie enough it'd become the truth, right?

Her next statement was yet another veiled insult, though Askan wasn't exactly sure why it offended him. He didn't care what people thought of him- so he'd claim- nor did he care whether ladies or men found him charming or not. It wasn't like he went out of his way to be all smooth and suave; besides he wasn't even sure if he could act in that manner. It seemed unnatural, like seeing a wolf trot along on it's hind legs. But she was trying to get a rise out him, trying to worm beneath his skin and that was enough to do the trick.

"Tcch you're one to talk. You're about as charming as a tick." His nose wrinkled in disgust."And besides, why would I want to charm you?"It was both an insult and an open question. A double whammy so to speak, one that made him feel a little bit smug.

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