#( hopefully this is okay!! i can tweak whatever needs some more clarity! )

[gothsic]

what becomes of us, @gothamcartel​​ ? // plotted.

“ the truth is, i don’t usually just stop on by and meet whomever in places like this. these are more... hideaways for me, moreso. i’m not the socializing type, if you haven’t noticed. “

the dim light, not quite enough to make it difficult to read, but just enough to bring to the prospective reader a sense of calm, brought a sense of honesty to their conversation. a gothic-esque bookstore with dusty, classic books hiding on every shelf; rarely taken, yet perhaps meant to look that way.

there were places in the city that were able to capture such an atmosphere, bring down the walls that he had built up for so many years - but alas, those walls never would come down, all the way. there was such a thing as safe honesty, the kind where just enough was revealed to the other person to bring them to some sense of ease, but quite a lot was held back. that was the way it had always gone.

perhaps she was at least somewhat the same. perhaps not. all he could truly note was that right now, right then and there, he was so incredibly intrigued by the kind of woman she was deep within. there were very few people in this world that managed to bring him out of himself for just a moment or a moment more, and when they caught his attention, they held it. that was the nature of the creative eye, because the gears within his mind started turning, turning, and turning.

“ but more importantly. i was digressing. i’m not gonna just come right out and ask ‘ what is your darkness ‘ or whatever, because that’s fuckin’ ridiculous. we’re not in the business of total honesty. the project itself is coming along fine, but you know... i don’t wanna just draw you the way i see you, ‘cause that feels disingenuous... heh. yeah. the irony’s not lost on me. “

he shook his head, offered her the usual lopsided smile, and toyed with his pen on the surface of the small table located in the back of the store, where people often took a moment to read. to absorb. to think.

“ let’s think about how you want to be physically portrayed. what do you look like, considering the dark past you hide? shit like that. it’s gotta translate in the design. i’ve got an idea, but... you know. i can’t move forward without your thoughts. “