05-02-2023, 01:22 AM
Lines of water pushed out across the surface of the lake. There was no specific purpose to the exploration but for the sheer fact he could claim ownership over all he surveyed with the act. The screeching hinges told him that Asha followed. He didn’t look down despite the crawl of her eyes on his profile. His hands curled around the top rail of the deck as she spoke of her uncle.
“Your uncle is a tool,” he replied without a second thought. Asha was protective of her uncle’s memory, and he was grinding it into the dirt, but the asshole deserved all of it and more for the way he treated her.
After a moment of considering the water, he turned to her. His presence pushed outward, though he was aware his emotions were oblivion to her so long as he used the power. Such was exactly why he still held on: to shield her from how pissed he was at the man. If he wasn’t dead, he’d track him down and kill him again.
“You are a fucking badass, Asha. You’re capable of facing whatever the hell you want to face. You think I’m not afraid?” he scowled at the admission, but the question furrowed his brow with grim determination to face it down anyway. It was clear he used fear to funnel into anger. It was the only way he knew how to exist, and he was certain to stay off her senses when he admitted as much.
“Now. Go inside and get my other coat before you freeze to death, and let’s go.” He crossed his arms, clearly going to wait until she put on something that stopped the shivering. It was only going to be colder on the water.
“Your uncle is a tool,” he replied without a second thought. Asha was protective of her uncle’s memory, and he was grinding it into the dirt, but the asshole deserved all of it and more for the way he treated her.
After a moment of considering the water, he turned to her. His presence pushed outward, though he was aware his emotions were oblivion to her so long as he used the power. Such was exactly why he still held on: to shield her from how pissed he was at the man. If he wasn’t dead, he’d track him down and kill him again.
“You are a fucking badass, Asha. You’re capable of facing whatever the hell you want to face. You think I’m not afraid?” he scowled at the admission, but the question furrowed his brow with grim determination to face it down anyway. It was clear he used fear to funnel into anger. It was the only way he knew how to exist, and he was certain to stay off her senses when he admitted as much.
“Now. Go inside and get my other coat before you freeze to death, and let’s go.” He crossed his arms, clearly going to wait until she put on something that stopped the shivering. It was only going to be colder on the water.