Board Thread:Roleplay/@comment-28412230-20170607213356/@comment-26854056-20170722184540

Leon's breath hitched as her familiar face immediately perked up in defiance, automatically turning her head to the jury and letting an unnervingly sweet smile grace her features despite her eyes that were screeching in defiance.

He gripped onto his cufflinks in an attempt to calm himself down, swallowing the strong surge of conflicting emotions down as he shakily sighed, trying to fixate his attention onto the group of people that were beginning to fill the surrounding seats like water trickling down into crevices. They were calm, to the point it was annoyingly so considering the acts that Elizabeth had done.

From the stands, however, Clyde tensed as his mother's gaze swept through their bench. She didn't even acknowledge the twin's existence, and for that, he didn't know whether to be relieved or disappointed, her neglect leaving him with a hunger for her praise and attention despite everything that she had done to her own son. He gripped protectively onto his sister, hugging her tiny frame while gripping onto his sock monkey and Harvard as if they were the only two things that could root him to his seat.

A startlingly loud voice from the small judge woke the child from the nervousness that was building up in the pit of his stomach. Scrambling to meet her commands, the toddler shot out of his seat, looking like a deer in headlights.

"All rise. The court is now in session."