// Sweet shot of kerosene //
Vesper’s smirk returns in full as Caly’s thoughts flare gold-bright and bristling, brushing against his senses like a sun-warmed tide crashing too fast up the beach. He doesn’t block it—just lets the feeling roll through, amusement flickering behind his eyes as he watches her try to play it cool. "Okay, fine," he drawls, stretching the words out like taffy. "We’ve been playin’ nice."
He flicks a bit more water in her direction, casually cruel in the way only an older brother can be, then shifts so he’s lounged more comfortably against the edge of the spring. The warmth seeps into his ribs and spine, but it doesn’t dull the glint in his eyes.
"And to answer the real question…" He lets his fingers trail through the water again, ripples blooming out like the aftershocks of mischief. "Both. Bites me and in general." He lifts his hand to inspect an old, faint bruise near his wrist, the way someone might admire a particularly interesting piece of jewelry. "Met her in the desert—some rainbow-scaled snake thing popped out of the oasis and tried to take my head off."
There’s a pause as he tilts his head at Caly, catching her eye, his voice turning more conversational now. "Do I like her?" He shrugs one shoulder, unbothered. "I like havin’ sex with her." Then, with a crooked smile that cuts through the water like moonlight on glass: "I don’t like-like her, Caly. If that’s the version you were after. It ain't that serious."
He bumps her foot gently under the surface, grin flickering into something almost fond. "There's also a guy up in Stormbreak if you wanna get real specific about what I've been up to."
He flicks a bit more water in her direction, casually cruel in the way only an older brother can be, then shifts so he’s lounged more comfortably against the edge of the spring. The warmth seeps into his ribs and spine, but it doesn’t dull the glint in his eyes.
"And to answer the real question…" He lets his fingers trail through the water again, ripples blooming out like the aftershocks of mischief. "Both. Bites me and in general." He lifts his hand to inspect an old, faint bruise near his wrist, the way someone might admire a particularly interesting piece of jewelry. "Met her in the desert—some rainbow-scaled snake thing popped out of the oasis and tried to take my head off."
There’s a pause as he tilts his head at Caly, catching her eye, his voice turning more conversational now. "Do I like her?" He shrugs one shoulder, unbothered. "I like havin’ sex with her." Then, with a crooked smile that cuts through the water like moonlight on glass: "I don’t like-like her, Caly. If that’s the version you were after. It ain't that serious."
He bumps her foot gently under the surface, grin flickering into something almost fond. "There's also a guy up in Stormbreak if you wanna get real specific about what I've been up to."
Vesper
// When I threw it back, it poisoned me //
☆ 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.
