RenegadeRush
It was the sexiest red. My nails were fire.
ChaosQueen
So that’s the job I’m positive I would be good at.
RenegadeRush
Guessing nail polish colors?
ChaosQueen
Nah dude, naming nail polish colors.
I’m total chaos, and my brain runs on twelve different tracks at all times. I love all things color, and I kill at a good pun. I am absolutely sure I would be excellent at naming nail polish colors.
RenegadeRush
That is a fantastic answer. So now I know you’re definitely not a nail polish namer. Do I get to know what you actually do?
ChaosQueen
Nah, too personal. Anyway, it’s my turn to ask a question.
RenegadeRush
I can’t wait.
ChaosQueen
What’s your most irrational fear?
That everyone will realize I’m not always as happy as I seem.
I suck in a breath as the answer pops into my head so fast I almost rear back at the force of it. If I had thought about it for two more seconds, I would probably have said my most irrational fear is letting down my team. It’s irrational because it’s never happened before—I work fucking hard to make sure it doesn’t—but it could happen, which makes it terrifying.
It turns out, though, in the hierarchy of my fears, people realizing I’m not always Tyler Hansley, happiest guy on the block, comes first. Although I’m not sure how irrational that fear is. Because who wants a starting quarterback who spends twenty minutes in the bathroom before every game deep breathing, shaky, and sweaty?
Nobody, that’s who.
But I don’t think that’s the kind of answer my chaos girl is looking for. At least, not yet.
That’s more of a third date answer.
RenegadeRush
Being framed for murder.
ChaosQueen
Well now I’m not so sure that’s an irrational fear. In the United States, between 1 and 5% of criminal convictions are actually wrongful convictions. In the murder context, it leans towards the higher end of that range.
RenegadeRush
How do you know that?
ChaosQueen
