[Lance is prepared for her to take a swing at him, or maybe pull one of her knives and make a threat or something, but he isn't expecting to be grabbed by the hair and pinned against the bar. The whole thing causes him to freeze immediately, but only while he gets a read on the situation; she isn't actually hurting him, at least not more than some pulled hair and the grip on his arm, so other than making sure his feet are on the floor instead of the rungs of the barstool he doesn't make any immediate move to resist.
It's not like this is the first time this has ever happened to him, because Maketh's right on one thing; the lesson never took.
He could fight back, but he chooses not to for the moment; he will if it seems necessary, but right now what she's doing is essentially just posturing. Although he's aware he should be afraid, and on some level he is, it's still buried under anger and defiance and exhaustion and the stress of the last several months. He just doesn't feel like being afraid right now.
Although he cringes a little when she wipes the blood on his face, his tone is just as venomous as it was before when he actually responds.]
And you're a coward.
[Because that's the only fitting word for people who look out for their own desires and wants above all else.]
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cw for vague allusions to child abuse, fighting, etc etc just in case
Date: 2017-08-08 03:58 am (UTC)It's not like this is the first time this has ever happened to him, because Maketh's right on one thing; the lesson never took.
He could fight back, but he chooses not to for the moment; he will if it seems necessary, but right now what she's doing is essentially just posturing. Although he's aware he should be afraid, and on some level he is, it's still buried under anger and defiance and exhaustion and the stress of the last several months. He just doesn't feel like being afraid right now.
Although he cringes a little when she wipes the blood on his face, his tone is just as venomous as it was before when he actually responds.]
And you're a coward.
[Because that's the only fitting word for people who look out for their own desires and wants above all else.]