♆ ;)
╰ *･ﾟ meme. / send my muse kisses: ♆ for a kiss where there is a pulse. *･ﾟ╯
IF BREAK COULD FIND IT WITHIN HIMSELF TO COMPLIMENT VINCENT, he’d call his ability to make the hatter’s skin crawl almost instantly impressive. there’s something about him that’s always been wrong. nothing obvious, no. nothing anyone would’ve noticed if they hadn’t been paying as much attention as break. a crooked smile that’s just a little too wide to be real, empty eyes hidden by a pretty face, it’s all subtle, small details you could overlook easily. xerxes beak, however, never did.
( there’s a small voice in the back of his head saying, that’s because you’re so similar. you recognize the broken smile because it’s yours, you realize the emptiness because you felt the same thing, once upon a time. but he ignores it, for now —— that’s a realization for another day. )
now, there’s a different reason for the significant amount of disgust making its way up break’s stomach, clinging to his throat. he doesn’t remember what they were talking about just a second ago, and that fact alone is enough to make him feel ashamed. is it really that easy for the other to distract him, to catch him off guard? he shouldn’t be freezing the way he does, but when the rat’s lips find their way to his wrist, the spot where his pulse is easily detectable through the pale skin, he can’t help it.
there’s a rush of emotions, and none of them are to break’s liking. suddenly, he feels protective of the life he’s so willing to throw away. that touch feels like a threat, not only to him, but everyone he’s close to: somehow, in any and every situation that goes like this, vincent manages to make break want to live purely out of spite. if he’s going to die, then it’s not going to be by the hands of this man. if he’s going to die, he won’t do it before he killed vincent nightray with his own two hands. he tears his arm away, lets it disappear into the safety of his sleeve, and makes a noise that’s between a hack and a hiss.
❛ what, are you trying to poison me again ? get your filthy hands off of me. ❜
