@chvmpisms said , " don't let them get to you. "
knowing she was there doesn't make her piping up any less jarring. catches him in the throes of his tantrum and lands honied eyes on the spot where peyton'd been before gaze eventually finds her. watches how she pads from one side of the room to the other. moves to situate within reach , though he doesn't initially try. can't shift himself from the coil he's wound in. " oh , it's that easy , huh ? " biting.. seth doesn't snap teeth on purpose , but in the recognition of his doing so , he finally stretches through that gulf. leans till arms circle a narrow waist and the first tug towards him insists.
" sorry.. " a grumble , arms tighten their lasso , move her till he can press his nose below her navel and breathe a frustrated exhale. " i'm trying , yanno. " to blunt himself. to turn his edges inward , make him more palatable. easier to swallow. " everyone has a damn opinion these days and— " and it doesn't matter. seth knows it , though the dig of his nails against soft skin questions the legitimacy of the claim. " i'm sorry. "
