the word echoed through his head, his lips parting slightly as if to protest it, but he found himself unable - or unwilling - to do as much. he didn't deserve anyone's trust, least of all hers, and yet the simple apparent truth of it was exhilarating in a way he had no longer considered himself capable of.
he had been hoping that she would take his dismissal as a brush-off, angrily storm away as it were. considering what was happening in class today, he had already made up his mind to skip - it was only wise for everyone for the vampires to pointedly avoid blood, after all. slipping away seemed the easiest way to do it, but now it was if she had read his mind, and he was surprised at the guilt that it stirred in him. ]
... Then I imagine it's only fair to warn you that you're right, after all. I'm not concerned about tardies.
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the word echoed through his head, his lips parting slightly as if to protest it, but he found himself unable - or unwilling - to do as much. he didn't deserve anyone's trust, least of all hers, and yet the simple apparent truth of it was exhilarating in a way he had no longer considered himself capable of.
he had been hoping that she would take his dismissal as a brush-off, angrily storm away as it were. considering what was happening in class today, he had already made up his mind to skip - it was only wise for everyone for the vampires to pointedly avoid blood, after all. slipping away seemed the easiest way to do it, but now it was if she had read his mind, and he was surprised at the guilt that it stirred in him. ]
... Then I imagine it's only fair to warn you that you're right, after all. I'm not concerned about tardies.
I'm not going.