notthatyoureawkward:

_{❝You know, I would—
                but that face of yours is all the answer I need.❞}

                    _{{ a short laugh escapes her lips. }
❝C‘mon, don’t you ever smile?❞}

Perhaps I’ll start smiling when you stop talking.
[ ;Crimson lips return the laugh—though its tone is bitter and callous and not at all friendly. ]

“Whenever there is a need to, then yes, I do, in fact, smile—but frankly, I find no reason for doing so at the moment.”