"System, why is the villain staring at me like he wants to eat me alive?" Veronica whispered internally, doing her best to pretend she was paying attention to the lesson.
"How would I know?" System 5060 replied with a shrug.
His gaze was sharp, calculating, and disturbingly amused, like a cat toying with a particularly stupid mouse. Veronica could practically hear the internal monologue in his head: "Hmm, how should I destroy this one? Fire? Poison? Emotional trauma?"
"He's literally eye-stabbing me right now, she hissed in her head, trying to shield herself with her textbook.
"To be fair, you're very stab-able right now. Look at your face. It's all swollen and pitiful. He's probably wondering who had the guts to rough up his new toy."
Toy?!
Zareth's lips quirked up slightly, and Veronica immediately looked away, nearly choking on her own breath. Oh no. That was the smirk of a man who just found a new obsession.
