maybe smoking one more cigarette won't turn your lungs to ashes
Vesper doesn’t move when Sohalia joins him. He waits until she’s close enough to catch the scent of her—saltwind and citrus, maybe something fainter underneath—before he shifts, slow as syrup. One arm braces against the shelf to her left, the other slides to the right, effectively caging her between long limbs and the wood-smooth curve of the bar. He doesn’t touch her. He doesn’t need to. At 6’2", his presence is a shadow that leans into hers, all heat and stillness and faint-smirking mischief.
His mouth is near her ear now, not so much whispering as making space for just the two of them in the riot of music and laughter. She'd gotten herself all dolled up for tonight and it'd be a damn shame if she thought no one appreciated the effort she'd put in. "We’re makin’ what Caly calls the Marin Flight." He says it like it’s a secret. "Three drinks, one for each of us. Nova’s is bright and sweet and’ll knock you sideways. Caly’s is golden and sharp with just enough kick to keep you from thinkin’ straight. Mine?" His breath ghosts close to her temple, lips curving. "Dark and strong. You’ll know it when you taste it."
He might’ve said more, but
With fluid precision, he grabs two cut-crystal shot glasses and pours a syrupy peach and starfruit mix into the base, topping it with high-proof vanilla rum and a swirl of edible glitter that catches the light like constellations. Two maraschino cherries plunk into the glasses last, sunk like secrets in the summer-sweet gold. He slides one toward Sohalia, the other to
But all it takes is gas to burn a city down with matches
☆ 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.
