[Meryl is doing her best to remain angry, steamingly so. Which makes it all the more infuriating when he starts to smile. She can see that he's trying to hold it back, which would maybe give him credit, if he weren't so endearingly handsome when that resolve finally cracks. It's a good thing she's set her tea down, because she throws her hands up in her absolute frustration, before crossing them tightly over her chest.]
Endearment. [She huffs.] I'll give you a pass because you're still learning, but it isn't very endearing being talked down to.
[But if that weren't the case... why did her heart skip a beat when he said it? Why did her stomach rustle with a sudden bout of butterflies? It's an embarrassing reality that she doesn't want to think about for a multitude of reasons, none the least of which come back to the fact that he's being rude!]
Let's try a list of other things you could call me. Smart One. Pretty One! Determined One! Heck, you could even call me Human One!
[Still huffing and puffing, she finally picks up her tea again. She finds a way to sip it angrily, even if it doesn't linger long. The reminder that he made this for her, that despite his missteps, he's trying to be nice keep her from maintaining a grip on her wrath.]
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Date: 2023-12-30 03:17 am (UTC)Endearment. [She huffs.] I'll give you a pass because you're still learning, but it isn't very endearing being talked down to.
[But if that weren't the case... why did her heart skip a beat when he said it? Why did her stomach rustle with a sudden bout of butterflies? It's an embarrassing reality that she doesn't want to think about for a multitude of reasons, none the least of which come back to the fact that he's being rude!]
Let's try a list of other things you could call me. Smart One. Pretty One! Determined One! Heck, you could even call me Human One!
[Still huffing and puffing, she finally picks up her tea again. She finds a way to sip it angrily, even if it doesn't linger long. The reminder that he made this for her, that despite his missteps, he's trying to be nice keep her from maintaining a grip on her wrath.]