<div align="center"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 24pt;"><strong>Building Tensions</strong></span></div><br/><div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/DLM6Wh8.jpg)</div><br/><strong>NAME:</strong>Leasick Valshanner (https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=322870.msg15505003#msg15505003)<br/><strong>DAY:</strong>June 15th, 2021, 11:00 AM<br/><strong>LOCATION:</strong>Yumi Katsura Bridal Store (Outlet)<br/><strong>TAGGING:</strong>Mallory, Kevin<br/><strong>EXTRA:</strong><br/><strong>WEARING:</strong>Suited up (https://i.imgur.com/ndcijWY.jpg)<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Ah... That was too bad.<br/><br/>That simple thought about summarized what went through Leasick's head as he received the most awkward of rejections perhaps ever witnessed in recorded history. As if in a daze, it barely registered that he had moved from his grasp, taking hold of his hand, instead, as if trying to comfort him. Perhaps, with all his bravado and boldness, he had forgotten that there was, in fact, still a beating, human heart inside his chest.<br/><br/>That heart was stinging a bit right now.<br/><br/>At first he could not look at her, instead his eyes simply peered at a point past her shoulder, but even that was not a fixed location. It was the entrance of Kevin, though, that brought him out of his stupor. A soft smile formed on his lips, unreadable in its true emotions, as was the rest of his face. Was he calm? Was he sad? Leasick himself had trouble deciding that, even.<br/><br/><strong>"Heh... Marriage is lost cause for me, Kevin!"</strong>he said as he cocked his head backwards a little, looking over to where the even awkwarder redhead stood in the doorway. Gently, his hand tore itself away from Mallory's grasp as he took a step back. And then another.<strong>"I'll go see to the bill and collect your card. Don't worry about it further, I'll drop it off at HQ with mine."</strong><br/><br/>Grabbing his normal clothes, he slipped on his jacket before heading towards the sole exit the room had. Passing by Kevin, he simply patted the younger man on the shoulder twice before moving past and exiting the scene. Reaching the front desk, his mask with the charming smile had been put back on and he handled the bill as promised, collecting the card while asking the clerk to give Mallory and Kevin the room for a bit to chat, saying they're close childhood friends and had some things to talk about. Those were no lies.<br/><br/>Then, he set off, exiting the shop and returning to where he'd parked the motorcycle. Taking care not to tear or dirty his new outfit, he willed the machine to life with a roar and set off without a word, making a detour around the downtown area to clear his head a bit before returning to the SOPHE headquarters. After parking in the silent garage, he sat there for a bit. Taking out his phone, he looked up a certain picture that had been taken earlier.<br/><br/><strong>"You should really be more confident in your body, Mallory..."</strong>he muttered to himself with a chuckle as his thumb tapped the delete button, removing the data from the device completely.<strong>"I knew you'd look amazing in lingerie though..."</strong>And while chuckling to himself, he stepped off the bike, leaving all thoughts and feelings to be forgotten and tossed into nothingness, much like the picture of Mallory that he just deleted.