08-19-2018, 11:28 PM
He offered his name and joined her at her table, strangely distant. She blinked a few times, uncertain she was comfortable with this development.
And then he tried to reach for her.
She flinched, chair scraping back, though since she was almost flush against the wall already there wasn't much scope for escape. But he didn't touch her, and actually it didn't seem like he intended to. Still, it was just shy of the sort of crazy she definitely didn't want to get too close to. El would be spitting feathers by now, but Asha was less inclined to dark thoughts and quick judgements.
Whatever mesmerised him snapped suddenly. Fear shot through the curiosity, so much so that her own heart started thudding violently in her chest. He snatched himself back like she'd scalded him.
And kept staring. Like she'd sprouted three heads.
The question hurt, though; just spilling out of his mouth like a mistake. It flashed across her expression as he retreated. Her uncle warned her to silence over what she was, over what she could do, and as much as she understood the why, she had never been good at secrets. Elias's acceptance lulled her to false security.
Though it couldn't be what he meant.
"Scary, apparently. Are you okay, Tobias?"
And then he tried to reach for her.
She flinched, chair scraping back, though since she was almost flush against the wall already there wasn't much scope for escape. But he didn't touch her, and actually it didn't seem like he intended to. Still, it was just shy of the sort of crazy she definitely didn't want to get too close to. El would be spitting feathers by now, but Asha was less inclined to dark thoughts and quick judgements.
Whatever mesmerised him snapped suddenly. Fear shot through the curiosity, so much so that her own heart started thudding violently in her chest. He snatched himself back like she'd scalded him.
And kept staring. Like she'd sprouted three heads.
The question hurt, though; just spilling out of his mouth like a mistake. It flashed across her expression as he retreated. Her uncle warned her to silence over what she was, over what she could do, and as much as she understood the why, she had never been good at secrets. Elias's acceptance lulled her to false security.
Though it couldn't be what he meant.
"Scary, apparently. Are you okay, Tobias?"