ISKRA
There's a moment where he feels her surprise melt into acceptance, where he should have grasped for more, or at least maintained. Yet the unwavering worry that he is not enough, that he has overstepped a line, that she can't fully feel the same for him, keeps him reluctant. Because for every bright and wonderful thing she is, he seems to be lacking it, and how could she want anything less?
Before it had been the drinks to blame, now it had been the rush, her response nothing planned or intentional, just as his.
So, yeah, let it all burn. His fingers flex, drawing on magic to help set the remnants ablaze, trying to keep back the burn that threatens to bloom up his neck with the evidence of it all. The fur smolders with something acrid, and flame licks along fat and flesh with a curl of smoke that summons a cough. "C'mon," he says with a glance towards her, waving away some of the fumes as he steps back towards the way they'd come. "Let's head back into town, find somewhere warm."
[FIN]
Before it had been the drinks to blame, now it had been the rush, her response nothing planned or intentional, just as his.
So, yeah, let it all burn. His fingers flex, drawing on magic to help set the remnants ablaze, trying to keep back the burn that threatens to bloom up his neck with the evidence of it all. The fur smolders with something acrid, and flame licks along fat and flesh with a curl of smoke that summons a cough. "C'mon," he says with a glance towards her, waving away some of the fumes as he steps back towards the way they'd come. "Let's head back into town, find somewhere warm."
[FIN]
I think I lost my mind a while ago
'Cause I've been seeing some ghosts
And I'd be lying if I told you I'm fine, but I lie
'Cause I've been seeing some ghosts
And I'd be lying if I told you I'm fine, but I lie
