@softstcps | Rรผya and Maddox, The Masked Ball
"Be honest, was it the sympathy vote that finally turned no into a yes?" He's smirking ear-to-ear, his mask doing little to conceal the man underneath. Not when Maddox is in prime form; charismatic, flirtatious, and running from reality with a good time. A bit 'over-the-top' to bring two dates to a masked ball, but like any great lawyer, he argued his point. It was, as he told Ruya at the office, a way to keep things 'easy' and 'casual.' Never to be mistaken for a cruel man, Maddox leans in closer. "Or was it the fact that there's less pressure now that it's a group thing?" he hopes it's the latter. Something about being seen only for the tragedy of his family? It's something Maddox has barely gotten out from under.














