#hands u smt NOT gay for once when you least expect it

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@heyerald​ inquired:  [ CHALLENGE ]:     in a motion designed to challenge the receiver's authority, sender pins receiver against the wall. (folklore verse)

     Tʜᴇ ᴏᴜᴛʙᴜʀsᴛ is sudden and unexpected. He knows he pushes Jon's buttons — often on purpose, sometimes not, but in general, he has some intent behind it, and if it's only for play, or to make sure the kid would do better against anyone out there, more keen on inflicting harm — but the physical violence is new. If it hadn't been for the surprise, they wouldn't be here: Jon might be taller than him, but there wouldn't be that much of a difference in physical strength if either of them were human, and less so now. If he breathed, the air would have been knocked out of him, but as it was, he blinks a couple times, glasses (more decoration than aid at this point) misaligned and then he grins, all fangs and terror.

     "Ohhh, I'm proud of you!" And he is, the excitement isn't fake. He can break out of this grip any time he likes — shapeshifting is a skill that mostly be myth, but there's enough wiggle room to slip through cracks or out of situations such as these. But the fact that this child of his would finally, finally take to defending himself — beautiful. Now, of course, they would need to work on whether or not it was appropriate here, but —

     "And what, exactly, do you think you're achieving now? I'm genuinely interested to hear. Go on."