the dark star
"Given that I was thrown into the role rather suddenly, it was a bit of a culture shock. Made me who I am today, I think," Ronin says with a half smile, warming a bit at the memory, though the expression sharpens a touch again as talk turns to conflict. "Yeah, both of them," he says, before realising that makes no sense. "Where I was originally from, Northwind, there was war pressing in on all sides. They created a sanctuary in a new land they called Northaven, and the best and brightest were to continue the kingdom there."
Ronin shoots her a look that tells her exactly what he thinks of Northaven - a sad joke - before she's speaking of colours and ink blots, and he scoffs out a laugh. "I never understood those things. What does it matter? I know that pink is the best colour going already, I don't need to have a discussion about it."
Eyeing the stethoscope with a small degree of suspicion, and subconsciously trying to move away from the cold press of it, Tobi's remark about his tattoo catches him completely off guard. Indeed, she's in a perfect position to hear the way his pulse increases, the way his breath hitches. "Thank you," he mumbles. "It's of my husband." Closing his eyes, he focuses on inhaling and exhaling evenly, that she might complete her exam.
Ronin shoots her a look that tells her exactly what he thinks of Northaven - a sad joke - before she's speaking of colours and ink blots, and he scoffs out a laugh. "I never understood those things. What does it matter? I know that pink is the best colour going already, I don't need to have a discussion about it."
Eyeing the stethoscope with a small degree of suspicion, and subconsciously trying to move away from the cold press of it, Tobi's remark about his tattoo catches him completely off guard. Indeed, she's in a perfect position to hear the way his pulse increases, the way his breath hitches. "Thank you," he mumbles. "It's of my husband." Closing his eyes, he focuses on inhaling and exhaling evenly, that she might complete her exam.
a monster in my heart
a ghost inside my chest
a ghost inside my chest
RONIN
