[ is it? he thinks to argue. these particular challenges aren't ones he thinks can simply be overcome — how does one learn how to tilt back and expose the jugular? there are some things that go against instinct and it feels unbreakable. ]
[ he says none of it; by and large, because he doesn't know him well enough. he isn't so unused to his entire world being so transactional, nor of others being so open and obvious about it, but there's a particularly meandering way he thinks Sasuke is going about this. there's a lot of things it could be: manners, manipulation, genuine awkwardness or inexperience. ]
[ Guanshan swallows a gulp full of tea, too warm all the way down, and hedges his bets: ]
no subject
[ he says none of it; by and large, because he doesn't know him well enough. he isn't so unused to his entire world being so transactional, nor of others being so open and obvious about it, but there's a particularly meandering way he thinks Sasuke is going about this. there's a lot of things it could be: manners, manipulation, genuine awkwardness or inexperience. ]
[ Guanshan swallows a gulp full of tea, too warm all the way down, and hedges his bets: ]
What, like you wanna fuck?