With obvious effort, Erik reined himself in, clamping down on the strident objection to being soothed like a wild animal, reminding himself that it didn't matter what Charles thought of him, it didn't— but what Jordan thought of him mattered a great deal.
"I'm sorry," he addressed her directly, making eye contact and deliberately softening his tone, for all that he could feel his face warm with embarrassment. "I know you hate it when I make a scene."
In the calm breath after he spoke, the understanding of what Charles had meant about being flattered bowled into him, full force. The height, the soft dark hair, the riveting blue eyes— he'd been an idiot not to realize. A willful idiot, maybe, but if anything that made it less excusable. Was he really so unaware of his own mind? How miserably predictable it was.
But that seemed to matter less now, the edge of his astounded shame dulling while Jordan just looked at him, til at length he turned back to Charles with a more relaxed expression. "You should be used to my temper by now, Charles," he said. "Strange— I never took you for the forgetful type."
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Date: 2014-11-06 07:49 pm (UTC)"I'm sorry," he addressed her directly, making eye contact and deliberately softening his tone, for all that he could feel his face warm with embarrassment. "I know you hate it when I make a scene."
In the calm breath after he spoke, the understanding of what Charles had meant about being flattered bowled into him, full force. The height, the soft dark hair, the riveting blue eyes— he'd been an idiot not to realize. A willful idiot, maybe, but if anything that made it less excusable. Was he really so unaware of his own mind? How miserably predictable it was.
But that seemed to matter less now, the edge of his astounded shame dulling while Jordan just looked at him, til at length he turned back to Charles with a more relaxed expression. "You should be used to my temper by now, Charles," he said. "Strange— I never took you for the forgetful type."