they say looks can kill and i might try

Draw the cat eye, sharp enough to kill a man
You did some bad things, but I'm the worst of them

”Oooohhh, yup, you’re totally right,” she agreed with a watery giggle. She actually did remember a day last Tallsun where her hair had been extra cooperative. They’d joked about it back then, back when things were easy and happy and uncomplicated. Noe sighed again, her small smile sliding off her face.

When Jude sat up straighter, Noe stayed where she was, slumped back in the chair staring at the ceiling. Gods, where did she even start? With how strange Koa was acting when he came home? How something felt off from the beginning, but she ignored it because she wanted to believe… what? That her brother actually wanted some quality family time instead of rushing off to be there for everyone else other than them? She huffed a humorless laugh.

”He just… he dragged me all the way across the world to… to…” She bit the inside of her cheek until she tasted blood, willing herself not to cry. Why couldn’t Koa see that she was happy and safe the way she was? ”He thinks I’m broken,” she said when she could trust her voice again. ”But I’m not.”

Sometimes I wonder which one will be your last lie
They say looks can kill and I might try

Noe