and, frankly, he hadn't been entirely sure what to expect asking a question like that, but it hadn't been this. it shouldn't be this. his expression says as much, caught somewhere between befuddlement and just plain exasperation.
you should know a mistake when you see one, ellie. ]
i ThouGHT YoU WEre SmARtEr ThAn THat.
[ his expression closes off before long, tight and rigid like the line of his own shoulders and jaw. he turns then, stalking out the door with his sword in tow. and just when it seems like he'd ignored her completely— ]
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and, frankly, he hadn't been entirely sure what to expect asking a question like that, but it hadn't been this. it shouldn't be this. his expression says as much, caught somewhere between befuddlement and just plain exasperation.
you should know a mistake when you see one, ellie. ]
i ThouGHT YoU WEre SmARtEr ThAn THat.
[ his expression closes off before long, tight and rigid like the line of his own shoulders and jaw. he turns then, stalking out the door with his sword in tow. and just when it seems like he'd ignored her completely— ]
sHUt ThE DooR behINd You.