there’s no reason for them to be this drunk, and come tomorrow they’ll have no idea why they let themself end up this far gone — but for now here they are, sitting awfully close to dottore, hand almost assuredly gripping his forearm, and letting their words stumble out with even less restraint and much less elegance than they do when sober. “ and i think it’s just a waste of time, ” they’re saying ( or slurring, really ), but somewhere at the end the words trail off into thoughtlessness even as their brow knits in some unrelated thought. bright violet eyes have dropped from their intent focus on his vivid red ones to that mouth they find themself more focused on at times than they ever should be. “ why… are your teeth like that. ” it’s a question even without being inflected as one, their hand not on his forearm moving to the exposed side of his jaw towards his mouth; one finger hooks beneath his chin, thumb pressing to his bottom lip. scaramouche’s brow furrows deeper. “ you always — dodge the question. ” too much emphasis, but that last drink is starting to do a real number on them.
his glass is far less empty—barely touched, really.
in a situation like this, where (despite the height difference) scaramouche could all-too-easily drink him under the table, it’s really the only sensible option. who knows if they’d stop talking even if he were unconscious by this point. so he’s playing along nicely, nodding absently. what a conscientious host!
scaramouche is very close. were they anyone else, this would be too close. close enough to make out his eyelashes, distinct from the eyeholes of his mask; paler than his hair, closer to the color of snow.
but, for better or worse, their interest lies elsewhere than more unnecessary eye contact.
their hand creeps onto his face, settles into its new position. dottore bares his teeth accordingly, but only as a momentary tease at their line of questioning.
“i dodge it. because. it’s a rude question,” he says carefully, enunciating around the finger on his lip. “do you just walk around asking people why their eyes are the color they are, or why they have the nose they do? of course not.”