The dark-haired captain might have contradicted Melita once, but the sight of steel made it pretty plain that the Honeybee wasn't just playing hard to get, and the retraction that followed left Tal feeling even more alone and out of place on the stage. The look on his face as he took in Mel's glare was wounded and humiliated, his brown skin flushed dark with embarrassment as he slowly curled back in on himself.
Suffice to say, all urge to continue the karaoke into an encore had shriveled up and blown away on the crisp sea breeze.
Shoulders hunched against the eyes of the bar flies and the crew of the Ark, Tal kept his gaze glued firmly on the floor in front of his toes as he slunk off the stage. He hesitated for a moment, swaying towards the bar, but not even the lure of getting blackout drunk could overcome his shreds of self-preservation. No one had seen him cry in the past eight years and fuck if anyone was going to see him now. He could come back tomorrow and apologize to Flora.
Jamming his hands in his pockets, he trudged towards the door, enduring his walk of shame with his head hung low and his wounded heart on his sleeve until he could make his escape.
He hoped Ludo was satisfied. At the moment the courier didn't think he'd ever want to sing again.
~Tal out!~
Suffice to say, all urge to continue the karaoke into an encore had shriveled up and blown away on the crisp sea breeze.
Shoulders hunched against the eyes of the bar flies and the crew of the Ark, Tal kept his gaze glued firmly on the floor in front of his toes as he slunk off the stage. He hesitated for a moment, swaying towards the bar, but not even the lure of getting blackout drunk could overcome his shreds of self-preservation. No one had seen him cry in the past eight years and fuck if anyone was going to see him now. He could come back tomorrow and apologize to Flora.
Jamming his hands in his pockets, he trudged towards the door, enduring his walk of shame with his head hung low and his wounded heart on his sleeve until he could make his escape.
He hoped Ludo was satisfied. At the moment the courier didn't think he'd ever want to sing again.
~Tal out!~
