[He thought that he was paying Ragna for the reputation and the fact that the younger man had an eight-pack of abs and the ability to blow up buildings. He was certain that if push came to shove again that Ragna would actually make the effort to save his life, but fortunately, Silco kept himself behind a desk more often than not.
Silco finally dragged his attention from his crossword to follow Ragna's gaze to the date night couple. He curled his upper lip, but he would credit that she did look happy regardless of him and Ragna being on the other side of the room overseeing. He disliked how much that idiot boy captured her attention.]
She clearly has terrible taste in men.
[And for once, he might actually be including himself and the man across the table in that assessment. He was aware enough of his own insecurity of her potentially abandoning him in the long term, so perhaps he was a touch on the sullen side as he gazed at the pair. He doubted he ever could look so carefree and happy, not that Jinx didn't deserve everything this world had to offer her.
Yet, he found himself distracted from examining the pair at Ragna confirming to him that Jinx had spoken openly about his own intimate association. It didn't surprise him, but he found the open conversation inappropriate.]
And what do you know about my other associations, hmm?
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[He thought that he was paying Ragna for the reputation and the fact that the younger man had an eight-pack of abs and the ability to blow up buildings. He was certain that if push came to shove again that Ragna would actually make the effort to save his life, but fortunately, Silco kept himself behind a desk more often than not.
Silco finally dragged his attention from his crossword to follow Ragna's gaze to the date night couple. He curled his upper lip, but he would credit that she did look happy regardless of him and Ragna being on the other side of the room overseeing. He disliked how much that idiot boy captured her attention.]
She clearly has terrible taste in men.
[And for once, he might actually be including himself and the man across the table in that assessment. He was aware enough of his own insecurity of her potentially abandoning him in the long term, so perhaps he was a touch on the sullen side as he gazed at the pair. He doubted he ever could look so carefree and happy, not that Jinx didn't deserve everything this world had to offer her.
Yet, he found himself distracted from examining the pair at Ragna confirming to him that Jinx had spoken openly about his own intimate association. It didn't surprise him, but he found the open conversation inappropriate.]
And what do you know about my other associations, hmm?