Closed Swallowing Pride

[Valerius Bianchi]

As Blair continued to get older, and time carried on, Valerius was forced to admit a few things to himself. One, she would be graduating before he knew it. Two, despite all his bravado, he wanted to be closer to his sister. He spent a while looking for his sister, knowing the first step in anything was to talk it out. He peeked his head into the student lounge, his nerves almost making him turn around when he spotted her. Straightening his spine, holding his head up, he walked over to his sister. "Blair." He greeted her cooly, with a calmness he didn't feel.

 

[Blair Bianchi]

Blair had chosen her favorite place in the school and it was the student lounge, it was usually a bit busy but it wasn't overly overwhelming, so Blair was in her usual spot. She took a sofa by the window and just brushed her cat. However, she did look up when she heard Valerius voice, to be honest, she was a bit thrown off seeing that he was there and talking to her. "Oh hey mister coolness, take a seat," she moved her legs off the sofa giving him a place to sit.

 

[Valerius Bianchi]

Valerius was almost hesitant, but he took the seat that was offered to him. He straightened his sleeves, trying to decide how to act. "How are you?" He asked, politely. He wasn't sure how to go about it, so he decided small talk was probably the best way to start.

 

[Blair Bianchi]

Blair couldn't help but chuckle when he asked her how she was, it did feel really good to know that he asked it, tho, she wasn't going to admit it. "Oh, just fine, hoping for a good year finally, you?" she relucalently asked, she wasn't used to having small talks with her little brother but she tried to seem like it was something that they did on a daily basis.

 

[Valerius Bianchi]

Valerius raised his brow, confused. "'Finally?'" He quoted her. "Have you not been having a good time?" He questioned her. "I thought you loved this place," He offered, studying his sister. She always seemed so put together, it was a bit of a surprise to hear she wasn't.