Jared turned to give her a lazy scowl as she spoke...but something else happened. Time seemed to crawl in slow-motion as the usual sardonic twist of his features melted into a slack-jawed expression of awe. He sat forward, and Kim watched his pupils blow-wide. \\ A history of Kim & Jared, through the years.

Sometimes, it was easier to be cruel than to sort out the feelings he couldn't define. /dasey, at college/