Northstar Vale Cute without the E.

Rude boy, Towhee repeated when Jack continued laughing at her, though she smiled.

He’d caught her a fish, which genuinely surprised her. She opened her mouth to tease him about it when he tacked on another declaration. Towhee couldn’t hear, though she was pretty good at recognizing when someone was shouting. There was a certain emphasis to their expression and delivery.

Why are we yelling? Towhee shouted, then added, How the fuck did you manage to catch a fish? Still with that mischievously playful glimmer in her gaze.