“ does hurting me make you feel good or something? ” // from mustafa
painful phrases // @thclegends // accepting
Seth stops. It’s hard not to. Since the show was already in motion the halls were a little too quiet. Thoughts pulsed through his head, riding the tides in his veins. Cool droplets of water rolled down his spine because he was in the midst of his own pre-show ritual when Mustafa crossed his path. The Architect had puffed up, pushing whatever buttons came to mind.
But, he hadn’t done it out of malice. Eyebrows pinch together as memories come flooding back. The beginnings of the Shield. More importantly, the beginnings of his friendship with both Ambrose and Reigns. They’d all pushed each other to the limit and then beyond. At first it had rubbed him the wrong way, too. Mainly Dean’s way of approaching it. But, thinking back, Seth knew that his success was attributed to the men who forced him to break any notion he had of what his limits were.
“ No, man, “ Seth shakes his head. “ I have no reason to enjoy hurting you. There’s no beef here. “ The Beastslayer had to take a step back because the mere thought dug a little deeper than he expected it to. “ In fact, I liked what I see. You have so so much talent. I’ve seen this business eat that up and spit it back out because the pricks at the top have no idea what it’s like to be standing in this position. All they see are dollar signs. I was trying to push you because I know you have what it takes to hold my title one day. “