He grinned, looking even pointier and even foxier and even more charming. Then flicked his lapel aside to reveal a sticky label that read ‘Nobody.’ “I’m guessing that’s an irritatingly obscure reference.” “‘I only wish I had such eyes,’ the king remarked in a fretful tone, ‘to be able to see Nobody!’” “You smug git.” That made him laugh. “Fancy dress parties bring out the worst in me.” It wasn’t quite the longest I’d spoken to a guy without fucking the whole thing up, but it was definitely climbing the leaderboard. What was important here was not to panic and try to protect myself by
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