[ instantly, jinx winces over how drastic and quick that flew out of her, and she bites back her bottom lip to control herself. too little, too late. his daughter shakes her head and shoos away a strand of her blue locks away from her vision of the man in front of her. she tries again, but now stumbling to make a strong sentence structure. ]
I-I mean... no. [ her gaze dip and fixates on the meal before her, steadily losing her appetite but not entirely -- thank goodness. her stomach will have revenge on her later if she decides to call it quits now. ] — I want to be with you tonight. Really, I mean it. It'll... be better for me to.
[ the last confession is quiet, but loud enough to reach her father's ears. her newly found gang have been great so far, and ethan's been... a nice distraction. but she needs to keep her distance for many reasons. for one thing, they're not even real people. jinx is aware all the locals are just some fabricated technology mumbo jumbo the council cooked up to give the chosen something to do. and second, jinx wears her heart on her sleeve whether she's self-aware about it or not, and she doesn't want to make the same mistake twice by showing her vulnerability then get crushed. especially when it comes to boys. ]
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Date: 2024-05-02 06:35 pm (UTC)[ instantly, jinx winces over how drastic and quick that flew out of her, and she bites back her bottom lip to control herself. too little, too late. his daughter shakes her head and shoos away a strand of her blue locks away from her vision of the man in front of her. she tries again, but now stumbling to make a strong sentence structure. ]
I-I mean... no. [ her gaze dip and fixates on the meal before her, steadily losing her appetite but not entirely -- thank goodness. her stomach will have revenge on her later if she decides to call it quits now. ] — I want to be with you tonight. Really, I mean it. It'll... be better for me to.
[ the last confession is quiet, but loud enough to reach her father's ears. her newly found gang have been great so far, and ethan's been... a nice distraction. but she needs to keep her distance for many reasons. for one thing, they're not even real people. jinx is aware all the locals are just some fabricated technology mumbo jumbo the council cooked up to give the chosen something to do. and second, jinx wears her heart on her sleeve whether she's self-aware about it or not, and she doesn't want to make the same mistake twice by showing her vulnerability then get crushed. especially when it comes to boys. ]