if you try and chase the sun you're never gonna catch it
Vesper doesn’t flinch—not at the dagger, not at the threat, not even as the cool press of its point kisses something that most men would have backed away from immediately. His breath doesn’t catch. His pulse doesn’t quicken. But his eyes—his eyes gleam with something deeper than amusement now, something that sharpens beneath the weight of her words. He looks at her, not the blade, gaze pinned to the woman holding it like he could feel her thoughts vibrating down the length of steel.
"Message received," he murmurs, voice a velvet-draped razor as his shadow curls around her ankle, warm and coiled—not restrictive, just there, present, like it’s keeping score. And then he vanishes. No puff of smoke, no dramatic flash—just a blink, a ripple of shadow, a whisper of starlight as the space where he stood folds in on itself.
He reappears behind her in the next breath, standing oh so terribly close. He leans in, just enough for her to feel the heat of him, the near-touch of his breath where her cheek meets her jaw. "Though I'm inclined to think there might be a dagger involved even if I had said pretty please, "
"Message received," he murmurs, voice a velvet-draped razor as his shadow curls around her ankle, warm and coiled—not restrictive, just there, present, like it’s keeping score. And then he vanishes. No puff of smoke, no dramatic flash—just a blink, a ripple of shadow, a whisper of starlight as the space where he stood folds in on itself.
He reappears behind her in the next breath, standing oh so terribly close. He leans in, just enough for her to feel the heat of him, the near-touch of his breath where her cheek meets her jaw. "Though I'm inclined to think there might be a dagger involved even if I had said pretty please, "
And now it's turning out to be the worst of my bad habits
☆ has a pale star tattoo beneath his left eye, and freckle-sized constellations move across his skin
☽ hair changes from bleached blonde to brown
☆ telepathic: Sunlit Shadows | The user can read the surface thoughts and emotions of those within a 60ft radius. Control is excellent. Note: "Thoughts and emotions" include anything written in a character's narration in a post.
☽ hair changes from bleached blonde to brown
☆ telepathic: Sunlit Shadows | The user can read the surface thoughts and emotions of those within a 60ft radius. Control is excellent. Note: "Thoughts and emotions" include anything written in a character's narration in a post.
