Vesper flattens his ears at her jab, but it’s all posture, no heat. Just the equine equivalent of a rolled eye. His hooves strike the ground in time with her laughter, and though he can’t fire back a quip, his next few strides come with a teasing flick of tail that might’ve been the ghost of a comeback, if horses had the breath to spare for sarcasm.
But then her fingers let go.
Not all at once—more like a slow breath, easing out of his mane, leaving only her balance and her body as anchor. He feels it. Not just the shift of weight, but the weight of it. The trust. Like a held breath that gets released into him, and gods, does it echo.
It would be so easy to ruin, and gods damn if Vesper doesn't come from a familial line that it isn't a good idea to place that kind of trust in.
He picks his footing with the precision of someone who knows exactly what she’s given him, and as the first gold glimmers across the horizon and touches the dunes like firelight through glass, he runs—not to flee the night, but to carry her into morning and hopefully towards her stupid belt buckle.
But then her fingers let go.
Not all at once—more like a slow breath, easing out of his mane, leaving only her balance and her body as anchor. He feels it. Not just the shift of weight, but the weight of it. The trust. Like a held breath that gets released into him, and gods, does it echo.
It would be so easy to ruin, and gods damn if Vesper doesn't come from a familial line that it isn't a good idea to place that kind of trust in.
He picks his footing with the precision of someone who knows exactly what she’s given him, and as the first gold glimmers across the horizon and touches the dunes like firelight through glass, he runs—not to flee the night, but to carry her into morning and hopefully towards her stupid belt buckle.
You know it's all just a game that I'm playin'
☆ 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.
