[ but her head does turn and her eyes do finally catch his. she doesn't dare commit to words just how deeply she feels such a compliment -- even from a sleazeball like him. recently, she's felt thankful for the mere fact that stress hasn't made her age a year a minute.
it isn't as though her life is lacking compliments, of course. but there's always something almost venomous in jack horner's flattery. like how a bird of prey wouldn't chase a critter it didn't want to eat, she suspects he wouldn't say it if it wasn't true. this comforts her, albeit in a twisted manner. ]
Which is more than can probably be said for dragons. They don't seem all that big into face creams. Even still...
[ she trails off with a shrug. don't make her say it, horner. ]
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[ but her head does turn and her eyes do finally catch his. she doesn't dare commit to words just how deeply she feels such a compliment -- even from a sleazeball like him. recently, she's felt thankful for the mere fact that stress hasn't made her age a year a minute.
it isn't as though her life is lacking compliments, of course. but there's always something almost venomous in jack horner's flattery. like how a bird of prey wouldn't chase a critter it didn't want to eat, she suspects he wouldn't say it if it wasn't true. this comforts her, albeit in a twisted manner. ]
Which is more than can probably be said for dragons. They don't seem all that big into face creams. Even still...
[ she trails off with a shrug. don't make her say it, horner. ]