[ It's been nearly two months. I have it handled, he'd told her at the festivities a few weeks ago, because he thought he did. Letting himself briefly indulge in the violence of a fighting ring; the slice on his forearm from the other man's knife has only recently shed its scab, is still pink and shiny. That should have been enough.
Back home, he relied heavily on men and women paid to keep their mouths shut about the time he spent with them. He understands there are sex workers here, as well, has even spoken with a couple. There's no reason for him to be in this state except for a fatal combination of curiosity and petty stubbornness.
"This state" being his slow transformation, of course. His crooked teeth sharpening, the scar on his face spreading like an ink blot over his features. He has his shirt off in their shared room at the boarding house, studying the dark patch of skin that's begun developing across his abdomen, narrow shoulders tense. For all he spoke so often about becoming a monster, it's difficult to feel it happen literally.
He's aware of her sudden presence without looking, but that's not a new development. ]
I need the room.
[ Go away being the subtext. Not something he tells her often or at all. ]
jinx - rubi au
Back home, he relied heavily on men and women paid to keep their mouths shut about the time he spent with them. He understands there are sex workers here, as well, has even spoken with a couple. There's no reason for him to be in this state except for a fatal combination of curiosity and petty stubbornness.
"This state" being his slow transformation, of course. His crooked teeth sharpening, the scar on his face spreading like an ink blot over his features. He has his shirt off in their shared room at the boarding house, studying the dark patch of skin that's begun developing across his abdomen, narrow shoulders tense. For all he spoke so often about becoming a monster, it's difficult to feel it happen literally.
He's aware of her sudden presence without looking, but that's not a new development. ]
I need the room.
[ Go away being the subtext. Not something he tells her often or at all. ]