[Concord gets caught up in that smile. Attractive. Has he ever seen much of a smile from Ali before? Maybe not like that one. Not a soft, earnest smile, not a smile the way a smile should be.
His mind immediately splits between two responses. The first, that of breezy charm, "I shall do one better; you have a dashing smile". The second, repentance "I'm sorry to have been unkind to you". Neither turn out to be fully within his character to voice.
This is Ali, after all, they are something of rivals. He does not need to treat the man with such tenderness. The urge to do so should leave him, he thinks, it would be better left unexpressed.
He blows more air out of his nose, looking sidelong as Ali takes his seat.]
Do not grow accustomed to it. [there's the Concord Ali knows well, though it's said without his usual firmness. He sips his wine before straightening himself forward, realizing his wide armed relaxing onto the lounge put one arm at Ali's back.
That urge returns, of tenderness, of affectionate comradery, and he cuts the legs out from his own words by reaching for Ali and playfully ruffle his hair.]
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Date: 2022-12-23 11:08 pm (UTC)His mind immediately splits between two responses. The first, that of breezy charm, "I shall do one better; you have a dashing smile". The second, repentance "I'm sorry to have been unkind to you". Neither turn out to be fully within his character to voice.
This is Ali, after all, they are something of rivals. He does not need to treat the man with such tenderness. The urge to do so should leave him, he thinks, it would be better left unexpressed.
He blows more air out of his nose, looking sidelong as Ali takes his seat.]
Do not grow accustomed to it. [there's the Concord Ali knows well, though it's said without his usual firmness. He sips his wine before straightening himself forward, realizing his wide armed relaxing onto the lounge put one arm at Ali's back.
That urge returns, of tenderness, of affectionate comradery, and he cuts the legs out from his own words by reaching for Ali and playfully ruffle his hair.]