Tag: standslullaby

BISCOTTI.

“Work like this is dangerous when you’re alone. I would like to join your team, if you’d let me.”

She folds her hands on the table, eyes focused unwavering on his face, waiting for some kind of reaction to get a reading from. 

                          _{———THE REACTION SHE WAS WAITING FOR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN THE ONE HE WOULD GIVE HER. devoid of expression, the man’s unwavering gaze almost detracted from the silence between them.}

        _{❝ you wish to join my team? ❞
he nearly smiled, resting his cheek in his hand. it was an interesting request, to say the least, and not exactly what he had expected from her.}

BISCOTTI.

“Whether I could or not doesn’t really matter if I don’t have the intention to do it in the first place.”

She leans back in her chair, arms folded over her chest as she arches a brow at the other. 

“No, I’m here to ask a favor.”

                      _{———HE LIFTED A BROW BUT SAID NOTHING. fingers pausing over their initial ministrations, the man tapped his finger once on the grain and then placed his palm face down.}

      _{❝ what would you want of me, then? ❞}

BISCOTTI.

“Rude…. But understandable. I’m not here to kill you though, if that’s what you think.”

                           _{———HE SCOFFED AT THE ASSURANCE. the assassin’s words came with a tone that brought a smile to his face. fingers unfolded, he traced over the grain of the wooden table.}

        _{❝ that is, if you could manage that alone? ❞}