crying out into the dark night
except its day
Marauder
Bloodletter
11-23-2020, 10:30 AM
Venom was on the mend, she didn't need him in the same way she used to and yet Hattori lingered all the same. Just in case. He'd been roaming the palace halls, swathed in his black cloak as he stuck to the shadows, more out of habit then necessity. The first time he passed Venom's private chambers nothing had been amiss, her breathing was slow and steady, but the same couldn't be said for his second pass. He paused, his talons clicking against the stone flooring as his brows smushed together. The air was tense, a sense of roiling panic lingered behind the door cover and Hattori's gaze turned sharp. He couldn't near nor smell anyone beyond the doorway, he was about certain she was alone so what then? And then she uttered his name, short and breathy and that was it. Hattori pushed himself across the threshold and stormed into the room as though it was his right to do so.
And there she was, asleep but not soundly.
He scanned the room nonetheless, his steely gaze lingering on the shadowy corners and crevices where he would hide, if pressed to. But all was still and quiet as it should be, except his empress who still seemed to be in some degree of distress. Pain perhaps, or maybe even a bad dream. With a sharp exhale through his nose, Hattori shrugged off his cloak and draped it over Venom's shoulders. The season was getting colder with each passing day and perhaps- he thought idly- she'd find comfort in his scent.
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