It's not cruel, or mocking, it's the sort of laugh from someone who's just very startled by a piece of information they've heard and isn't quite sure what to do with it. It's just a surprised little chuckle that cuts off with a huff of breath.]
Well, my ego's wounded, for sure.
[Maybe it should bother him, but for all his occasional insecurities and pettiness, jealousy isn't a thing that Taako does, mostly because if he doesn't ever want to feel like he's competing for someone. And anyway, a crush is just a crush; Taako has vague crushes on a couple of people, and it doesn't need to mean anything. Cisco hasn't admitted is starting some campaign to steal Eddie, just that he fancies him a little, and really, Taako can't blame him.]
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It's not cruel, or mocking, it's the sort of laugh from someone who's just very startled by a piece of information they've heard and isn't quite sure what to do with it. It's just a surprised little chuckle that cuts off with a huff of breath.]
Well, my ego's wounded, for sure.
[Maybe it should bother him, but for all his occasional insecurities and pettiness, jealousy isn't a thing that Taako does, mostly because if he doesn't ever want to feel like he's competing for someone. And anyway, a crush is just a crush; Taako has vague crushes on a couple of people, and it doesn't need to mean anything. Cisco hasn't admitted is starting some campaign to steal Eddie, just that he fancies him a little, and really, Taako can't blame him.]
Are you gonna die on me, sweetheart?
[Can people die from embarrassment?]