Re: The Courtyard: Alex, Ashton, Barclay & OPEN
Barclay could almost feel it radiating off of Ashton, that palpable anger. It wouldn't take much for him to transform, to actually smash Alex into the wall or to tear him into ribbons. And the truth was, Barclay kind of wanted him to rip apart this little sociopath. Let's see if Alex thought they were so ridiculous then.
But Ashton could not afford that. Ashton could not attack a human, because it would cost him his humanity. So, Barclay did what he could to defuse the situation. Which meant going for Alex before Ashton could.
"You know what would be fun for me?" The distance between them was small, and Barclay easily closed it, his fist going for Alex's nose. He knew how to fight, always having been a scrapper before he'd mastered his magic.
Barclay gave Alex a cold look. "Go on, then. Make fun of me. Or go run to the teacher. That's what your good at, isn't it? Sneaking around. Snitching. Go on then, Alex. Show me what you got."