She hadn't not been red in the face since he first opened his mouth, but she began darkening back towards crimson at this. Not fury, not quite, but she tried to make it anger because she didn't want to have to feel anything else.
She could latch on to anger. Anger was something she knew how to feel, something that was respected because if nothing else, people knew anger lead to violence. And she had made sure she was strong enough for violence from her to be respected.
Not that it would be from this asshole. But the instinct was there. Shaking with something that she told herself was fury, she snatched her hat off and threw it right at his face. "There! Happy?!" she snarled. "It's off!"
Her ears were small and a few shades lighter blonde than the rest of her hair, tucked flat against her head, almost lost in the sheer floof. She immediately felt wrong without her hat, as if she'd just stripped nude. She flushed darker still, refusing to let herself admit to feeling anything other than rage despite the waves of humiliation and hurt.
As if anything that looked like her would be a joy to behold. He'd just said it to goad her into taking her hat off, and it had worked. But at least she'd gotten to throw something at him. She always felt a little bit better when she got to throw things at people.
She could latch on to anger. Anger was something she knew how to feel, something that was respected because if nothing else, people knew anger lead to violence. And she had made sure she was strong enough for violence from her to be respected.
Not that it would be from this asshole. But the instinct was there. Shaking with something that she told herself was fury, she snatched her hat off and threw it right at his face. "There! Happy?!" she snarled. "It's off!"
Her ears were small and a few shades lighter blonde than the rest of her hair, tucked flat against her head, almost lost in the sheer floof. She immediately felt wrong without her hat, as if she'd just stripped nude. She flushed darker still, refusing to let herself admit to feeling anything other than rage despite the waves of humiliation and hurt.
As if anything that looked like her would be a joy to behold. He'd just said it to goad her into taking her hat off, and it had worked. But at least she'd gotten to throw something at him. She always felt a little bit better when she got to throw things at people.
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