He eyes her for a moment, taking in leaf-green eyes and sapphire hair. Interesting. Very interesting.
“That is all. You may go.”
He eyes her for a moment, taking in leaf-green eyes and sapphire hair. Interesting. Very interesting.
“That is all. You may go.”
“Perhaps,” she muses, changing her focus to a candle flame. “But as you said, agree to disagree.”
“Me. I am the predator, in case you have not noticed—but thankfully for you, I have not decided you are prey just yet.”
He turns and strolls away.
“Instinct can be overcome. Base desires can be stifled. The logical mind can rule.”
“Me. I am the predator, in case you have not noticed—but thankfully for you, I have not decided you are prey just yet.”
He turns and strolls away.
“Instinct can be overcome. Base desires can be stifled. The logical mind can rule.”
He answers her question with a question of his own.
“Does anyone have reason to be afraid of a predator?” he asks. “Why do we fear the tiger? The shark? The bear?”
He answers her question with a question of his own.
“Does anyone have reason to be afraid of a predator?” he asks. “Why do we fear the tiger? The shark? The bear?”
“Are you frightened of me?” he asks. He knows the answer; let’s see if she can keep a straight face while saying ‘no.’
“Are you frightened of me?” he asks. He knows the answer; let’s see if she can keep a straight face while saying ‘no.’
“Oh?” His voice has taken on a sultry purr. She has caught the predator’s attention. “How curious. >>
“Oh?” His voice has taken on a sultry purr. She has caught the predator’s attention. “How curious. >>
But he had a point, she knew him from a distance. It was only appropriate for her to spin her own web in her favor.
“Then, forgive me. What do you know about me? I don’t want to bore you with trivial factoids.”
“You.” He doesn’t look at her. “Enya was responsible for hiring you—I know the basics, but I must confess my knowledge of you is very limited.”
𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙂𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙡
Kikuyo Niwa
Written by Inu
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𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙂𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙣 𝘼𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙡
Kikuyo Niwa
Written by Inu
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“You.” He doesn’t look at her. “Enya was responsible for hiring you—I know the basics, but I must confess my knowledge of you is very limited.”
“I’m curious,” he says eventually.
“You.” He doesn’t look at her. “Enya was responsible for hiring you—I know the basics, but I must confess my knowledge of you is very limited.”
Vegas’s Japanese Sharpshooter
Inusuke Sukai
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Vegas’s Japanese Sharpshooter
Inusuke Sukai
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