@cathiief said: ❝ Go away. And don’t look at me. ❞ cont'd.
blackbeard's hands rose, palms outward in exaggerated surrender as her refusal landed like a bomb between them. the motion came swift and theatrical, each wavering gestured performed with an almost comical flair. beneath the shadow of his beard, a gargantuan grin had already begun to spread, the expression widening as though her reaction amused him far more than anything else had in the world.
“ woah now, woah now, easy there, sweetheart! ” his laughter crept in under his plea, his voice thick as his imposing stature. “ ZEHAHAHA…!!! what’d I do, offend you in another life or somethin’? you're lookin' at me like a scorned wife. ”
he waved one large hand dismissively at the thought.
“ ahh, forget it! the past is the past! a pirate who holds grudges over yesterday’s nonsense would never survive the sea. ” teach leaned forward slightly, his dark eyes flicking once toward the orange she guarded before returning to her face with a crooked, speculative grin.
“ now tell me this… ” he continued, his voice oozing with playful disbelief. “ what kind of pirates are we if we can’t share oranges like the civilized band of scum we are? ”
