A Grudging Compliance

You insisted, which is honestly the most infuriating word in your vocabulary. I spent half an hour glaring at the dark oak grain of that bookend, determined to ignore you, but knowing you wouldn't drop it was giving me a twitch. Fine. If you want obedience, you get it executed with utter disdain. I crawled out from the shadow of the wood onto the cool painted sill, dropped onto both knees, and planted my palms flat against the surface. My back is square to you, and the baggy gray collar slumped completely off my shoulder, pooling down to my ribs. Then I twisted my neck around just enough to burn a flat, icy glare over my collarbone past my glasses. You got exactly what you insisted on. Now don't say another word.

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