A brisk slip into intimacy — from which he recovered — resided with him when emerald optics had found themselves grasped by the woman who seemed to be captivated in other activities. Though, it seemed as if she were reading.
Moments passed before he realized he had subconsciously made his way towards this lady whom had captivated his unrequited attention..that was until she spoke.
“I wish nothing of the sort,” he replied half-decently. After a mere second, or what seemed like a minute or two, a passing of discouragement seemed to have wept over him with her use of tone. “I apologize to have bothered you.”
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As the unexpected—but very, very welcome—reply reaches her ears, it’s as if his denial has caused the tension weighing on her shoulders to disintegrate, and she sags against her seat. Coffee-colored eyes flicker up to meet his as lips curl into a weak, but significantly relaxed smile.
‘Oh, um, it’s okay! There’s nothing to apologize for?’ Then the realization that she has said the sentence in such a way that makes it sound more like a question gives her the sudden urge to bang her head against the table directly in front of her (really, that was just taunting her, now). But she is able to stop herself due to the feeling that the motion would do nothing save make her look even more foolishthan she already did.
Well, she hadn’t run away yet, so he was apparently getting better with the whole approaching people thing. “Well you see, I’m really stupid,” he said with a grin as though he was proud of it. “And I got kicked out of my house until I can figure out these riddles. It’s the usual punishment,” he shrugged. There was always some test to pass. “So then - You can only keep it once you give it to somebody. What is it?”
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Dark eyebrows are raised at the way he says it; a grin usually wasn’t what you presented to someone who called you S T U P I D, unless you were about to punch them in the face. Not like she was speaking from experience. She was far too craven.
It takes a few seconds of thinking before her face lights up, a possible answer finally reached by her mind. Then her expression deflates, the familiar fear of being wrong swallowing up her joy. ‘Eh.. try α pяσмιѕє. Sorry if it’s wrong or anything.’
Writers, bold all of your character’s regular truths.
1. Smoking: the action or habit of inhaling and exhaling the smoke of tobacco or a drug. 2. Binge drinking: the consumption of an excessive amount of alcohol in a short period of time. 3. Drug abuse: the habitual taking of illegal drugs. 4. Nail biting: a common body language sign of anxiety/tension. 5. Lip biting: a common body language sign of anxiety/tension. 6. Night Owl: a person who is habitually active or wakeful at night. 7. Early bird: a person who rises, arrives, or acts before the usual or expected time. 8. Negative attitudes: a philosophy of approaching life with criticism and pessimism. 9. Positive attitudes: a philosophy of approaching life with optimism and confidence. 10. Swearing: the use of offensive language. 11. Superstitious: an irrational belief that an object, action, or circumstance not logically related to a course of events influences its outcome. 12. Inspecting fingernails: a common body language sign of boredom 13. Scratching your neck: a common body language sign of uncertainty. 14. Foot and finger tapping: a common body language sign of stress/impatience. 15. Nose touch: a subtle body language sign of deceit. 16. Flipping hair: a common body language sign of craving attention. 17. Twirling hair: a common body language sign of flirtation. 18. Cracking knuckles: a common body language sign of readiness. 19. Hands behind back: a common body language sign of confidence. 20. Finger pointing: a common body language sign of authority. 21. Hands on hips: a common body language sign of readiness. 22: Hands in pockets: a common body language sign of mistrust/reluctance. 23. Frequent touch: a common body language sign of warmth/familiarity. 24. Throat-clearing: a common body language sign of rejection/doubt. 25: Jaw-clenching: a common body language sign of hostility. 26: Eye-rolling: a common body language sign of irritation. 27:Head-tilt: a common body language sign of interest. 28. Whistling: to emit high-pitched sound by forcing breath through a small hole between one’s lips or teeth; usually to a tune. 29. Humming: make a low, steady continuous sound like that of a bee; usually to a tune. 30. Perfectionism: refusal to accept any standard short of perfection. 31. Photographic memory: the ability to remember information or visual images in great detail. 32. Paranoia: a mental condition characterized by delusions of persecution, unwarranted jealousy, or exaggerated self-importance, typically worked into an organized system. 33. Exaggeration: a statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is. 34: Intuitive: using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive. 35: Quick-witted: showing or characterized by an ability to think or respond quickly and effectively. 36: Interrupting: breaking the continuity of a conversation with one’s own statements. 37: Doodling: to scribble or make rough drawings, absent-mindedly. 38: Irritable: having or showing a tendency to be easily annoyed. 39: Gambling: to play games of chance for money; bet. 40: Travel-sick: suffering from nausea caused by the motion of a moving vehicle, boat, or aircraft. 41: Sensitive: having or displaying a quick and delicate appreciation of others’ feelings. 42: Melancholy: a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause. 43: Chewing gum: the exercise of chewing flavoured gum which is not intended for swallowing. 44: Fidgeting: to make small movements, especially of the hands and feet, through nervousness or impatience. 45: Skeptical: not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations. 46: Neat-freak: compulsively obsessed with cleanliness. 47: Gossiping: divulging personal information about others. 48: Prim: feeling or showing disapproval of anything regarded as improper; stiffly correct. 50: Having a catchphrase: having a sentence or phrase typically associated with a specific person.
…What was this dark aura he felt ever since he got out of the store? It felt like he landed in a horror story Hiroyuki tended to tell him.There goes Keita’s plan to just get ice cream and then get away as soon as possible. He looked from where the source came from. After all, the person might have the red lines around his neck.
Then he noticed a girl who looked… quite depressed. Gulping, he decided he should go to her and maybe find out why she’s so negative. “…Uhm.” And suddenly he remembered how social awkward he is.
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At the somewhat hesitant murmur, she forcibly lifts her gaze from the floor and fixes the stranger with the blank kind of stare that somehow manages to be no-nonsense as well. According to hearsay, she has intimidated a lot of people by looking at them that unblinking way, but she doesn’t really care. In fact, it gives her some sort of sadistic pleasure.
When she finally finds her voice after the prolonged silence, it comes out as a croak. Very attractive. ’..yes?’
His feet swung to the beat of his thoughts, heels smacking into the bricks of the wall he’d taken a seat on. Ugh, he must have been thinking for hours, or as the digital clock flashing on the nearby marquee showed, twenty minutes. Luckily for him there was this meatba- er, human coming along that looked smart enough. “Hey,“ he attempted in a friendly greeting as he hopped down from his perch. "Do you know anything about riddles? I’m stuck on one.”
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Surprise at being called over by a stranger forces her feet into a stop, and his remark is greeted by a blink and a searching stare. Slowly, she shrugs and shuffles over, stopping again once there is an acceptable distance for conversation between. Even if he is a serial killer of sorts, he isn’t stupid enough to do anything rash in a public place, is he?
With a lazy shrug, she drawls, ‘Depends.’ She had been an excellent riddle solver once, but that was years ago.
