5/4/2025, 12:33 AM
she doesn’t answer—not at first. just watches, gaze pinned to the dragging limb, the blood like rust against snow, the way he moves like a ghost too stubborn to fade.
she had seen wolves die. seen warriors crack under less. and yet this one, he keeps going.
her breath slips out slow, forming pale clouds in the air between them. her head tilts upon axis, crooks her shoulders into a carefree shrug. keeps her pace steady behind him, distant but not far. a shadow that doesn’t press—yet doesn’t leave.
curious.
she had seen wolves die. seen warriors crack under less. and yet this one, he keeps going.
her breath slips out slow, forming pale clouds in the air between them. her head tilts upon axis, crooks her shoulders into a carefree shrug. keeps her pace steady behind him, distant but not far. a shadow that doesn’t press—yet doesn’t leave.
wasn’t lookin’ for you,she says at last,
just found you.
curious.
is it your desire to bleed out, or is your pride simply barring you to it?