(why not) “Look at the new toy I got for us to play with!”
( Torture sentence starters. )
"Mm. Cute." The statement carrying a positive connotation stand in opposition to a countenance that's at best neutral; raised eyebrows fit his voice better than the actual words he's speaking, and if Nikolai was observing himself saying that, the first word that would come to his mind would be contradiction.
A moment passes, and he directs his glance towards the woman, asking: "Won't it break too early, though?" The answer is obvious -- has been from the very moment he has been presented this trinket, this delicate frame -- but he inquiries nonetheless.












