funny little snake, aren't you? /luca
"do you think you scare me?" it is asked with an open honesty, a genuine desire to peer behind the curtain of mystery and supposed intrigue; some people just get in their way, phillip no stranger to the vague hint of a shadow on the wall. it is dark in the penthouse when he gets inside the door save for a lamp ominously left on in the corner which he knows - the same way he knows exactly how many wine glasses he has, the millimeters in which they are spaced - was not left on when he went to work that morning.
do you think you scare me because only someone well versed in the subtle art of implied violence knows how these things are typically scripted to sell fear. you set the mood, pick the right thing to say, let the vulnerability bleed through every crack in the facade you can find. violence can be a lot like sex if you want it to be.
luca appears to be asking him on a date.
"would you like a drink?"
