[it's not her apparent age he has a problem with -- in the time he's been here, he's seen some shit, not to mention the fact that he's dating a goddess, who absolutely doesn't look her age. it's more the fact that imagines that for her to take a look at his leg, she'll actually have to look at it, and that's not something he's really comfortable with, everything below the waist a mess of surgical scars where they had to push his bones back in and put pins in his knees to keep them there. it's a point of vanity and she's a stranger, and one he's still not thrilled by -- though his opinion of her is ticking upwards in measures, particularly when she skips the apology. particularly when she asks if he got his revenge]
[well, that's -- well. his eyebrows raise, then lower again, expression softening a little]
You have no idea. [how old the apologies get] And in a manner of speaking. I didn't pull the trigger personally, but ... [but Aiden has taken more than a pound of flesh from the Chicago South Club, the Irish Mob, the people that made him a cripple. he's more than happy with that, and the unpleasant little smile he flashes her, rather than put that into words, probably makes that clear enough]
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[it's not her apparent age he has a problem with -- in the time he's been here, he's seen some shit, not to mention the fact that he's dating a goddess, who absolutely doesn't look her age. it's more the fact that imagines that for her to take a look at his leg, she'll actually have to look at it, and that's not something he's really comfortable with, everything below the waist a mess of surgical scars where they had to push his bones back in and put pins in his knees to keep them there. it's a point of vanity and she's a stranger, and one he's still not thrilled by -- though his opinion of her is ticking upwards in measures, particularly when she skips the apology. particularly when she asks if he got his revenge]
[well, that's -- well. his eyebrows raise, then lower again, expression softening a little]
You have no idea. [how old the apologies get] And in a manner of speaking. I didn't pull the trigger personally, but ... [but Aiden has taken more than a pound of flesh from the Chicago South Club, the Irish Mob, the people that made him a cripple. he's more than happy with that, and the unpleasant little smile he flashes her, rather than put that into words, probably makes that clear enough]