Shady

(Heh) “Sounds like a good reputation to have!” Tadaaki smiled, glancing over at Ky. His smile faltered. She was staring at her plate, expression carefully neutral as she swallowed her ...

“…they seem nice,” she allowed, remembering the ones she’d seen when Emery was letting Tasia play with his horse. She didn’t speed up anymore, though, letting him pull ahead a ...

“Mm.” She glanced down the hall, grateful that they hadn’t run into anyone. Yet. She was being irritating. She was irritating herself, even. Why was he trying so hard? Why ...

“And where’s that?” Tadaaki asked. She was so nice he was almost forgetting he was supposed to be scared.

“Because I’m going home.” She lifted her chin. “Or I’m going to go to bed until I’m allowed to go home. I’m very patient.”

(Too bad Aashi isn’t here, she’d use this to absolutely embarrass him with compliments lol) Tadaaki grinned at that, blushing a little. “…that also feels nice. But. Well. It’s still ...

“I’m not going to meet either of them,” she said quietly, glancing ahead of them. What was the point in pretending? No one believed her when she tried to be ...

“That’s what counts!” Tadaaki agreed, dipping his head.

“I don’t know.” This was tiresome. She grudgingly sped up ever so slightly.

“I haven’t met them,” Ky said simply. “But that’s what I hear, yes.”

(I mean down below Google also had ‘piddle around’ as a definition like I used it lol so perhaps regional? But also I’m now not sure if I’ve heard anyone ...

“Probably not,” Ky said, glancing down the hall. “I was an asshole to her… I should probably apologize… then leave her alone.”

(Yeah I googled it right after I explained it to be sure I was saying it right and discovered that lol literally never heard it used in that context before ...

Ky nodded in agreement. “She mentioned.”

“She seems… sweet,” she said, not looking at him. And a little juvenile, too. Young. Innocent. Ky would only corrupt her if she hung around her too long.