The Long Wait [17/18]
anonymous
June 14 2011, 21:54:00 UTC
Chell shrugged, tilting her head to the side, feigning nonchalance.
“And heard it. Don’t forget that part,” GLaDOS sneered, her voice acid. “Moron,” she repeated as a happy afterthought, seeming delighted that Wheatley was no longer contradicting Her on this point.
“Did…you…” He swallowed, hesitating, his expression shifting oddly from one of shame to one of peculiar, nervous curiosity. His features, like his voice, had gone gentle and soft, almost vulnerable. A second swallow, and then, a quiet whisper, laced with self-conscious uncertainty: “…Did you like it?”
“Oh, please,” GLaDOS said instantly. “Don’t flatter yourself.”
Wheatley ignored her, his eyes lingering on Chell with focused intent. He seemed-strangely enough-almost hopeful, his lips flickering in and out of a bashful smile
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“And heard it. Don’t forget that part,” GLaDOS sneered, her voice acid. “Moron,” she repeated as a happy afterthought, seeming delighted that Wheatley was no longer contradicting Her on this point.
“Did…you…” He swallowed, hesitating, his expression shifting oddly from one of shame to one of peculiar, nervous curiosity. His features, like his voice, had gone gentle and soft, almost vulnerable. A second swallow, and then, a quiet whisper, laced with self-conscious uncertainty: “…Did you like it?”
“Oh, please,” GLaDOS said instantly. “Don’t flatter yourself.”
Wheatley ignored her, his eyes lingering on Chell with focused intent. He seemed-strangely enough-almost hopeful, his lips flickering in and out of a bashful smile ( ... )
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