GOT NOBODY TO BLAME BUT ME

nail biting | throat clearing | lying | interrupting | chewing the ends of pens | smoking | swearing | knuckle cracking | thumb sucking | muttering under their breath | talking to themselves | nose picking | binge drinking | oversleeping | snacking between meals | skipping meals | picking at skin | impulse buying | talking with their mouth full | humming/singing to themselves | chewing gum | leg jiggling | foot tapping | hair twirling | whistling | eye rolling | licking lips | sniffing | squinting | rubbing hands together | jaw clenching | gesturing while talking | putting feet up on tables | tucking hair behind ears | chewing lips | crossing arms over chest | putting hands on hips | rubbing the back of their neck | being late | procrastinating | doodling | shredding paper | peeling off bottle labels | forgetfulness | running hands through hair | overreacting | teeth grinding | nostril flaring | slouching | pacing | drumming fingers | fist clenching | pinching bridge of nose | rubbing temples | rolling shoulders

❝    i’ll  take  your  word  for  it.     ❞   clay  laughs  at  the  other  man’s  words  —  a  genuine  one,  surprisingly enough,   at  least  to  himself.  he’d  been  nervous  about  meeting  vincent  at  first.  being  brought  home  to  the  parents  of  whoever  he  was  seeing  had  never  really  been  that  big  of  a  concern  to  him  before,  mainly  because  he’d  been  a  big  enough  asshole  that  no  one  wanted  to  in  the  first  place,  and  he’d  been  content  with  that.   but  milly  —  she  was  the  first  relationship  he  was  actually  putting  an  effort  into  making  it  work.  he  cared  about  what  vincent  thought  about  him  because  he  cared  about what  milly  thought  about him,   and  that  alone  had  been  enough  for  him  to  actually  worry  what  vincent  thought  about  him.     now  that  he  was  in  front  of  the  man,   though,   he  felt  more  at  ease  than  he’d expected.     ❝   any  chance  she  might  spare  me ?    ❞

❝     oh,   no  way.     she  won’t  skip  over  anything,   this  bein’  your  first  christmas  with  us  and  all.      ❞          the  father  says,   intentionally  implying  that  he  was  expecting  milly  and  clay  to  be  together  for  a  while.     that  was  true,   after  all   ---------------    if  milly  decided  to  leave  texas  for  oregon  of  all  places  to  be  with  him,   vincent  didn’t  doubt  their  relationship  for  a  second.    though,   he’d  be  lying  if  he  said  he  wasn’t  a  little  weary  of  the  whole  situation  at  first  ;   what  are  you  supposed  to  do  when  your  daughter  decides  to  shack  up  with  a  man  who  had  been  specifically  targeted  by  a  group  of  hunter - killing  psychopaths?     in  the  end,   though,   he  knew  that  it  was  milly’s  decision,   and  he  knew  she  could  take  care  of  herself  the  way  he’d  raised  her  to.

❝    uhhh,   no,  not  yet.  there’s still time,  though.  i saw her eyeing one in a store the other day.    ❞