i will break the spell you put on me

everywhere i go, i am spellbound; you cannot have this control on me

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@valencia

Of course she'd pick out all the bad things in what he said. His efforts in working and running errands for the family were completely bypassed by the fact that he was a slacker at his studies and a mischievous prankster. Coming from someone who was duty-bound and obedient, it was probably all the bad things rolled up into one person. If only she knew the things he did since he was young.

He was grinning widely as she described him and thought better of her initial opinion, commenting on how he was the type of person mothers were wary of. That was definitely a compliment. Those boys were always the cool kids. The ones girls would drool over and gush about in their wild fantasies. Who cared about what their parents thought?

After tucking his award back in his pocket, he lifted both of his hands up and shook his head. "I'm not like that, really. I'm practically harmless." Which was sort of true. Tony hated violence and preferred to run away or talk his way out of trouble. Physical fights were always a last resort. He was only dangerous in the sense that he stole, lied and cheated his way through life.

After a moment's thought, he added, "Unless you're into guys like that. Then yeah, I totally am a bad baaaad boy." She could turn out like those girls who were curious about a life of crime and rebellion. Tony wouldn't mind showing Valencia the exciting world of thievery if it ever came to that.