09-28-2015, 10:35 AM
It seemed as if everything had spun out of control. Of course, that was an illusion. Not that things were out of control. Rather, that they ever were in control. You made your plans, you took your precautions, you tried to plan for everything and then you saw it all fall to pieces.
His eyes focused on Nox, the kid who was wracked with guilt and pain and was trying to hide it with jokes. Aria's last words were still hanging in the air. He looked up at Ayden with a question in his eyes, a slight shrug of the shoulder. Aria was...different. She would and could take care of herself. And he knew Ayden well enough- and had seen what Ayden did just meeting Aria- that he knew that he had to let Aria be. But Nox wasn't Aria. And while Ayden didn't care for Nox, part of that was his mask of bravado. The kid wasn't that bad, really.
Still, he waited for Ayden's decision. He wouldn't make it alone, wouldn't put more on her than she was willing to shoulder. Because that was his job, to look out for her and respect her needs and feelings- and even protect her, no matter how un-pc that might seem- regardless of anyone else.
His eyes focused on Nox, the kid who was wracked with guilt and pain and was trying to hide it with jokes. Aria's last words were still hanging in the air. He looked up at Ayden with a question in his eyes, a slight shrug of the shoulder. Aria was...different. She would and could take care of herself. And he knew Ayden well enough- and had seen what Ayden did just meeting Aria- that he knew that he had to let Aria be. But Nox wasn't Aria. And while Ayden didn't care for Nox, part of that was his mask of bravado. The kid wasn't that bad, really.
Still, he waited for Ayden's decision. He wouldn't make it alone, wouldn't put more on her than she was willing to shoulder. Because that was his job, to look out for her and respect her needs and feelings- and even protect her, no matter how un-pc that might seem- regardless of anyone else.