if i lose myself tonight

The ceiling crumbled in one spot, depositing a feminine form into the cave nearby. The sudden movement had Hati leaping to his feet, bristling pelt even spikier than usual from the water, bht the unexpectedness of the female's appearance held him momentarily in stunned silence.

When he found his voice once more it was to give vent to a wordless snarl as he lunged out of the water toward her. Jaws parted to stop mere inches from her face, fangs hovering menacingly close. His hot breath puffed against her as a dry, humorless, and short laugh rasped from his throat. This, he hissed, This is just the universe's way of giving me a big, fat, 'fuck you, Hati', isnt it? Well, screw that, pretty little girl. I'm not playing knight in shining armor to your damsel in distress. Clacking his jaws shut, he turned and stalked back to his pool of water and flopped in it, glowering at the injured girl disdainfully.

It was easy enough to let the nagging voice of guilt be buried in the tumultous heat of that ever-present anger. If she hadn't been prepared for the risks, she houldnt have been travelling alone. Simple as that. He wasn't her wet nurse to lick her wounds just because she fell down.




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