[Potironette]

Luck felt something briefly stir inside him as his hand came into contact with the soft warmth that Rune exuded. He was almost relieved and almost reluctant to let that feeling go as Rune drew himself away.

"Because judges and lawyers aren't like that. You don't have anything to make them not believe you." Luck shrugged, watching Rune in the mirror, "Part of it is acting like they'll believe you." His experience with teachers was like that. His experience with his family was like that. People believed you if you acted confident, tough.


(Oh gosh, I realized suddenly that Rune's named "Joshua." Whoops.)