"I smile," he disagreed, though he was feeling uncomfortably uncertain. He did still smile, didn't he? Trying to remember specific recent instances where he'd smiled was difficult. Surely he just didn't notice. Why would he take note of the fact that he was smiling? It was a perfectly ordinary expression, that he had a normal number of times. "I don't smile during class," he added. "No one smiles during class. It's class."
There were plenty of professors who smiled during class, and who made their students smile in turn. But Michael was not one of them. He didn't like being made to defend his face, particularly not when she was the one who seemed to like it.
He should have known she'd single out that one. Wasn't it enough that he literally ate people? Did she have to focus on the thing that made him sound like he was also a date rapist? "It isn't like that," he said, which wasn't an answer at all, really. His eyes were on the anxious way she seemed to be fidgeting with her lighter. "It isn't anything you need to worry about. Not like that." He ran his fingers through his hair before tousling it back to its usual mess. "I don't know."
He watched her circle the living room, seeming like she was looking for something. If it was clear from her face, he couldn't tell. He was mostly watching her legs. He had a hunch, by the time she returned, what exactly she was looking for. The lighter in her hand was a clue. He was pretty sure she'd stuck it back in her jacket pocket, but he didn't say so. He was trying to think of something… harmless. Unmistakable, but harmless.
He shrugged and tried to stick his hands in his pockets, but his pajama pants didn't have any. He crossed them over his chest again, gaze lowered to nothing in particular. "Not really," he admitted, which was no real secret. Someone who thought he never smiled probably didn't even need to ask, not really. Then he looked up, met her gaze to make very deliberate eye contact. She said she didn't need a demonstration, but it really was much easier than trying to explain. "Do a jumping jack," he compelled, which was childish and silly but it got the job done. Quick and easy and not something she could tell herself she'd wanted to do anyway. Then he looked away, again, feeling silly. "I've got a pack of cigarettes in my jeans, still," he said. "You can have it."
There were plenty of professors who smiled during class, and who made their students smile in turn. But Michael was not one of them. He didn't like being made to defend his face, particularly not when she was the one who seemed to like it.
He should have known she'd single out that one. Wasn't it enough that he literally ate people? Did she have to focus on the thing that made him sound like he was also a date rapist? "It isn't like that," he said, which wasn't an answer at all, really. His eyes were on the anxious way she seemed to be fidgeting with her lighter. "It isn't anything you need to worry about. Not like that." He ran his fingers through his hair before tousling it back to its usual mess. "I don't know."
He watched her circle the living room, seeming like she was looking for something. If it was clear from her face, he couldn't tell. He was mostly watching her legs. He had a hunch, by the time she returned, what exactly she was looking for. The lighter in her hand was a clue. He was pretty sure she'd stuck it back in her jacket pocket, but he didn't say so. He was trying to think of something… harmless. Unmistakable, but harmless.
He shrugged and tried to stick his hands in his pockets, but his pajama pants didn't have any. He crossed them over his chest again, gaze lowered to nothing in particular. "Not really," he admitted, which was no real secret. Someone who thought he never smiled probably didn't even need to ask, not really. Then he looked up, met her gaze to make very deliberate eye contact. She said she didn't need a demonstration, but it really was much easier than trying to explain. "Do a jumping jack," he compelled, which was childish and silly but it got the job done. Quick and easy and not something she could tell herself she'd wanted to do anyway. Then he looked away, again, feeling silly. "I've got a pack of cigarettes in my jeans, still," he said. "You can have it."
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