( the arm slowly retracts, his hands once again settling into his lap. (the water can wait.)
punishment indeed, to be granted a vision of a future most perfect only to have it so abruptly taken away. though he admittedly can't envision clorinde and wriothesley as a pair together, despite how much he might commend them both as individuals. perhaps his imagination simply isn't strong enough.
his poker face certainly isn't, whatever composure he's managed to reassemble together once again disrupted by a second unexpected piece of news. )
Your boyfriend? So you are seeing someone here.
( there's still surprise, yes, but beyond that is curiosity, a genuine desire to learn more about both wriothesley and the man that's managed to capture the attention of someone as elusive as the duke of meropide himself. )
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punishment indeed, to be granted a vision of a future most perfect only to have it so abruptly taken away. though he admittedly can't envision clorinde and wriothesley as a pair together, despite how much he might commend them both as individuals. perhaps his imagination simply isn't strong enough.
his poker face certainly isn't, whatever composure he's managed to reassemble together once again disrupted by a second unexpected piece of news. )
Your boyfriend? So you are seeing someone here.
( there's still surprise, yes, but beyond that is curiosity, a genuine desire to learn more about both wriothesley and the man that's managed to capture the attention of someone as elusive as the duke of meropide himself. )