muse is frustrated. [canon is Greek myth.]

[idkmybffartemis]

You obviously don't know what you're doing with me.

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[silenttrainbaby]

[Oh, hello again. Grey recognizes you. That you seem frustrated has his head cocked to the side. Why?]

[idkmybffartemis]

[Iphigenia's face brightens immediately when she sees Grey.]

Sorry.

It's hard to explain. Or maybe it's not. But still.

[silenttrainbaby]

[Grey has time if she wants to talk. He's a very good listener, after all. He reaches for her hand tentatively and urges her to sit with him.]

[idkmybffartemis]

[She nods, and takes his hand, sitting down next to him.]

My mun doesn't want to put me in a game. Or maybe she does. She's not sure.

It's annoying.

[silenttrainbaby]

[There are other things than games; he plays with her fingers, looking at them than her face, since she's so pretty. But, yes, her mun needs to decide. What's making it difficult?]

[idkmybffartemis]

[Her face flushes a little at the touch.]

She's busy. But she still wants to play me. Or something.

[silenttrainbaby]

[at that, Grey nods. Perhaps, then, it's PSLs or SWS. It doesn't have to be stressful. He finally looks up at her. Aren't there ways to make it work? If they both want to, that is, Iphigenia and her mun.]

[idkmybffartemis]

[She smiles. He's handsome, she thinks, and squeezes his hand.]

You're reassuring.

[silenttrainbaby]

[that makes him smile just a little. He's a lot of things: if reassuring is one of them, that's good.]

[idkmybffartemis]

See? You're cute when you smile.

[silenttrainbaby]

[even despite his dark complexion, he blushes. She thinks he's cute? She's cute. No, she's beautiful.]

[idkmybffartemis]

[She giggles a little--he's charming when he blushes.]

Yes, you're lovely.

[silenttrainbaby]

[He's never been called lovely before. Deadly, yes, loyal and obedient, but not lovely. Impulsively, he leans forward and kisses her cheek.]

[idkmybffartemis]

[Now it's Iphigenia's turn to blush.]

Oh! Thank you.

[silenttrainbaby]

[He very nearly smiles, moving closer.]

[idkmybffartemis]

See? Smiling looks nice on you.

[silenttrainbaby]

{His life hasn't been very smiley, until now. He points to her, though. She's the pretty one. Especially when she smiles.}

[idkmybffartemis]

Me? Why me? [She grins.]

[silenttrainbaby]

[gently, he tugs a curl, glances a touch at her chin. Because look at her. That's why.]

[idkmybffartemis]

[She blushes again.]

I was a princess back home, but I'm no one special now.

[silenttrainbaby]

[What does that mean, princess? He cocks his head in question. What's a princess?]

[idkmybffartemis]

[She smiles a little, remembering.]

My father was a king and my mother was a queen. And we were very wealthy. I had servants; can you imagine?

[silenttrainbaby]

[no, he couldn't. There was nothin glike that on the train and he hadn't even heard about such things. He looked at her, waiting for her to say more.]

[idkmybffartemis]

I had beautiful dresses and my father and mother would host banquets and I would sing at them.

I miss it, truthfully. But maybe it's just as well.

[silenttrainbaby]

[Why is it just as well? His face asks the question.]

[idkmybffartemis]

[She sighs.]

It was all sort of a lie in the end. My father and mother didn't love each other, and I ended up a sacrifice anyway, so.

[silenttrainbaby]

[Grey was a sacrifice in his way. He touches her hand.]

[idkmybffartemis]

I went willingly, you see.

I'm beginning to regret that now.

[silenttrainbaby]

[There are two words inked on Grey's arm. Surrender and Die. He shows them to her. He didn't surrender. He died.]

[idkmybffartemis]

[She looks at him, nodding.]

I chose my fate so it wouldn't choose me.

And so I wouldn't be afraid of death.