[Repeated exposure often breeds a kind of immunity. A little bit of poison that you drink every day, to build up your tolerance.
There's nothing like that, for Caspar. That showy stupid way that he offers the ring--on one knee, no less, and Nikos' traitor heart jolts in his chest. He curls his hand around his knife again. This time it's reflexive, the way another man might reach for a holy symbol.
To combat these feeling:]
His ring. [Pedantic. And also--] You really think you're funny, don't you.
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There's nothing like that, for Caspar. That showy stupid way that he offers the ring--on one knee, no less, and Nikos' traitor heart jolts in his chest. He curls his hand around his knife again. This time it's reflexive, the way another man might reach for a holy symbol.
To combat these feeling:]
His ring. [Pedantic. And also--] You really think you're funny, don't you.