[Scorpius gets a little nervous at the look Albus levels him with. Does he not like it or something?
Of course James was a prick again. He nods understandingly, then immediately huffs with offense at the question.] I didn't mean to. You startled me!
[Making room on his bed for Albus is second-nature, and he follows the request to hand over the bottle of polish before he really thinks about it.]
I just wanted to try it out, you know? It's different... I thought it might look nice! But I've never used nail polish before so, uh... [He trails off, wiggling his fingers. It's a semi-decent first attempt but it still looks... very much like a first attempt.
This was a dumb idea. Albus probably thinks it looks silly. It does look silly. Why did he think this was a good idea?
He gives a nervous laugh.] I should just clean it off, probably.
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Of course James was a prick again. He nods understandingly, then immediately huffs with offense at the question.] I didn't mean to. You startled me!
[Making room on his bed for Albus is second-nature, and he follows the request to hand over the bottle of polish before he really thinks about it.]
I just wanted to try it out, you know? It's different... I thought it might look nice! But I've never used nail polish before so, uh... [He trails off, wiggling his fingers. It's a semi-decent first attempt but it still looks... very much like a first attempt.
This was a dumb idea. Albus probably thinks it looks silly. It does look silly. Why did he think this was a good idea?
He gives a nervous laugh.] I should just clean it off, probably.