hold onto 16 as long as you can

She hadn’t expected to be corrected and that much was obvious on her face as he corrected her. The sudden correction made her do a double take as her features skimmed over his disapproving expression. ”Awe.” She lamented with an over exaggerated huff as he went on. Normally she could take criticism with ease, but her moods had been anything but normal since.. All of this. Her mind wasn’t ever far from her girlish affliction. He spoke his native tongue flawlessly and at that moment Venom saw the long path they had to go, especially faltering so early.

She resigned herself, shaking off her emotions internally as she returned to what he’d said first. Forget everything she already knew, she had to open her mind in ways she hadn’t before. The young Empress tilted her head slightly as he went on to explain a bit of his culture more in depth. He told her more thoroughly how to introduce herself, and admitted that she should be using her surname instead of her first.

She narrowed her gaze slightly, though she did like the sound of Empress Abraxas as the title fell from his lips. More curious though, was the window into his life and the chance to garner her collection of information about her shinobi. A shiver ran down her spine as her sunset gaze turned to him. Venom’s dual toned tail flicked at her hips as her familiar smirk played on her features. ”What is your name, shinobi?” She asked him softly, daring him to utter his true name.