pass as accidental, but not convincing enough to be innocent.
“excuse me, miss.” dark eyes met hers, entirely unapologetic. — “must’ve been the alcohol.” another glance downward before his gaze returned to her face.
“seems like it affected more than just my vision.”
theo was, of course, known to be the type who wouldn’t be tamed easily. 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘲𝘵. the type who had never wanted to be tamed in the first place. all those therapy sessions going to waste. he was trouble, and he enjoyed being it far more than being one of those kids +
𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒 he would bring that up. he was certainly drunk enough to try push her buttons, but not enough to stop and think about what he was doing. sure, there’s plenty to see on her social media for him to believe that, but it’s not for him to to go digging through. ⤵︎
stumbled forward. or perhaps he simply chose not to catch himself. a large hand landed against the side of her waist, lingering a second longer than necessary. his taller frame towered over hers as he steadied himself.
“shit.” a nervous laugh escaped him. convincing enough to +
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without missing a beat, he held the nicotine higher out of her reach, completely unfazed by the insult. “yeah? 𝙬𝙖𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙢𝙚.” a brow arched as he glanced down at her charcoal-covered hands before taking another step back.
“and somebody’s gotta tell you what to do, because +
“ asshole , ” she snapped as he snatched her nicotine away , unable to stop him without smearing charcoal everywhere .
“ you can’t just tell me what to do —. . ”