he had seen it countless of times, the way her eyebrows pinched together at whatever seemed to come out of his mouth. something of a habit, he learned over the last few weeks together. it instictively bloomed a smile at the corners of his mouth, one he soon veiled with arrogance. “ like you’d mind, ” tone of voice had a drawl of amusement, “ like you would ever be satisfied not being the brightest star. you wallow in all the praise. ” not that he didn’t but there was a stark difference between them still. her incessant need to somehow be the best, and his complete indifference towards being reduced to eye candy. “ and you’re more than welcome to join me sometime, ” he teased once more, resisting the temptation to add a wink onto the comment, rather settling for widened smile laced with some element of disdain. “ it’s basically like the oscar’s of the genre, don’t you think? but maybe i am just taking this entire thing as it comes. don't see any harm in that, do you? or am i tampering with your big dreams? ”
