❝no way. that was a one time thing. fool me once
if you think i’ll ever be stupid enough to feed into
that mammoth ego for one second longer ! your
christmas present, by the way, is me.
presented with a smile & a bow on top.❞
she curtsies in an unashamed ironic fashion, gesturing
to the very real bow placed neatly among dark locks of
hair. the visual humor is apparently too much for her poor
suffering heart, a heavy coughing fit following a sudden
spurt of outrageous laughter. at her own joke, nonetheless.
had she been in almost anyone else’s company she may
have at least tried to nosedive into safer waters to spare her
reputation.
❝you’re gonna have to impress me a bit more than this
trainwreck of a date if you want me to consider it one.
like. ok, pretend i didn’t use the word ‘date’ there, which
takes away from the threat i was trying to convey. gonna
have to really work up a sweat trying to churn that recipe
and eat food off THIS ass.
oh, my god. i was just trying to combine the—
you know what, just, don’t. don’t say anything.❞
at least the streets were dead. it dawns on her halfway across
the road that some greasebag junctions may as well be closed.
a troubled pout slides in place of the smile she’d worn so proudly
and kate folds her arms, walking in front, walking backwards —
as if to show off her startling mediocre posture.
❝not that i condone thievery —— but, honestly. what’s the
worst thing you’ve ever done, ya hoodlum? do you make a
habit of breaking and entering?❞
❝ oh yeah? that's my present? who's the
one with mammoth ego now huh, huh?
---- only a smile and a bow? i'm down
for that. that's a good present. ❞
( he matches the lame attempt at hitting on
her with an unabashed lopsided grin, his
hands shoving themselves into his pockets
while his walk develops just marginally more
swagger to it. )
❝ god, the only person i know to laugh at their
own lame jokes is billy. billy. dorky, comic book
billy who has stars sewn into his spandex. your
cool points have hit the negative zones, beware
katie or you'll end up a massive loser.
then you'll just be too uncool for me to hang with. ❞
( he carefully avoids tripping over a stone by slowing
to a stop the minute the words leave her lips and
it's a blessing that his hair's shaggy enough to cover
the tips of his reddening ears -- goddammit kate
bishop. you and your accidentally suggestive words --
before the grin returns, teeth and all. )
❝ oh so THAT'S how i impress you huh? you city girls
don't waver.
and woah hey, i heard you're a superhero, why would
i tell you about my crime? it just so happens that i
happen to be one too so it'd be totally immoral---
unless you're into that then yeah, i've had my fair
share of living precariously on the edge. ❞
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