down with this ship

Kaizen found himself back peddling across the creaking floorboards as Lumine stormed into his personal space. Whilst he didn't mind sitting next to his siblings or family at large, his space was his own and really no one else ought to be in it. Least of all someone like her. It took him a moment to register the accusation in her tone, the meaning of her words was just as venomous and entirely unfounded. His ears flicked back in a show of offence, his muzzle wrinkling because did she not realise how stupid she sounded? He was here first, had been for a while in fact, so in reality was she not following him? So desperate to be his shadow.

"Why would I want to follow you?"He asked, not intended as an insult, though frankly his delivery surely made it out to be one. He turned then, facing parallel to her to look down the side of the ship, making eye contact did not come naturally to him. Clearly.