09-25-2018, 07:04 PM
He didn't believe her, or he thought the declaration foolish. And he persisted in trying to tie those pretty little strings around her wrists in a way that was growing tiresome. The bait of her own temper would not be so difficult to tempt with boredom beginning to nip at her heels. It simmered closer to the surface these days, sharpened by the tangle of loss that lodged as an interloper in her chest. The memory of pain was transient; particularly to one who courted that madness for the grim thrill, as she did. But that. That was crushing her to fucking distraction.
Ori shrugged, dismissive of the path he nudged her down. "Disinclined to the task, sweetheart. There's nothing in it for me, least of all a fucking challenge."
She watched the fight, gaze diffused around it; the outcome was an inconsequential gamble, after all. Until sounds rushed her ears like time suddenly phased strangely. She pressed a finger to the fabric collaring her throat as something stuttered in her chest, quickly vanished. Her brows daggered, gaze skipping briefly upwards. Her mood plummeted.
"Save the ruthlessness, Ryker. You're going to need it."
Ori shrugged, dismissive of the path he nudged her down. "Disinclined to the task, sweetheart. There's nothing in it for me, least of all a fucking challenge."
She watched the fight, gaze diffused around it; the outcome was an inconsequential gamble, after all. Until sounds rushed her ears like time suddenly phased strangely. She pressed a finger to the fabric collaring her throat as something stuttered in her chest, quickly vanished. Her brows daggered, gaze skipping briefly upwards. Her mood plummeted.
"Save the ruthlessness, Ryker. You're going to need it."