Clang.
The sound of a plate crashing to the floor made him whirl around.
Lina stood there, frozen, eyes wide in shock. The plate lay shattered at her feet.
The silence that followed was painfully long.
Seth blinked.
Lina opened her mouth, tried to say something, then quickly looked away, her face bright red.
"…Oh." was all Seth could manage to say.
A simple "Oh."
So incredibly insufficient.
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Without uttering a word, Lina clicked her tongue, bent down, and began gathering the shards left by the shattered plate.
Meanwhile, Seth hastily used his dirty clothes to cover his privates. He backed away, still facing the wall, feeling even more mortified by Lina's silence. He would've clearly preferred her to make a big deal out of it.
"Just say something, damn it…" he inwardly grumbled.
To his great dismay, Lina said nothing. She gracefully collected the broken pieces of the plate and tossed them into a makeshift trash bin.
