Blooper
Added 2022-08-31 09:39:52 +0000 UTCI found a blooper! I didn't even realize that I didn't use this scene. I remember cutting it out because I didn't have the energy to start editing it to fit the other scenes. So, here is Marcus giving the MC a head massage during the banquet:
The action is sudden, and unwelcome (of course), and it makes me want to punch him. However, as his fingers run through my scalp, some sort of trickery comes into play: the lids of my eyes almost fall shut.
The oil he's spreading on my head has the distinct scent of herbs. There's thyme, rosemary, everything herbal. The scent is soothing. This is… almost pleasant.
His touch is more gentle than I thought, his—
Wait a moment! He's touching me!
*fake_choice
#"Keep your fingers off me!"
I shout unnecessarily loudly, drawing any and every pair of eyes in the room to us. Marcus yanks his hands off me, his eyes widened.
"Couldn't you just say it normally, like normal people?"
"Well, you just… you brought this on yourself!" I whisper-yell at him.
"I am sorry if that felt so uncomfortable to you."
"I… well. Yes. You should be sorry." I didn't expect an apology.
#Slip away, fast.
Like an eel slipping through a fishing net, I escape his touch.
"You don't want to be oiled?"
"No."
"You could've just said that."
"I didn't expect you to start touching me if I don't say it."
He shrugs. "It seems we were both in the wrong." Then, he grins.
I squint my eyes at him. Stupid Marcus and his stupid wandering hands. They ought to be chopped off.
