Alicia: being short. Yes, despite it causing difficulties, she actually enjoys being tiny because she knows how cute she is. While in general I don't mind being short, I wouldn't mind being taller, while she's not particularly interested in it, and doesn't particularly want to be taller and is more than willing to just deal with the inconveniences.
His expression is a mixture of nerves and irritation, a cloudy cocktail casting a shadow over his white face. When he looks back at me, his eyes are two lines, like he’s squinting against the sun.
“She’s what now?”
“Pretty,” I say flatly, and it sounds like snapping, but my beauty doesn’t seem to notice in the least, “Like a dress-up doll.”
There’s only a second’s pause but that’s too long a silence before he seems to hear me and reply with a slight laugh.
“She must be really tiny if she looks like a doll to you.”
