oknarcissa:
“ shamefully inexcusable, ” she joked, a mischievous twinkle in her eye as she offered her friend a smirk.
“ yes, yes, ” she waved off her friend’s compliments with a humorous expression, the girl dramatically flipping her hair over her shoulder as she sighed in mock humbleness. “ i’ve heard i have a way with words. ” the second comment, however, left her pausing in confusion.
“ everything is fine. ” trying her best to remember what she said, her eyes flickered shut as realization took over. “ oh darling, what kind of woman would i be if i couldn’t joke about my misfortunes ? ”
aria paused in her own state of confusion eyeing her friend with a thinned lip look
“ so, it was a joke, ” and really. this did not make her feel any better concern crumbling into embarrassment “ i see. .... “ and there came a boiling surge of annoyance a furious surge of doubt that questioned if narcissa was ever sincere
and while her opinion hung on the tip of her tongue she was rather tired of voicing animosity. thus far, it had only left her more alone. narcissa was right. women could complain, yes. but smart women didn’t.
“ well .... we’ll always have the ball, “ punctuating the words with a soft chuckle and a thin layer of humor before patting her friend’s hand and finally making a move to leave.
