11-14-2016, 09:09 AM
Rhae
Tioga had been missing. Or Rhae had done so well at keeping to herself she simply hadn't seen her lately. She was her adopted sister, sort of. And the larger woman was strong and always made her feel safe. But she hadn't seen Tioga in a while. There was no safety now. Only her own set of skills and trying her best to go unnoticed.
It never seemed to work out that way.
The sound of his approach hadn't been detectable until he was much too close. She startled as their coats met, her heartbeat soaring. Her wide, doe eyes flew to his face and she watched him circle before her. Large horns protruded dangerously from his skull, and cloven hooves had silenced his passing. All she saw, though, was the perfect features of his face. To call him "handsome" would simply not even begin to describe him.
She was frozen in place, her eyes uncharacteristically locked with his. Her pale hair curtained one side of her dark face, but it did nothing to shield her from him. She hadn't felt afraid of him at first, only severely anxious and nervous. Perhaps there was something in his eyes that made her feel like cornered prey. If she dropped her gaze, he might suddenly come for her.
The wasteland beyond him was emptier. Quieter. Hadn't there been a soul not far in the distance before? Her mouth dried and her legs began to tremble in just the slightest way, as though she was cold. Logic told her she had no cause to fear him, and yet she felt it singing through her veins. Terror.
And then logic was gone, and it was only beauty and his feast.
She should say something. Gods, he's gorgeous. What would he want with someone like her? She hadn't said that aloud again, right? Ok, just say hi and be done with it. He'll see I'm strange and just move on. Just hi. Easy. I can do that. Hi, hello. Hello.
"..Hello," she forced out in a croak. It felt odd to stare, to not look away as she always did, but fear drove her to keep watch of his every movement. She was tensed and all she wanted was to bolt. Her mind worked to keep her out of a mindless state of fright. He hadn't said he wanted to eat her or anything. There was nothing to be so afraid of.
Get it together, already.
It never seemed to work out that way.
The sound of his approach hadn't been detectable until he was much too close. She startled as their coats met, her heartbeat soaring. Her wide, doe eyes flew to his face and she watched him circle before her. Large horns protruded dangerously from his skull, and cloven hooves had silenced his passing. All she saw, though, was the perfect features of his face. To call him "handsome" would simply not even begin to describe him.
She was frozen in place, her eyes uncharacteristically locked with his. Her pale hair curtained one side of her dark face, but it did nothing to shield her from him. She hadn't felt afraid of him at first, only severely anxious and nervous. Perhaps there was something in his eyes that made her feel like cornered prey. If she dropped her gaze, he might suddenly come for her.
The wasteland beyond him was emptier. Quieter. Hadn't there been a soul not far in the distance before? Her mouth dried and her legs began to tremble in just the slightest way, as though she was cold. Logic told her she had no cause to fear him, and yet she felt it singing through her veins. Terror.
And then logic was gone, and it was only beauty and his feast.
She should say something. Gods, he's gorgeous. What would he want with someone like her? She hadn't said that aloud again, right? Ok, just say hi and be done with it. He'll see I'm strange and just move on. Just hi. Easy. I can do that. Hi, hello. Hello.
"..Hello," she forced out in a croak. It felt odd to stare, to not look away as she always did, but fear drove her to keep watch of his every movement. She was tensed and all she wanted was to bolt. Her mind worked to keep her out of a mindless state of fright. He hadn't said he wanted to eat her or anything. There was nothing to be so afraid of.
Get it together, already.