Tch. Just a little too hard, a little too far. Things would be so much easier if he could read minds properly. That was always the risk, that instead of the sweet shattering he wanted it would turn to fury instead. He could settle for fury. It was just disappointing. Like overcooking an egg when what he'd wanted was for the yolk to run.
His smile did not fade, his eyes did not dim. He dropped his cane back into his hand, swung it backward and dragged it across the floor. When he raised the point of it, her abandoned hat was balanced on the tip of it, held out between them. Unworthy of being touched by his hands, as so many things were.
"Cover your shame, little girl," he suggested. "Take your box of dreams, and run home where you are safe. Believe that you have been clever and brave like a hero in stories. Tell yourself that your pain is a virtue, that you are better for having derived no joy from your debasement – that the version of this story where the pleasure was mutual would be the worse one. Work hard, be smart, and bask in all the happiness that your unimpeachable virtue brings you."
"I am done with you now, Miss Corey, but before you go," and with this he brought his cane up under her chin to tilt it higher, the better to see her face. "Répétez, s'il vous plaît: merci, monsieur."
His smile did not fade, his eyes did not dim. He dropped his cane back into his hand, swung it backward and dragged it across the floor. When he raised the point of it, her abandoned hat was balanced on the tip of it, held out between them. Unworthy of being touched by his hands, as so many things were.
"Cover your shame, little girl," he suggested. "Take your box of dreams, and run home where you are safe. Believe that you have been clever and brave like a hero in stories. Tell yourself that your pain is a virtue, that you are better for having derived no joy from your debasement – that the version of this story where the pleasure was mutual would be the worse one. Work hard, be smart, and bask in all the happiness that your unimpeachable virtue brings you."
"I am done with you now, Miss Corey, but before you go," and with this he brought his cane up under her chin to tilt it higher, the better to see her face. "Répétez, s'il vous plaît: merci, monsieur."
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