[ again, all this meta lasts the approximation of a few blinks—sylvain is quick on his feet, moreso than he lets on.
...even if the pieces click into place, however, he's still too entirely baffled to decide how exactly he's supposed to feel about it. has he stalled too much that he's missed his window to play it off? pretend it never happened and lord claude's incorrect conjecture over him? he considers it, honestly, if only to hide whatever mortification and humiliation he feels.
...but there's something about this situation which is admittedly hilarious even to sylvain, even if he feels very much like the butt of the joke. the awkward silence is finally punctuated with a half-snort, half laugh. ]
You're giving me way too much credit.
[ there's something a little bitter and self-deprecating in the smile he returns. but it vanishes quickly enough as he just shakes his head, facing claude head-on. maybe it's equal enough revenge to let claude realize that he gave up his own game—he outplayed himself, because sylvain wasn't even in the running.
eventually, ] What were you even hoping to accomplish...? [ dryly, ] If you wanted to be wooed, surely there are better ways to go about it.
4/4 omfg
...even if the pieces click into place, however, he's still too entirely baffled to decide how exactly he's supposed to feel about it. has he stalled too much that he's missed his window to play it off? pretend it never happened and lord claude's incorrect conjecture over him? he considers it, honestly, if only to hide whatever mortification and humiliation he feels.
...but there's something about this situation which is admittedly hilarious even to sylvain, even if he feels very much like the butt of the joke. the awkward silence is finally punctuated with a half-snort, half laugh. ]
You're giving me way too much credit.
[ there's something a little bitter and self-deprecating in the smile he returns. but it vanishes quickly enough as he just shakes his head, facing claude head-on. maybe it's equal enough revenge to let claude realize that he gave up his own game—he outplayed himself, because sylvain wasn't even in the running.
eventually, ] What were you even hoping to accomplish...? [ dryly, ] If you wanted to be wooed, surely there are better ways to go about it.