"Not for lack of trying but fortunately, no." He supposed he should really stop provoking, he didn't want to lose any teeth and end up with a wonky smile. Hopefully that's a problem magic could solve but he didn't want to chance it. Besides, he didn't need his mother commenting on how he had been so handsome once.
"I'm no stranger to taking a hit, I think you build up a resistance. Get used to clenching your jaw. Though I do think it's starting to give me an uneven bite." Aleister had spent his life bouncing from unstable foster homes to group homes, all of which had no lack of aggressive boys or men coming at him. It was a skill - to take a punch. "I bet if someone punched you, it'd shatter their hand, never-mind your teeth."
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"I'm no stranger to taking a hit, I think you build up a resistance. Get used to clenching your jaw. Though I do think it's starting to give me an uneven bite." Aleister had spent his life bouncing from unstable foster homes to group homes, all of which had no lack of aggressive boys or men coming at him. It was a skill - to take a punch. "I bet if someone punched you, it'd shatter their hand, never-mind your teeth."