[ It oddly doesn't matter that Bri is smiling his way, though his relief that she looks okay is something that will show in the way that he will eventually, visibly relax once they've been left by company unwanted.
At the moment though, the look on Josh's face is neutral, a brow quirked though his eyes, Bri might note, are shuttered as he moves up to the group. And where other guys may deliberately choose to bump a shoulder against the offending parties as an unspoken statement of territory -- that's is not the case with this one.
Josh doesn't avoid either, he merely stops right where he's been blocked and then levels a pleasant look at the obstruction and waits for them to move, which they do.
And then he's settling right beside Brianna and gently curling a protective arm around her shoulders before he turns a concerned look her way.
Those boys are unimportant. His blademate however, is. ] Princess, [ his tone is teasing, ] I go away for a few minutes and already you've got people vying for your favor.
Good job.
[ He does spare a glance at the boys then. Nothing challenging, just a lift of both brows wondering why they're still around. ]
and then josh retcons his nickname for brianna whut
At the moment though, the look on Josh's face is neutral, a brow quirked though his eyes, Bri might note, are shuttered as he moves up to the group. And where other guys may deliberately choose to bump a shoulder against the offending parties as an unspoken statement of territory -- that's is not the case with this one.
Josh doesn't avoid either, he merely stops right where he's been blocked and then levels a pleasant look at the obstruction and waits for them to move, which they do.
And then he's settling right beside Brianna and gently curling a protective arm around her shoulders before he turns a concerned look her way.
Those boys are unimportant. His blademate however, is. ] Princess, [ his tone is teasing, ] I go away for a few minutes and already you've got people vying for your favor.
Good job.
[ He does spare a glance at the boys then. Nothing challenging, just a lift of both brows wondering why they're still around. ]