rcforma-archived-blog inquired: ❝You don’t have to act so tough.❞

The clown raises an eyebrow at his sudden remark. “ YEAH, Ed’s? Well maybe YOU don’t have t’ be so CLEVER all the DAMN time!” Playing tough was a defence mechanism; it acted as a barrier to her easily manipulated true self underneath; he knew that as well as she did. “ I’M meant ta be tha one that’s gettin’ under YOUR skin, NOT th’ other way round!”