Table & Coding © Bobbi & Kiki; 381 words
Bastion was entirely used to the way that he was perceived. The questions over his appearance and antics had come to be expected. Actually it would even be a thrill for someone to challenge him and his rank within the family. How fun it would be to put them in their place. For him to demonstrate exactly why he was ranked as high as he was. He was a deceitful little thing and he quite enjoyed it. To him it was fun to be seen as nothing more than an idiot child. The slaves housed within Salsola could attest to just how far off that assessment was. It had been their first impression of him as well but he had quickly proven that there was much more to him than what he outwardly displayed to the masses.
Once permission was given Bastion entered the room of the Boss. He wasted no time in directly approaching the leader. He also didn't waver under the gaze that was pinned upon his small form. He felt no fear under the scrutiny of the Boss as other's might. But then again he also freely met Sirius's gaze when he knew that he shouldn't. But since when had Bastion stuck to strict protocol? No, he felt self assured and so the risk was taken without a second thought. It just further proved what an oddity that the small male was. Especially when he made to try and crawl up on Sirius's lap.
While he might not adhere to the cultural norm of averted and lowered eyes he had no problem with the affectionate and friendly greeting. Actually that was the exact reason that he was trying to sit on the larger male. The man was already taller than himself and with the Boss perched upon his pedestal Bastion had no hope of reaching him unless he should seek to invade personal space to do so. Even though it might seem odd that he was trying to climb onto someone that was more likely to shove him away than to allow for the action to come to pass it didn't stop him from trying it anyways. After all he wanted to get close enough so that he could actually nuzzle the Boss and display the proper greeting.
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