2/3rds Figurative
They weren't in denial, though, when they saw Tala sitting straight as a bean-pole in his chair, arms and legs defensively crossed and chin predatively tucked, wearing a face that hissed up at Garland, "I have nothing to say to you."
And they weren't in denial about Garland wearing a slow, honest-eyed face that respectfully replied, "I'll do all the talking, then," as he lowered himself cautiously into the seat across from Tala, bracing as though ready for the Russian to kick his chair out from under him.
Tala followed his movements with eyes that said, patiently, "Fuck you, Garland."
To which Garland responded with a wary tightening of the lips and gentle tightening of the voice in eyes that silently, wearily muttered, "I wanted to let you know... that we probably see eye to eye now…" Garland's gaze flashed up to meet Tala's, carefully, carefully… "We probably have something in common now."
Tala's face said, surprised—too surprised… fake-surprised… sarcastically, "You want to start this relationship over, Gar? 'Cause we got off on the wrong foot?"
And Tala took one look at Garland's solemn face that said nothing, and burst out laughing with eyes that screamed, "…FUCK YOU, GARLAND!"
A/N: Spell-check says "predatively" isn't a word... But it sure SHOULD be...