@MASKoTRAUMEREII [finger and thumb holding chin... lost entirely in deep rumination. so much so, it takes quite a while to notice the other... subconsciously replying with a,]
Yes, thank you.
[pause. slowly, eyes peer upwards, processing the view... what the f–]
[a small step back.] Hello.
@vlvtbets *Pertinacious.
( gentle nudge of nose to blond's cheek, quiet, content hum in throat... )
Then you'll simply have to prove it to me. It should be a simple task for a man so "tenacious" like yourself.
@vlvtbets ( hint of a smirk tugging at lips, he shoots back, just *one more, ) Intolerable.
( leaning backwards, though hands rest on gambler's hips, holding him steady. )
I always aim to give well-behaved students the appropriate positive reinforcement. You, my dear gambler, are simply
@vlvtbets Obstinate. Unyielding. And just as insufferable as you've always been.
( own head turning further away, in turn, not even allowing the man to see his typical unimpressed gaze. )
It hardly matters. You do not deserve it, ridiculous gambler.
if you asked,
i would open my ribs
like the doors of an abandoned church.
you could walk among the ruins,
touch the dust upon my lungs,
read the names i carved
into the walls of my heart.
you would find yourself everywhere.
even in the places
where i begged god
to make me empty.