consider, gilfoyle has found himself in another uncomfortably public setting. he's managed to insult li three different ways at once, and, oh, is she - ? she is. she's socked him in the fucking nose.
the last time gilfoyle can remember being decked precedes his college graduation, succeeds his having been booted from multiple hardcore toronto-based bands, and surely came with a warning. he stands in shock, but not on the defensive: his arms hang at his sides and his expression almost goes unchanged, as if he’s managed to rewire himself for unconditional non-reaction through years of practice.
blood wets his mustache, trails a line of red down over his lips.
seeing that they’re now askew, and that he can think of no rational next move, gilfoyle fixes his glasses with one steady hand — thumb and middle finger pressed to the hinges.
what, he thinks as he stares her down, fighting hard to stop a betrayed ( and betraying, because satan forbid he feel something ) pinch of his eyebrows. he says, nose clogged, ‘ the fuck. ’