47 (DSV Nautica) Respect
You are growing fairly cynical. not necessarily a bad thing." they sat in silence, gazing at each other. for the first time, aki felt a mutual respect coming between them. ...flashback.... "surely you cannot be serious?"
Tony's Room - Kisses
Tony looked at him and felt bad for wrecking his dreams with cynicism and brutal, honest truth. 'maybe i should have just gone along with it...' tony thought to himself and he hugged his brother close. "i just don't get it..." trevor mumbled.
And the day started out so good.
With a cynical grin jamie lept over the front counter and waded across the work area to the sink in two large steps. carlos stood aghast, not even facing the fox at the other side of the counter.
The Story of Sinyster Plague -PROLOGUE-
"he should be killed imediately, cynic and ether...for the safety of the packs of plague. he can't be allowed to live...! his power will awaken eventually and we'll all be in great peril..."
Daddy's Little Girl: Chapter Two
She preferred to think of herself as resigned cynic. waistdeep, then knee deep. merely standing had become difficult in the last year.
nim - Some Christmas Spirit
The spider grinned cynically. "nah, those things were only like twenty bucks at the store. but it was worth the look on your face." mala let out a sigh and then stuck out her bovine tongue in retaliation. "hey, hey!
Serval and Sheep Prologue: SIDE SERVAL
Hafsa is a fun character to write because i get to be both bubbly and cynical! here's a fun fact: her name is arabic, and means "little lioness". although she's a serval, i thought it sounded perfect.
Downpour
The prompt was, "you're jaded and cynical, and nothing that people do surprise you anymore. but this sure did."
Rob's Great Misadventure: Prologue
None of these appealed to him, his cynicism invariably, inevitably getting the better of him. if any of those worked, it didn't show through what he saw of the world. it should all just... fade away.
Open Season Chapter 40: Strategy
I chuckled, recalling just how cynical he was. "there's also mike and cassandra's "freak-out" factor to consider." gwen said.
Scrap: Plasma and Pickup Lines
The grins, jokes, and laughs that often permeated the dim room, however, were nowhere to be found, except in the rare muffled, cynical chuckle, which was quickly stifled and drew more eyes than it ought.
all about me meme
I can be understanding in that i can be a good listener, but you have to be a friend of mine and you have to peel back the nigh innumerable layers of cynicism and sarcasm before you get to the small, shriveled, bit of my personality that hasn't been embittered