Games of Pretension- 6/?
anonymous
November 21 2011, 13:29:58 UTC
Sorry this took me so long. And that these are in a stupid order. I'm just gunna... okay. Here's more.
Arthur had struggled with many things in his own adolescence, which is not unusual, but he always felt his own secrets were perhaps darker. There were many things that Arthur didn’t care to examine about himself; the way his hair never laid flat, the way he acted once he’d had a bit to drink, his temper… the kind of people that managed to turn his head when he was walking down the street.
He had known this about himself for a long time. It wasn’t that he’d never been attracted to girls; it was just that that- well. He didn’t really like to think on it overly much.
It was not something people spoke of, and never in front of him, but he knew people wondered at his being such a gentleman, and at such an age and not having any prospects for marriage. He simply couldn’t stand it. As much as he tried to appease his mother, he did not care for the girls he met, not one.
Not least of all when he had the duties he did. How could he think of starting a family, even if he could swallow how unappealing the whole thing sounded to him, when his thoughts were immediately drawn to where he would rather be. How could he take up new obligations when he had his current ones outstanding?
Arthur had struggled with many things in his own adolescence, which is not unusual, but he always felt his own secrets were perhaps darker. There were many things that Arthur didn’t care to examine about himself; the way his hair never laid flat, the way he acted once he’d had a bit to drink, his temper… the kind of people that managed to turn his head when he was walking down the street.
He had known this about himself for a long time. It wasn’t that he’d never been attracted to girls; it was just that that- well. He didn’t really like to think on it overly much.
It was not something people spoke of, and never in front of him, but he knew people wondered at his being such a gentleman, and at such an age and not having any prospects for marriage. He simply couldn’t stand it. As much as he tried to appease his mother, he did not care for the girls he met, not one.
Not least of all when he had the duties he did. How could he think of starting a family, even if he could swallow how unappealing the whole thing sounded to him, when his thoughts were immediately drawn to where he would rather be. How could he take up new obligations when he had his current ones outstanding?
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