✩ @curiositiedoor , [ ⋆ ] / ❝ uh , look , since i got you on the phone , let’s talk about your character , okay ? ❞
A PAUSE. [ . . . ] harsh crease forms ‘tween the brows , causing freckles to wrinkle. this rare spell of diffidence causes boymare’s posture to straighten ; back braced ‘gainst the the wall. michael draws the phone from his cheek to regard the handset with a look of bewilderment , as though the phone were dustin himself & mouths a sharp , ‘ what. ’
[ due to anticipated chagrin , the soft pallor of his face burns a stark red ]. michael runs his tongue over chapped lips , drawing the phone to his mouth once more , ❝ what about my character . . . ? ❞