“ How funny. It’s strange; you look as though you’ve seen something. — A ghost, perhaps? ” The gun is tucked away with no discretion; the boy has already seen it, so he may as well get a good look, being unlikely that it’ll be the last time he sees it tonight.
feigns a smile that’s been shaky from the start. ❛ ahaha, uh .. yeah —!❜ it disappears when he glances down at the gun yet again; his back instinctively reclines away from the man, as if that will make him feel safer. ( it doesn’t. ) ❛ y-you’re .. not gonna kill me are you ? please, don’t ! i won’t say anything !❜ surprising the whole block hasn’t heard him, at this point.
