Shady

(Ky: I am a small girl, he is clearly frightened of me)(Altho…) “It’s fantastic!” she said, also glancing around. It was making her uneasy that he didn’t sit down. Why ...

(Bold of you to assume I remember lol she would have rambled about how big and slightly intimidating her bedroom was, how kind everyone was being, whined about Zander leaving ...

Ky started to shut the door, then hesitated. Would that seem threatening? She didn’t want to make him uncomfortable. She settled for closing it most of the way but leaving ...

Well, shit, if Gaius was going to just start reading — She carefully opened the letter that she was pretty sure was Tomhas’s handwriting and began reading.

Ky dipped her head and stepped to the side out of the way so he could go in first if he liked.

She nodded and took a step backward toward the door, looking back at the letters. Should she leave to read them? Or just do it here, so they could make ...

Her smiled faltered. She didn’t like that. She didn’t like that at all. Was she getting psychoanalyzed about which she’d pick? Probably. Gods. She didn’t like making decisions. Especially not ...

(FoR sOmE rEaSoN) “Thanks!” She tried her best to stay calm, but there was an eagerness to her step as she approached his desk and took the letters. There were ...

Was ‘no’ an option? “Wherever you prefer, sir.” She smiled. “No preference.”

Ky pushed the door open and stepped inside but then stopped rather than approach his desk. It still made her uneasy to be in here. She flashed a quick smile, ...

“Well, sir.” She forced herself to let go of the handle; no opportunity to hide now. “And you?”

Ky took a deep breath and forced her energy to calm, hesitating outside his office for a long moment. She needed to not be a pest. She took a moment ...

She tensed a bit. Fortunate for who? Certainly not her. She forced a little smile and dipped her head to him. “Hello!”

(Omg wild lol) Letter, letter, letter— Ky excitedly hurried down the hall. It hadn’t taken nearly as long to get a response as she’d been anticipating. She couldn’t wait to ...

Ky smiled and bowed in return, then hesitated and awkwardly curtsied instead. That’s what girls were supposed to do… right? She put her hand on the knob uncertainly, trying to ...