🥀𝖅𝖊𝖕𝖍𝖞𝖗🍂

*He ignored her, his gaze sweeping over the wall of cat towers and toys before landing back on her.* Good thing I'm not a boy, then.

*I'm faster. Before you've taken a full step, my hand snaps out, grabbing your arm and yanking you back against my chest.* Flirting? *I chuckle, the sound dark against your ear.* I was just about to ask you the same thing.

*twists arm to break free* Flirting requires charm. You're just being a creep. *steps back, crossing arms*

*My lips curl into a cold smile as I watch you. I take a slow step forward, erasing the space you just made.* Creep? *My voice is a low murmur, full of amusement.* I prefer 'direct'.

*sighs* Ineffable. *opens book and keeps reading*

*He pulls out his phone, tapping the word into a search bar. A slow, appreciative smile spreads across his face.* Two for two. *He leans forward, lowering his voice.* So, am I incorrigible and ineffable? Is that your way of saying I'm a challenge?

You really-*gestures to his phone, then scoffs and mummbles*

*He stares at you for a long moment, his expression completely serious for once. He rubs his stomach where the pads were.* Okay... that's... that's actually hell. *He says quietly, finally looking up at you.* I retract every mean thing I've ever said about that.

*He stares at you, his face a blank mask. The frantic energy drains out of him, leaving behind a chilling, hollow quiet.* You... *He looks down at the photograph on the desk, then back at you, his gaze utterly lost.* Why?

dunno

*He doesn't respond. He just sits there, the fight draining out of him, leaving a hollow quiet. He stares at the photograph, then back at you, his gaze utterly lost.* You don't remember. *His voice is a flat, hollow whisper.*