WXSDOM:
A SORDID ALLIANCE / SCAMANDER, LEONA
she was always so easy to annoy, it was impossible to fight the urge. ‘ not everything has to be about it, but if you make most things about it, you’ll live a much happier, probably longer, life. ’ but mostly, chris just enjoyed watching her cheeks turn pink. ‘ i can go over all the benefits of being all kinds of indecent, if you want? for science sake, of course. ’ as well as his own entertainment. he took another bite, leaning his shoulder against the pillar as he crossed his feet one over the other. ‘ oh, i doubt that. i like hearing your thoughts, leona. ’
and truly, he did. cocking his head to the side, christopher grinned at her frustrated little movements, at the way her fingers tugged at the ends of her long, flowery dress. ‘ that’s a very good question. ’ he pretended to think about it, lifting his chin and running a finger down the side of his jaw. ‘ -you’re just a very curious person. smart, clever, beautiful, but uninterested in pursuing what everyone else seems to be naturally drawn to. myself included. ’ and it would be a lie to say he wasn’t interested in the innocence she exubed. even if he had other things he needed to do.
christopher leaned back as she stood, ever so furiously. ‘ in books, you say? ’ his eyes widened briefly, before he chuckled into the wintry breeze. ‘ no, no, i agree. there is absolutely nothing wrong with not having experienced that kind of pleasure before. ’ he shifted his weight off the pillar, stepping nonchalantly towards her once more, with hands buried into his pockets as the half-eaten apple floated beside him. ‘ -what’s wrong is that you’re lying about not having ever felt like that before. ’ she smelled sweet, like a dessert that begged to be eaten. ‘ -when i blindfolded you. ’
he dared to reach his hand out, grazing her arm in a single stroke. ‘ your breathing doesn’t lie, leona. ’ or her heart. ‘ aren’t you curious? ’













