03-13-2017, 06:24 PM
Stillwater
Things had been agreeable having Luster around. He wasn't used to the company, more accustomed to the solidtude and the quiet, but he still found he welcomed it. At least a little. Who wouldn't like a warm body to hold at night? It only meant he couldn't spend the nights at the lake. And Luster was quiet too, comfortable. Not to mention gorgeous, and so deeply caring. Loving. And neither of them were within the cave during the day, did their own things. She had family to see, residents to meet. He had people to eat. It worked for them.
He was growing more and more irritated with Djinni's manner, though. She had become closed off, distant. She was short and carefully civil the few times they met for kingdom discussions. She never came to him any other time. There seemed an invisible barrier between them, one that hadn't been there before. One that kept even his insistent prodding from her as he used to. It cut him, furrowed in his chest like a painful burr of needles.
He knew she would hate him. He hadn't meant to reveal so much of himself, but with each little peek she grasped for more, forced more of it to the surface. He hadn't expected that hate to feel this way.
He hadn't meant to hurt her.
She was supposed to be safe from him.
Today, though, was for better thoughts, sweeter company. Today was for Luster. He'd intended on surprising her, and left the area of home to search for her, to spend the day with her. But when he finally found her, the warm smile on his face faltered then his expression turned hard and cold at the pain in her eyes.
Luster? What's happened? His voice was sharp, and something formed and gripped in his chest and tightened his shoulders. His bones ached to fold and shift with a sudden desire to be the full predator, and he was glad for once that he couldn't. That she wouldn't see his truth and fear him. That she wouldn't hate him as Djinni now hated him. With good reason, he reminded himself. He had tried to kill her, after all, and slowly. So painfully slowly.
He was growing more and more irritated with Djinni's manner, though. She had become closed off, distant. She was short and carefully civil the few times they met for kingdom discussions. She never came to him any other time. There seemed an invisible barrier between them, one that hadn't been there before. One that kept even his insistent prodding from her as he used to. It cut him, furrowed in his chest like a painful burr of needles.
He knew she would hate him. He hadn't meant to reveal so much of himself, but with each little peek she grasped for more, forced more of it to the surface. He hadn't expected that hate to feel this way.
He hadn't meant to hurt her.
She was supposed to be safe from him.
Today, though, was for better thoughts, sweeter company. Today was for Luster. He'd intended on surprising her, and left the area of home to search for her, to spend the day with her. But when he finally found her, the warm smile on his face faltered then his expression turned hard and cold at the pain in her eyes.
Luster? What's happened? His voice was sharp, and something formed and gripped in his chest and tightened his shoulders. His bones ached to fold and shift with a sudden desire to be the full predator, and he was glad for once that he couldn't. That she wouldn't see his truth and fear him. That she wouldn't hate him as Djinni now hated him. With good reason, he reminded himself. He had tried to kill her, after all, and slowly. So painfully slowly.
go down with me, fall with me, lets make it worth it