Re: Nell/Filip
"Of course it was," Filip sneered, swooping her under his arm and then catching her as she came back around. "I wasn't around back then, was I?" Like any party - any prom - would be improved by his presence.
Thin veneer of smugness aside, Filip tried to imagine what that was like: a party to celebrate adulthood. Getting dressed up like they all were right now, stressing out about dates. Prom queen. King. All that.
"For real, though. What didn't you like about it?"