[se] lightning in a bottle

Koa

It's all so dangerous, so confusing, and without the knowledge of Sohalia's breakup Koa thinks the ground he's on is even more fragile than it is. Or maybe it's the opposite; maybe he's sheltered by the certainty that they're together, the knowledge that a bulwark exists which will keep either Breaker from crossing the line. Toeing it, yes, but crossing? Koa has been many things, but a party to cheating isn't one.

First time for everything, drawls the dangerous, hungry voice behind his ear.

He's relieved when she steps away, because the current between them was growing nearly as electric as the sky. "You're from the Grounds, right?" Diligently he checks and re-checks the post, as much to be sure of a job well done as to avoid drowning back into her eyes. "It's a long way off from here. Honestly when we were kids we kind of thought it was a fairytale. A place where the Heralds and Voice were trapped, where war raged endlessly and the streets were slick with blood." A wry chuckle and a shake of his head informs Sohalia that he does not believe these tales.

"Still, it must have been so weird, growing up like that. What was it like, having the whole world open to you all at once when the Barrier fell?"

i can't decide if it's a choice, getting swept away