#nobig

" i do, huh? " steve feebly challenges as a goofy grin starts to spread across his face. head tilts and he raises a hand to slowly stroke at his chin -- as if deeply considering her words. " well, " lips smack and hands drop back to his sides, one reaching to loosely take kim's hand, " -- that shoooould be something i can handle. what sounds good? "

                    if only it were that simple. guilt keeps him from accepting the encouragement kim gives him, elbows on his knees as he stares at fidgeting hands. leaving his family all those years ago, his sister ; even his father, who had trained shangqi to be a killer. yes, all he wanted was a better life. but did that life come at a cost to others? when gaze finally travels to kim, he gives a half grin, gentle as ever. he’s grateful for the exclamation. ‘ i’ve had a better life. i mean, i think i have. i just... still feel like i have a duty to my family. i think i always will, ’     @nobig​.

                        ❝            well    ,    y’  probably  can’t    ,    kid  .          ❞                    WHY  LIE  ?      they  both  know  she  has  a  checkered  history    ,    one  which  certainly  doesn’t  lend  itself  to  a  reputation  for  being  trustworthy        —        to  act  as  though  that  isn’t  the  case  would  be  to  waste  both  of  their  time  .      entirely  indifferent    ,    she  shrugs  .      (    hey    ,    it’s  no  skin  off  harley’s  nose  if  kim  chooses  not  to  believe  her    )  .      hand  extends  out  then    ,    gaze  dropping  to  inspect  chipped  manicure  .      already  her  interest  in  this  whole  ‘  helping  out  ’  gig  is  beginning  to  wane  .                          ❝            buuut      [  .  .  .  ]      from  where  i’m  standin’  ?      ya  don’t  exactly  got  a  lotta’  OPTIONS  .          ❞        

the question prompts a smile,   a thrill bubbling under the surface as she rests her hands on her hips.   “i have,  i always do,”   her very spirit is one of adventure,  one she prides herself on,   “what do you have in mind?  i assume you’re approaching me for a reason,”

“     then why are you here?     ”  teenagers were not the company that frank was used to seeing in the amazon, especially with the spunk and sass of this one. 

“You know --” Danny spoke up before Kim could say her goodbyes. “I’ve kinda been wondering what the view from on top of the Mount Middleton Observatory would be like, especially on a night as clear as this one.”