I'm not going to let other people box in my options.
[that's completely different from being a rulebreaker; people like that sought to disrupt established authority for no reason other than attention and a desperate need to see others upset. Vincent had no trouble crossing the law (delighted in it, many times) but there was always purpose behind it. he was ill-tempered, not mindless.
he leans forward slightly to pluck the paper out of Kit's hands, staring wordlessly at it for a moment with an expression that is altogether too judgemental for their current predicament. with a soft tilt of his head he hands it back with nothing more than a simple:]
It'll do.
[so encouraging, Vincent. I'm sure everyone you know remarks on how nice it is to receive praise from you.
but he's reaching for the lighter obediently all the same, as well as sliding the notebook over to tear out some pages to use for makeshift candles. the fact that they're dancing closer and closer to true delinquency with every new decision doesn't seem to bother him at all.]
no subject
[that's completely different from being a rulebreaker; people like that sought to disrupt established authority for no reason other than attention and a desperate need to see others upset. Vincent had no trouble crossing the law (delighted in it, many times) but there was always purpose behind it. he was ill-tempered, not mindless.
he leans forward slightly to pluck the paper out of Kit's hands, staring wordlessly at it for a moment with an expression that is altogether too judgemental for their current predicament. with a soft tilt of his head he hands it back with nothing more than a simple:]
It'll do.
[so encouraging, Vincent. I'm sure everyone you know remarks on how nice it is to receive praise from you.
but he's reaching for the lighter obediently all the same, as well as sliding the notebook over to tear out some pages to use for makeshift candles. the fact that they're dancing closer and closer to true delinquency with every new decision doesn't seem to bother him at all.]