𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐌 𝐃𝐈𝐀𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐔𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓𝐒 / CLOSED / ➠ @egotistikill : ❛ some risks are worth taking. ❜
✧ ⭒ 𝙴𝚅𝙴𝚁𝚈𝚃𝙷𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙰𝙱𝙾𝚄𝚃 𝙷𝙸𝙼 𝚄𝙽𝚂𝙴𝚃𝚃𝙻𝙴𝙳 anyone with an ounce of strong intuition. Even so, his charisma made it hard to notice unless one was putting him under the microscope, of which Silas made into a habit. Anyone who stepped foot onto the Violet Crystal compound would 𝘏𝘈𝘝𝘌 to endure that scrutinizing gaze to ensure they were the real deal and not some faux - zealot looking to hitch a ride on Silas’ coattails. From day one this 𝙹𝙴𝙳 𝙾𝙻𝚂𝙴𝙽 gave him a sinking feeling in his stomach; And Silas didn’t like it, but would keep up appearances regardless. It was those strange little sentiments he would come out with, it was in the way he seemed to lack respect for where he could or couldn’t be, like he quietly expected 𝘚𝘗𝘌𝘊𝘐𝘈𝘓 treatment for simply knowing his stuff. Still, Jed was tactful, that was undeniable yet somehow that irked Silas even more.
Forcing a smile as though judgement wasn’t simultaneously being passed on the other Silas took his remark into consideration. It was true enough, but his 𝘐𝘕𝘍𝘓𝘌𝘊𝘛𝘐𝘖𝘕 made the pastor flinch internally. He just couldn’t put his finger on it ― Not yet, anyway. Silas crossed his legs, tailored suit moving with him. ❛ That’s true. Heck, I took risks by building this community up from the ground. Everything we’ve made, everything I teach, even if the foundation was there ‘n all, I took 𝘚𝘌𝘝𝘌𝘙𝘈𝘓 risks in augmenting that foundation into somethin’ bigger ‘n better. ❜ Short silence and a strong stare. ❛ What about you? What risks have you posed in your life? A wayfarer like yourself . . . I bet there’s a lot you ain’t tellin’. ❜