she feels scalded, scathed by hyper-aware observation. this woman saw past the facade-- whatever that was, anyway. it caused roman to swallow, to take a step back as if suddenly unsure. roman can say the same of peter. as a child so unused to affection, roman became cold, volatile. razor sharp. each of her actions brought on by self-loathing, too much wealth or merely because she could influenced a cacophony of mistakes. the world saw her as roman godfrey, rich. it didn’t matter what became of her personality. it wasn’t expected. it wasn’t soft enough, or feminine enough.
‘ Alright, alright. ’ a brief pause, smirk smearing across full lips. ‘ Although, I am fairly certain you’d react the same way, wouldn’t you? It isn’t like you’ve heard anything positive about me, or my family. Nothing to give you the impression you should trust me, or even remotely tolerate my existence. ’ tenor affronted, still conveying that lathered insecurity despite wanting to seem alright. completely okay with another persons dislike. but arya was someone important to peter, and peter was important to her.
shrugging graceful shoulders roman tries to keep herself detached from the situation. not wanting to fall too deeply into thought over why arya was being nice to her. in fact, it was likely that the other was just a better person. someone more tolerable to indiscretions. forgiving.
‘ there’s a place we can go just down the street. it isn’t anything fancy but the drinks are cheap. ’