[ Nicknames are a habit they share, though as he has so often thought when reflecting upon their similarities, their intentions greatly differ. So when he hears that moniker, he smiles ingratiatingly and does not question it further or protest, but he also does not mistake it for any form of affection.
A gesture of fondness, perhaps, but not affection. It is not the same gentle tease that Lavi would bestow on those people he might risk life and limb over.
As always, even amid their shared grins and good-natured banter, he keeps this thing in mind.
Jack is dangerous in ways that Lavi would prefer not to entangle himself with, and certainly, in other ways he hasn't yet considered. ]
All empires eventually fall. [ He speaks like a scholar in this, though his mouth wears a crooked curve to suggest facetiousness.
Looking down at his own cards and being subsequently disappointed they have not magically transformed themselves into a flush, the redhead weighs his options, one hand lifting to stroke his chin in melodramatic contemplation.
Lavi pushes a small stack (among his few left) towards the center of the table, raising the bet as he adds: ]
Most of 'em on a hot streak, too. If you count fire as a hot streak.
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A gesture of fondness, perhaps, but not affection. It is not the same gentle tease that Lavi would bestow on those people he might risk life and limb over.
As always, even amid their shared grins and good-natured banter, he keeps this thing in mind.
Jack is dangerous in ways that Lavi would prefer not to entangle himself with, and certainly, in other ways he hasn't yet considered. ]
All empires eventually fall. [ He speaks like a scholar in this, though his mouth wears a crooked curve to suggest facetiousness.
Looking down at his own cards and being subsequently disappointed they have not magically transformed themselves into a flush, the redhead weighs his options, one hand lifting to stroke his chin in melodramatic contemplation.
Lavi pushes a small stack (among his few left) towards the center of the table, raising the bet as he adds: ]
Most of 'em on a hot streak, too. If you count fire as a hot streak.