Dancing with the devil, dont you dare look at him in the eye

Lucette · 08-04-2022, 02:05 AM

Our lives are made in these small hours

His response was a bit too positive, Lucette noticed. Definitely? There was something about his tone too that she wasn’t able to place… something felt off. Almost forced? Now that she really thought about it, since they had gotten sick, he had been acting a little bit off. He’d always been protective, but something else was bothering him. And the pixie-sized girl was going to get to the bottom of it. Yet, as she drew back and prepared to open her maw Bae-Syl was quick to change the subject.

He moved something closer and Lucette’s gaze shifted to it. Armor, though different from the snow leopard cape that her mother wore. It looked like it would fit her though, she noticed. It was small, and… Bae said it was to protect her as well as help her carry herbs. She could see the bag on the side of it. That would definitely be handy with collecting them. Her tiny mouth could only grab so much at once. She’d wear it because Bae-Syl had made it, but she looked to him now, her brow furrowing as she decided to be blunt with him.

“The gift is lovely, Bae, but… You’re acting weird.” She frowned, her green gaze trying to meet his. To seek the truth within them. “You definitely weren’t fine this morning. I gave you space out of respect… I know it can be hard talking about scary things… But now you’re giving me a gift and mention that it’s for protection, rather than just saying it’s for collecting herbs.” Her father’s own bag, hanging by a strap, had a tendency to smack into her legs. He could have said it was just for collecting herbs and she wouldn’t have gotten suspicious… but why did she need protection?

“If you think I need protection, Bae, I need to know from what, or from who.” Her ears flicked back. “Something had you rattled earlier. You were afraid… and if it’s something that could hurt me, shouldn’t I know about it?” She kept pressing. “What if you’re not with me and I walk up to someone dangerous? You know I don’t worry about that until after I’ve given someone a chance. If there’s someone I should be wary about Bae, please, for the love of the Divinities above tell me. If I can avoid putting myself in danger then you don’t have to protect me and I don’t need to fuss over you… This is important!” ...would he continue to deny anything was wrong..?

"Talk", 'Think.'

These little wonders these twists and turns of fate

_{Art by Asena}

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