[h2]Luke Schwarz -- VGNB Dorm [/h2]

[url=https://youtu.be/emNa-7IAcR4]A beat.[/url]

[b]"P-Pain tolerance?"[/b] he repeated airily, feeling a shiver run through the entirety of his body even as the corners of his mouth curled upward in a fearful smile, and eyes went wide. Perhaps he could avoid the issue by playing dumb. At the very least, if he knew where she was planning to go with that train of thought, he could defend himself...

[b]"What are you talking about?"[/b] he asked, a half-shade paler than his usual light tan, and terribly hiding it behind a nervous chuckle. [b]"You shouldn't nonsensically drift off-topic like that in your own study. That's just being silly."[/b]

Unbeknownst to him, the ahoge reacted once more, standing straight at attention as if to appear larger in defense. Perhaps it was a signal of his heightened alertness, in this sudden state of fear.

One exposed, one hidden behind his bangs, both eyes remained wide and fearful. With just a simple change in the conversation, that pen in her hand suddenly seemed like an even more dangerous weapon than Mordred's sword of flame back at the casino...