[SE] never-ending circles

don't you know i'm no good for you?

Oh he hears nothing of her words. He doesn’t even notice her expectation in regards to an answer, in the look that she gives him with swiveling ears that look like little eyes the more they swivel back. Instead, his attention focuses on the next Flinthopper that tries to start a fire among the grasses, a light little chirp before he sends more of the water out over it to douse it and drown the insect. He only notices her look when the silence creeps in and he realizes that’s what she’s waiting for.

A dark brow rises before she’s shifting back into herself and his jaw feathers a second before he nods. “I’ve been better.” He admits, flashing a small unamused smirk her way, before he douses yet another Flinthopper. “Honestly? I didn’t think I’d run into you in the Grounds. But here we are.” It’s easier to focus on everyone else rather than himself at the end of the day. “I was debating going to the shrine out here before heading home. What about you?” He offers her, turning his steel gaze over toward her, shrugging a shoulder connected to his lightning scarred arm that’s completely missing the wave and star sleeved tattoos.

i've learned to lose, you can't afford to

SUNJATA