Don't put your happiness in other people's hands
His mouth twisted into a mockery of a smile and disappeared again, his gaze flat and void of any of the humor that had begun to become more frequent.
"Yeah, I have been, because I don't want your friendship, or your patience, or anything to do with your 'understanding' whatsoever. I don't need any of it, and I'm not going to pretend to accept you when I don't, just to spare some feelings."
Clearly Loren was expecting things from Korbin that he couldn't - wouldn't - give, even though he'd said he wasn't going to. Ha. So much for trusting his word. So much for letting anyone in. He'd known it wouldn't work.
"You don't know the first thing about my responsibilities. Candor was part of my job description, but fawning was not. So if you can't stand to listen to my honest opinions, fine."
Korbin turned on his heels and stalked towards the door. He would not be treated like a kid by someone who wasn't that much older than himself, and would certainly not stand around to be lectured when he'd only been telling the truth.
"Yeah, I have been, because I don't want your friendship, or your patience, or anything to do with your 'understanding' whatsoever. I don't need any of it, and I'm not going to pretend to accept you when I don't, just to spare some feelings."
Clearly Loren was expecting things from Korbin that he couldn't - wouldn't - give, even though he'd said he wasn't going to. Ha. So much for trusting his word. So much for letting anyone in. He'd known it wouldn't work.
"You don't know the first thing about my responsibilities. Candor was part of my job description, but fawning was not. So if you can't stand to listen to my honest opinions, fine."
Korbin turned on his heels and stalked towards the door. He would not be treated like a kid by someone who wasn't that much older than himself, and would certainly not stand around to be lectured when he'd only been telling the truth.
They'll drop it
KORBIN
