“So, um- yeah, I’m not actually a boy love. Sorry about that. You just happened across me while I was under the influence of some mischievous bit of magic there. At least I was taller for a good while. Me real name’s Victoria by the way, though you can still call me Brendon if you like.” she shrugged, unsure of how to really handle this awkward situation with the young (relatively) warlock.
———CONFUSION HAD BEEN THE FIRST EMOTION TO GRACE HIS FACE ; the second was a more well rounded shade of the same feeling. at first, the man hadn’t quite recognized her despite the words coming from her mouth. it wasn’t until she’d uttered the name brendondid the tale become something of a peculiarity.
❝ believe me, i’m the last person you ought to be apologizing to for gender related expression. ❞ he almost wanted to laugh, though he felt that would be in bad taste considering she had yet to truly understand the scope of the statement. offering a hand, the german smiled.
❝ victoria, then? i can’t help but notice we keep running into one another. ❞