every bait and switch was a work of art
"And you look as handsome as the first day I saw you." She replies, gazing up at him as he moves to sit beside her.
Cold? Of course she isn't. Rather than reply, she merely smiles radiantly at him, as if humbled by his chivalry. Unlike how defiant she'd been before Vi, storming off to do as she was told, she expects no less than this act of unnecessary devotion from Ronin. But she's quite happy to accept it. 'Still warm.' She says with a warm sigh, wrapping the white cloth around her bare shoulders.
"If we lose against the ascended...this past week...it will be your life. Powerless. Apart from me. Helpless to stop the suffering of those you love." Looking over her shoulder at him, her eyes look impossibly dark and sad, the way a fawn's might before slaughter. "When the war begins, I will ask you to do things you might not understand. Things you might not want to do. This was just a taste of what might happen should you defy me."
This is your fault Ronin.
This was a lesson I had to teach you.
This hurt me, more than it hurt you.
"Please," She says softly, reaching out to cup his cheek and turn his face properly towards her. "Please don't ever make me do this to you again."
Cold? Of course she isn't. Rather than reply, she merely smiles radiantly at him, as if humbled by his chivalry. Unlike how defiant she'd been before Vi, storming off to do as she was told, she expects no less than this act of unnecessary devotion from Ronin. But she's quite happy to accept it. 'Still warm.' She says with a warm sigh, wrapping the white cloth around her bare shoulders.
"If we lose against the ascended...this past week...it will be your life. Powerless. Apart from me. Helpless to stop the suffering of those you love." Looking over her shoulder at him, her eyes look impossibly dark and sad, the way a fawn's might before slaughter. "When the war begins, I will ask you to do things you might not understand. Things you might not want to do. This was just a taste of what might happen should you defy me."
This is your fault Ronin.
This was a lesson I had to teach you.
This hurt me, more than it hurt you.
"Please," She says softly, reaching out to cup his cheek and turn his face properly towards her. "Please don't ever make me do this to you again."
you're the one prize i'd cheat to win
