arms crossed , sat with head hung low . one too many nos in too little time . a huff and pant , the exhaust on his face , the growl that erupted from the mountaineering chest as he sat on the log stump . pure anguish was one thing , but this was a strop , and sure as hell was it a tantrum ready to break out .
𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒅 𝒃𝒚 𝒋𝒐𝒉𝒏 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒏 @kctysha : " if you act like a child , i'll treat you like one . "
" am not ----- " defeated and shy , but only because the realisation was that this grown ( oversized ) man was acting worse than jack when they took away his toys from misbehaving . here he was acting a full grown baby over simply getting denied simple pleasures ; such as a seat at the saloon , and the lemon sweets from the rations ----- oh my , he was a child .
" i don't need to make a further fool of myself ; but if you patronize me i will start rolling around in the mud . " spoken through gritted teeth and clenched jaw , mocking himself more than anything . the lack of threat there made it seem like a challenge instead .
