kingseeking | PSL/Meme Continuation

[ For what it's worth, his accent - and therefore, his pronunciation - warms her smile a touch. She should get used to it, she supposes; she'll be the one pronouncing things strangely in every else's eyes here, he's in the majority - but it's funny to her nonetheless.

Endearing, even, if she were to take his looks into account.

Which she isn't.

She glances back at her tea. ]

It doesn't seem as though it's much different to my old school, really. All big academies sort of look the same after you've attended one or two. It's more that it's an odd time in the year to be joining, is all. I hate feeling as though I'm behind on things.

What will you study, if you're planning on going to uni..? [ Business, probably. Or law. Not that she's meaning to stereotype, but...

Well. Yeah. ]

I'm hoping to go into music composition, or performance - maybe both, I haven't quite decided yet.

[Ah, the dreaded question. He's been asked it so many times that he's not even sure which false answer to give any more. "Undecided thus far - maybe business! There's so much you can do with a business degree. My father, you know, he's done wonderful with business, and my mother's background in law--" blah, blah, blah, blah. He hates this question. But he tries not to let that show on his face. Still, the perfectly polished smile falters just slightly into something more authentic, because when Esther said that all academies start to look the same after a while, well. He felt that.

[He decides, after a bit of hesitation, to be more honest than usual when answering.] Truthfully, I haven't really thought all that much about it. [He sounds only slightly self-conscious when he says this - perhaps a bit like a young student who isn't sure he's given the right answer in class. Gansey is not often that student.] I'm rather focused on what I spend my time with now, is all.

Music, though. [He raises his eyebrows.] Terribly admirable. What do you play?

No, that's- that's fair enough.

[ She can tell that maybe that question has been a bit overused - God knows she gets it enough - but he's good enough not to roll his eyes or anything like that at least. Makes her wonder what he will end up doing though, when they've left their respective academies behind.

For the first time since coming upstairs, she perks up a bit more; almost involuntarily. ]

The violin. Piano, too, but violin is what I love most. I started when I was little and I've never looked back.

Piano, now. That’s terribly admirable. [He laughs.] I took lessons as a child, but I had no patience for it. Not terribly musically inclined, I’m afraid.

But I do love to hear it. If only I had one lying around, I might ask you to play.

[It’s good to see her at once look more comfortable. Gansey does love passion if anything. And his smile is exceedingly genuine.]

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