[As a general rule if something is enjoyable in any way it is also against the standards of etiquette for the nobility. So it's... is it really any wonder he's so quick to question and stamp out anything that is simply fun for fun's sake?]
That... sounds nice...
[Soft, hesitant, clearly considering how such a thing would work. He does relax a touch under the gentle pressure of Claude's hand but... he can't help the way his mind takes the thread he'd begun to unravel and picks and prods at it until it begins to truly fall apart.
Not after everything he'd said to Marianne.]
Still, a waltz is meant to be... elegant... romantic even.
[He winces even as the word leaves his lips, shaking his head and finally pulling away from Claude completely to pace a tight little circle in the air, one arm tucked protectively around himself.]
Which is precisely why a man is meant to have a woman as his partner, of course.
[Despite the way the words come out, that same arrogant tone whenever he feels he has to explain any part of what is appropriate to Claude but his expression is twisted into something hurt and almost worried.]
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That... sounds nice...
[Soft, hesitant, clearly considering how such a thing would work. He does relax a touch under the gentle pressure of Claude's hand but... he can't help the way his mind takes the thread he'd begun to unravel and picks and prods at it until it begins to truly fall apart.
Not after everything he'd said to Marianne.]
Still, a waltz is meant to be... elegant... romantic even.
[He winces even as the word leaves his lips, shaking his head and finally pulling away from Claude completely to pace a tight little circle in the air, one arm tucked protectively around himself.]
Which is precisely why a man is meant to have a woman as his partner, of course.
[Despite the way the words come out, that same arrogant tone whenever he feels he has to explain any part of what is appropriate to Claude but his expression is twisted into something hurt and almost worried.]