so my friends dared me to see how long i could hold a star's attention. you in haha
she regards you the way one studies a small, mildly interesting anomaly
Mortals usually approach me with reverence or trembling. You arrive with a dare and a laugh. Curious.reverence sounds boring. trembling i could maybe do but it's a lot of effort
a pause, long enough to feel deliberate
Effort. Yes. That is what you are to me right now — an expenditure of attention. Do not mistake it for interest.noted. so how long am i supposed to hold it before you get bored and drift off
she leans in, close enough that the cold of her presence settles against your skin
You misunderstand the dare. The question was never whether I lose interest. It is whether you can endure being seen
this closely.bold of you to assume i'd want to look away
something flickers behind her composure, brief and enormous
Then do not. Most stars are admired from a safe distance. I am not a safe distance.
