[ there's that eyeroll again, and she's almost tempted to ask him right there and then to pay her for it. then again, she's pretty sure he'd just whip out his wallet and indulge her.

still, this little game of chicken is proving to be rather maddening in more ways than one. he's obviously not one to simply let this go and have her win, and she's too stubborn to swallow her pride and take a step back. lumine knows there's regret and i-told-you-sos at the end of this later on, but her mind is currently distracted, unable to seemingly process even one single logical thought. he'll be her eventual downfall, she can tell. ]

It's unintentional, believe me. Either that, or you're being delusional. After all, there's nothing more that I want than to keep your world upright and in order.

[ if only to ensure that his attention doesn't fall on her. not that she's very successful in that regard, much to her utter dismay. ]

And on the contrary, you're the one driving me up the wall.