Carlo
The word deal sounds very grown up when Finch says it; completely the opposite to how it sounds when he and his twin are trying to tease favours or trades from other kids (and sometimes from their own parents). Satisfied with the arrangement and especially by Calan's stipulation, he straightens up and puffs out his chest like the confident, rain-slickered captain he is. "Deal," he replies, and were it not for the rain or their too long sleeves, he might have demanded a three-way handshake about it.
Instead, his blue eyes flick over Finch's shoulder where the older thief confirms he can show them an entrance down into Rae's Fingers. Perhaps they shouldn't be so eager to follow someone who is still basically a stranger down into the deepest parts of Torchline's underbelly, but Finch, for all of his threats to break their wrists, hasn't ever seemed actually dangerous. His hands are quick but his shins are soft and kickable, and besides, he'd taught them a thing or two already about how to be good thieves.
And so Carlo nods magnanimously and gestures for Finch to lead the way, before exchanging a quick and boyish smile with his brother as they swarm forward to follow. For better or worse, they're about to have a taste of what a real life of crime is all about.
~FIN
Instead, his blue eyes flick over Finch's shoulder where the older thief confirms he can show them an entrance down into Rae's Fingers. Perhaps they shouldn't be so eager to follow someone who is still basically a stranger down into the deepest parts of Torchline's underbelly, but Finch, for all of his threats to break their wrists, hasn't ever seemed actually dangerous. His hands are quick but his shins are soft and kickable, and besides, he'd taught them a thing or two already about how to be good thieves.
And so Carlo nods magnanimously and gestures for Finch to lead the way, before exchanging a quick and boyish smile with his brother as they swarm forward to follow. For better or worse, they're about to have a taste of what a real life of crime is all about.
~FIN
today you are the king and the day belongs to you
