nightscribed:
the flirting would work if he didn’t know she was bluffing. she was clearly only saying this to make sure she felt in control and he just didn’t care. he didn’t have too big of a need to be liked by her, especially not in this moment. he didn’t even like himself.
“ well, i’d be pretty dumb to admit i want to kiss you in a closet when there’s people around and not somewhere better. ” he scoffed and rolled his eyes, looking at their surroundings. mop pails and cleaning supplies didn’t set a romantic ambiance. “ believe it or not, lemon pledge doesn’t get me going. ”
SHE DOES HAVE A BAD CASE OF PRIDE that often rears its head when she’s backed into a corner, that carter “fire” that never seems to extinguish entirely. but if she’s being honest with only herself right now, there’s a part of her that actually does feel some sort of natural draw to him. she hadn’t realized it til this moment, that a part of her was hoping maybe he did actually kiss her.
❛ oh so you’re saying you’d take me somewhere better to do it? ❜ she teases, raising a brow and beckoning him to elaborate. at this point, the chatter of the staff outside seems to dull out, making it feel like they’re the only two people in the whole school.
