𝗕𝗘𝗡 & 𝗠𝗔𝗟 ( @faeheir ) / PLOTTED STARTER : closed !
he laughs off the concern in her eyes, voice, hands — he’s used to that with just about anything and everything in his life. “ yeah, i know. my dad’s got a temper. sorry about that. ” it’s not good that the retired king throws things, that he shouts and blusters at nearly the smallest drop of a hat, but he’s always been like that — it’s what everybody says. “ but hey, nothing broke this time! so that’s something. ” it’s a joke, but it’s not a joke the way his hands still tremble a bit beneath the table, down where mal can’t see; it’s not a joke the way his stomach aches when his father acts like that, throwing things near him or shouting too loud and too much, or the way he flinches and steps back when his dad advances in such a mood. but it’s fine — he’s fine, they’re fine. the lamp may not be fine.















