Perhaps it's because she is not used to such journeys, so much time at sea. The long way he had said and he didn't lie. At least there was that. Part of it could also be the natural rivalry that had ruled between the Lannisters and the Ironborn ever since the time of the Dance of the Dragons, when Lady Joanna defended the stronghold from ironborn. Or just that he seeks to vex her constantly, and how easy it seems to get a rise from her. "I don't like you, Captain." She speaks up, despite how her heart beats up as he returns her gaze and she finds herself weak on the knees.
"And you don't like me." He had said it himself, right? That she was a prissy highborn princess who thought herself too good for anyone. He is always so close to her and she doesn't find it in her to push him away everytime ( her mother would claw his eyes out with her bare hands ). Instead, emerald eyes stare with intensity, her breath caught up on her throat. "Why do you insist on vexing me through the entire journey?" A short pause as the young lady raises her chin up, in an act of defiance, or perhaps to prove she is not backing down. "Keep this through the days and I will start to think you enjoy my company."
@nxthero asked: our muses claim to hate each other but there is palpable tension between the two (harry) 100 INDULGENT TROPES .












