stephanie nashton does it all (forthem) wrote in rooms,
Re: quicklog: eddie/steph in Wonder City
[The carnie charm caught her off guard, and her mouth twitched into a frown that didn't dissipate despite her best efforts. She was frankly offended that he thought he had to pull that shit with her. That he thought he still needed to use those sharp roguish games to steal her heart. She wasn't one of those bimbos he would pick up on nights when he didn't want to be alone or silly girls on the boardwalk that fell for his tricks. She was his fucking wife. They didn't need games like that anymore. Or so she thought.
Of course, none of this was said aloud, but Eddie could read her like a book. He would know that he pissed her off, even if all she did was twitch into a frown and furrow her eyebrows in damn near confusion before he caught her lips in that saccharine kiss. She reciprocated, but just barely and stiffly. She could feel the wall between them both. She could feel that kiss that wasn't like their normal kisses. She could feel him playing another fucking carnie trick, and it pissed her off. But when she broke the embrace, she flashed him an almost smile that he would know was fake, drawing quiet for a second. Finally, softly:] Flounder. I'm gonna name him Flounder.