#thread: pretend

[nxttheendxfthestxry]

“Well, pretend I’m not here. What would you say if nobody could hear it?” - Perry to James ( @storystartsanew )

"Mm-mm. Nope. Not doing that today. Or. Any day. Thanks." James continues working. He doesn't want to think about it, he doesn't want to talk about it, especially not everything to do with what he's been saying to Ciri and... frankly anyone else who'd ask if they'd asked lately.

Nope. He's good. He's great.

[thewrongsorts]

@beastmasterr​ from ❛ you’re not a very convincing liar. ❜

"I know." He did not meet her eye. Not because he had been caught - he had never truly believed his story to fly. But aside from his general discomfort with it, it probably wasn't a good look for somebody who had just tried to trick authorities to act like his discovery did not even faze him.

"But- can we pretend, just for a minute, that you believe me? Just until I can get this done, please."

Manon sighed like this conversation already cost her years off her life, arms crossed over her chest and eyebrows quirked wryly. Everybody’s the fucking exception, huh?

“Chiant,” she muttered to herself before flashing him an empty sort of smile. “What’s so important you have to get done, then?”