[The sigh he releases through his nose sounds more forced than he'd like, but the second this girl said his name, Therion had already visibly tensed. There's almost no point trying to hide it. Still, he takes a second to pull the hood of his sweatshirt--he's been wearing it the whole time, despite the stifling heat--further down his brow before glancing at her, expression flattened to neutral.]
Great. You've found a place for you to sit and store your stuff.
[By herself. Or at least, and more importantly, away from him. His arm is too heavy as he turns his back to her once more and lifts his hand in a faux-casual wave. He lightens his voice to balance it out.]
Don't worry about me. I'll keep looking.
[He doesn't need her heels tapping out subtitles for his noiseless feet. He doesn't need her polite conversation. Isn't the heavy, enchanted metal locked around his wrist reminder enough of how stupid he's been, how humiliated he's going to be for, what, years? The rest of his life?
School. Daybreak Academy. Like he's some kind of child they can send to afternoon detention. That's what Bougainvillea's magic shackle's reduced him to, a naughty, punished schoolkid, and he'll spare himself the shame of playing at friends with his babysitter if he can.]
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Great. You've found a place for you to sit and store your stuff.
[By herself. Or at least, and more importantly, away from him. His arm is too heavy as he turns his back to her once more and lifts his hand in a faux-casual wave. He lightens his voice to balance it out.]
Don't worry about me. I'll keep looking.
[He doesn't need her heels tapping out subtitles for his noiseless feet. He doesn't need her polite conversation. Isn't the heavy, enchanted metal locked around his wrist reminder enough of how stupid he's been, how humiliated he's going to be for, what, years? The rest of his life?
School. Daybreak Academy. Like he's some kind of child they can send to afternoon detention. That's what Bougainvillea's magic shackle's reduced him to, a naughty, punished schoolkid, and he'll spare himself the shame of playing at friends with his babysitter if he can.]