if you try and chase the sun you're never gonna catch it
Vesper’s brow lifts at that, slow and surprised, and without the familiar undercurrent of his telepathy to lean on, he is left to read Jack the old-fashioned way: the set of his jaw, the humourless scrape of breath, the way exhaustion has flattened whatever sharp edge of sarcasm the comment might otherwise have carried.
Vesper shifts his weight, fingers brushing idly at one of the silver rings on his hand, gaze drifting past Jack rather than pinning him in place. He tilts his head, considering, then turns slightly and gestures with a brief nod toward a narrower trail cutting away from the stream Jack had been following. It looks less promising at first glance, drier, and more choked with leaves. "This way," he says, already beginning to walk, unhurried but certain. There is no claim of knowledge in his tone, no promise beyond probability. "The clearer the image is in your mind, usually the faster the Greatwood will take you there." And, having lived in these woods now, the demigod bet his impression of her riverbanks was better than the Captain's.
Vesper shifts his weight, fingers brushing idly at one of the silver rings on his hand, gaze drifting past Jack rather than pinning him in place. He tilts his head, considering, then turns slightly and gestures with a brief nod toward a narrower trail cutting away from the stream Jack had been following. It looks less promising at first glance, drier, and more choked with leaves. "This way," he says, already beginning to walk, unhurried but certain. There is no claim of knowledge in his tone, no promise beyond probability. "The clearer the image is in your mind, usually the faster the Greatwood will take you there." And, having lived in these woods now, the demigod bet his impression of her riverbanks was better than the Captain's.
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.
