That's because everyone else in this school is pathetic.
[A grin tugs at the corners of his mouth, quick, a little dark. There's something in the way that she licks at her lip, just a little, something that makes his skin prickle, makes him want to lean forward and kiss her. He could. He's that close. He might, still. Not yet.]
And I'm not. And neither are you, I'm thinking.
[Except for her blood. But that goes without saying--and adds an unsavory dirty quality to this that acts as an enhancement, in this case. He leans in then, just a little, enough so that their mouths are so close to touching, one breath away, and he's stepped in again, a little nearer, so close he can feel the heat from her body, so close he's nearly got her backed up against one of the support beams.]
And I don't intend to fail. Next time, I'll catch you at it.
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[A grin tugs at the corners of his mouth, quick, a little dark. There's something in the way that she licks at her lip, just a little, something that makes his skin prickle, makes him want to lean forward and kiss her. He could. He's that close. He might, still. Not yet.]
And I'm not. And neither are you, I'm thinking.
[Except for her blood. But that goes without saying--and adds an unsavory dirty quality to this that acts as an enhancement, in this case. He leans in then, just a little, enough so that their mouths are so close to touching, one breath away, and he's stepped in again, a little nearer, so close he can feel the heat from her body, so close he's nearly got her backed up against one of the support beams.]
And I don't intend to fail. Next time, I'll catch you at it.