* puredesolate. continuation.
86. — despite his crimson-tinted knuckles & a half-busted lip, he still managed to let a SMILE, of all things, curve its way up his rosy brims. maybe a little part of him ( a huge part of him, really ) was e n j o y i n g this. ❛ now ma’am … i don’t mean t’be rude & ungrateful & shit ‘cause this is real neat, y’know ! i dig itTONS but i was just wonderin’ … d’ya care t’explain why y’were attempting t’kidnap little ‘ol me ? ❜
❛ kidnapping is a little tyrannical a word for my tastes ; not that i mean to split hairs over semantics. ❜ she flashes him a cursory glimpse of bared teeth, the gesture’s intention ambiguous ; TO THREATEN / TO REASSURE. she’ll leave interpretation of such an antithesis for him to annotate and conclude as he pleases. ❛ tell me, are you not enjoying my company ? ❜