 oh king john, what a disaster Lovely™ | Captain Hurted | Ariana's Bane | Resident Antagonist | Unparalleled Delight
For the last few minutes, Nem had taken to eyeing Gregory the Smarmy, directly across from them but a little to the left. The book stayed open on their lap, their finger ostensibly marking a place on the page, but otherwise they stared up at the statue, avoiding the chins and focusing on the eyes.
Did he really look so smarmy, as in, back when he was alive? Or had the sculptor taken creative license in order to make him look as suspicious as possible? Seemed counterproductive if so, like they were trying to teach kids that they would be able to see who was untrustworthy on sight. If Gregory was so cunning, would he have really allowed his appearance to be such a giveaway? Were people - muggles - just especially lacking in the brains department back then?
As an aside, as much as Nem found competence and villainy grounds for attraction, it was still nothing without a certain amount of aesthetic appeal. For example, R-
They broke off the thought as someone approached, and looked up to see the limpet they'd interacted with in the Big Man's first lesson of the term. A James. "Hi," Nem said back to her, and gave her a small but friendly smile, making a mental note of her demeanour. "Kinsay James." |