"I never said I was good at it." Gansey smiles like he's sharing a joke, because the intent was never to brag.
"I've always thought of it more in terms of things revealing themselves to people willing to search for them, even if they're just good skipping stones. It was waiting there for the right amount of searching." This is true--he didn't magic the stone into existence or anything cool like that, and genuinely believes that there are things in the world that hide themselves until someone proves worthy of finding them. Gansey is a weird guy.
Loki is very good at the single eyebrow lift. Gansey isn't bad at it, but currently lacking in either the snark or the gravitas to make it fully effective. Loki's bluster seems too simultaneously put-on and habitual for him to take it as more serious than the grumbling of someone who needs another cup of coffee. "The part where you did engage in them instead of leaving." Someone's in a very different flavor of mood than Loki, but a mood nonetheless.
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"I've always thought of it more in terms of things revealing themselves to people willing to search for them, even if they're just good skipping stones. It was waiting there for the right amount of searching." This is true--he didn't magic the stone into existence or anything cool like that, and genuinely believes that there are things in the world that hide themselves until someone proves worthy of finding them. Gansey is a weird guy.
Loki is very good at the single eyebrow lift. Gansey isn't bad at it, but currently lacking in either the snark or the gravitas to make it fully effective. Loki's bluster seems too simultaneously put-on and habitual for him to take it as more serious than the grumbling of someone who needs another cup of coffee. "The part where you did engage in them instead of leaving." Someone's in a very different flavor of mood than Loki, but a mood nonetheless.