“yes. i’d like you to start over and knock.”was it truly necessary? not really. and he wasn’t even that bothered to begin with; inconveniencing him was just enjoyable.“make sure it’s loud and clear, too. get creative with it.”
“—- how about i don’t and say i did?” that way, he wouldn’t have to do anything, and wouldn’t have to start over. in-fact, all he would have to do is keep his temper in-check and everything would be fine. well, if he was lucky. “‘cause, i’m not that motivated to knock.”
“give it a try sometime,”he said and turned the page. there was a clear refusal to even look up from his book and acknowledge ky’s presence with a glance.“ you may find that it suits you.”
“see, that would mean there was a real reason for me to be here.” of course, ky should have stopped himself from going around in circles, but at the same time… he didn’t care much to correct himself. “— do you want me to knock?”
“typically, one knocks before entering, but i suppose you never got that memo. you’ll have to wait until i finish this book before boring me with whatever it is you need.”
ky couldn’t help himself from rolling his eyes, “—- knocking isn’t really my thing.” that would have meant he cared enough to do so. at the moment… he didn’t think it mattered. “just saying.”
“same difference.” lurking, standing around, watching, or even staring. it was all the same in his mind. all he wanted was a moment of peace…. something that he wasn’t going to get today it seemed, “doesn’t matter how you label it.”
Hellfirebound 