[Alec fixes her with a frown, taking it as teasing even if she doesn't mean it that way. He would mean it that way, and that's most of what matters, isn't it? It's the sort of thing he'd mock people for.]
It's pathetic. [And yes, he includes himself in that assessment, irritated and prickly.
no subject
It's pathetic. [And yes, he includes himself in that assessment, irritated and prickly.