Always running his mouth, yeah he's got a few scars
There is a long, long moment of silence that stretches between them, and within it, Nate lets himself revel in the feeling of control he has. He makes no move to interrupt it, waiting patiently, silently for the younger man to respond to him. The only thing that moved, on his side at least, was his hair, wind that hadn't been there before swirling around him, just him.
Perhaps though, he left it too long, gave the other man too much time to think, because he can all but see, all but feel the resignation sag through the body he's holding, and with it, a kind of deathbed spite he also recognizes.
For the first moment after the words are spat at him, Nate doesn't move, keeps up his facade of unaffected stillness, but his face cracks soon enough, a low, deeply amused chuckle spilling from him. He cocks his head, eyes flicking over the other mans face quickly, as if searching for something, and then, in another blur, he's moving again, tugging the other man this way and that, hoping to use surprise to get Kellan how he wants, turned around and facing towards Haulani, with his caught arm over his chest, and Nate hovering over a shoulder.
"Not quite what I wanted to hear, kiddo." He rumbles smoothly, once they're still again. "But I gotta give you points for boldness. S'why I'm gonna give you a headstart." He pauses then, to let his words sink in, to give the other a chance to pipe up once more.
Perhaps though, he left it too long, gave the other man too much time to think, because he can all but see, all but feel the resignation sag through the body he's holding, and with it, a kind of deathbed spite he also recognizes.
For the first moment after the words are spat at him, Nate doesn't move, keeps up his facade of unaffected stillness, but his face cracks soon enough, a low, deeply amused chuckle spilling from him. He cocks his head, eyes flicking over the other mans face quickly, as if searching for something, and then, in another blur, he's moving again, tugging the other man this way and that, hoping to use surprise to get Kellan how he wants, turned around and facing towards Haulani, with his caught arm over his chest, and Nate hovering over a shoulder.
"Not quite what I wanted to hear, kiddo." He rumbles smoothly, once they're still again. "But I gotta give you points for boldness. S'why I'm gonna give you a headstart." He pauses then, to let his words sink in, to give the other a chance to pipe up once more.
NATE
