scrutiny Ā with Ā any Ā purpose Ā sat Ā uncomfortably Ā on Ā him . Ā Ā a Ā stare Ā alone Ā was Ā enough Ā to Ā set Ā his Ā mind Ā cascading Ā into Ā a Ā spiral , Ā Ā her Ā attentiveness Ā made Ā for Ā a Ā sicklyĀ feeling Ā he Ā couldn't Ā brush aside Ā with Ā a Ā corrective Ā thought . Ā Ā he Ā doesn't Ā know Ā what Ā she's Ā thinking āÆāÆ Ā Ā that Ā is Ā where Ā the Ā discomfort Ā lay , Ā in Ā the Ā assumptions Ā that Ā she Ā must Ā think Ā him Ā unsatisfactory , Ā dull Ā . Ā . Ā . Ā Ā nothing .
@xaelthyr said : '' that Ā immense Ā power Ā you Ā possess Ā naturally Ā entitles Ā its Ā wielder Ā to Ā stand Ā above Ā others . ''
immense Ā power . Ā a Ā burst Ā of Ā warmth Ā spreads Ā across Ā his Ā ribcage , Ā a Ā fleeting Ā sensation Ā that Ā had Ā dampened Ā the Ā noise Ā of Ā self Ā depreciation . Ā Ā his Ā inhale Ā is Ā steady , Ā Ā shoulders Ā follow Ā and Ā straighten Ā a Ā touch Ā āÆāÆ Ā Ā confidence . Ā Ā validation . Ā Ā bob Ā watches Ā for Ā the Ā lie Ā to Ā break Ā across Ā her Ā expression Ā in Ā a Ā laugh Ā or Ā a Ā scoff , Ā anything Ā that'd Ā confirm Ā the Ā joke Ā instinct Ā tells Ā him Ā to Ā expect . Ā but Ā her Ā features Ā are Ā steady , Ā and Ā that Ā sensation Ā comes Ā again . Ā through Ā his Ā uneven Ā smile Ā comes Ā a Ā sound Ā intended Ā as Ā a Ā laugh , Ā Ā it Ā stutters Ā like Ā it Ā was Ā uncertain Ā whether Ā or Ā not Ā it Ā deserved Ā to Ā break Ā the Ā silence . Ā Ā Ā Ā ā i Ā don't - ā Ā Ā Ā Ā a Ā pause ; Ā Ā he Ā is Ā entitled Ā to Ā it , Ā Ā surely . Ā Ā Ā Ā ā i don't know Ā if Ā i Ā can - should - i don't know . ā Ā Ā Ā
