[ Being cornered isn't a feeling that Riddle enjoys. Trapped, unable to get free.
If he wanted, if he really wanted to, he could easily overpower Floyd. Not with his body, with his nonexistent strength, but with his magic. Those flames that burn as bright as his own hair, that unique spell of his to cut off Floyd's magic so he can't rely on that. No, that's how he knows he doesn't feel trapped, even as Floyd works to ease him into a quiet space, even as he's stumbling back to try and accommodate instead of squirming free. It's different.
Less trapped. More... ]
No..-- No. Not here.
[ Riddle's hands are falling, reaching out, grasping onto the sleeve of the other student's uniform jacket. ]
... [ Look, he's trying to swallow down his pride. Give him a second. ] Get me to my dorm. I need...
[ He can't say it. He won't. Instead? He's taking the slightest step closer, tugging on Floyd's sleeve in such a way that demands he press a hand against his waist. Demanding touch; closeness, something that Riddle would vehemently deny otherwise. He needs it right now. To feel that closeness that he knows, deep down, he's been avoiding for so very long. ]
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If he wanted, if he really wanted to, he could easily overpower Floyd. Not with his body, with his nonexistent strength, but with his magic. Those flames that burn as bright as his own hair, that unique spell of his to cut off Floyd's magic so he can't rely on that. No, that's how he knows he doesn't feel trapped, even as Floyd works to ease him into a quiet space, even as he's stumbling back to try and accommodate instead of squirming free. It's different.
Less trapped. More... ]
No..-- No. Not here.
[ Riddle's hands are falling, reaching out, grasping onto the sleeve of the other student's uniform jacket. ]
... [ Look, he's trying to swallow down his pride. Give him a second. ] Get me to my dorm. I need...
[ He can't say it. He won't. Instead? He's taking the slightest step closer, tugging on Floyd's sleeve in such a way that demands he press a hand against his waist. Demanding touch; closeness, something that Riddle would vehemently deny otherwise. He needs it right now. To feel that closeness that he knows, deep down, he's been avoiding for so very long. ]