The young stallion keeps close to the shadows that warp into each nook and cranny the forest breaks into. A habitual thing, to travel amongst the shadow and keep from the sun’s light, but he is no longer that creature (a thing he must keep reminding himself of) and is an entirely new being. A fearsome one that preys on the unsuspecting and brings the mightiest to their knees.
Skandar fights the urge to allow his skin to fall into the shadows, to separate from himself entirely and melt into each crook of darkness. Especially as dawn approaches, the necessity to hide within shadow grows stronger. His body resists this, flickering in and out of solidity and shadow, the edges of his body undefined - as if pieces of himself are becoming mere wisps of darkness. He halts, closing his eyes tightly and bowing his head, chin to chest, groaning. His skin shudders and then smooths as all of those darkened edges become solid. He inhales deeply, determined to keep control over his form despite the gentle warmth of the sun that now drapes across his back through the forest’s canopy.
It’s when he feels another fit coming on (his constellation skin rippling uncontrollably, fluttering like feathers against each other) that his burning gaze finds exactly what he needs - a distraction.
Stepping through the brush and bramble of the forest floor, skin now as smooth and still as it was meant to be, alighted with stars and galaxies across deep navy, Skandar draws up beside her. He’s far enough as to not crowd her, but he wonders if she can see the burning in his eyes as well as he can feel it. For some reason, there is an urge to hurt this poor girl, and Skandar swallows the curious (however terrible and sinister) feeling. There is no smile on his face as he has come to stand beside her - he’s found it difficult to placate proper social interactions after becoming separated into the darkness for so long.
“Are you alone?” he asks mildly, despite his ominous presence that he once was able to hide. His skin shivers and ripples for a moment as he speaks, then falls silent just as he does.
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@[Elliana]