Octavia felt him pull back, and immediately realized what had happened. What she'd done.
(Stupid, careless --)
Instinct took over immediately and she ducked away from him before whipping around - which was when she saw his eyes. Black, not silver. Not his usual trouble, something worse, something Mara.
He managed his one strained syllable right as she bolted for the door.
Re: The bloodening and the decision
Date: 2024-11-13 06:36 pm (UTC)(Stupid, careless --)
Instinct took over immediately and she ducked away from him before whipping around - which was when she saw his eyes. Black, not silver. Not his usual trouble, something worse, something Mara.
He managed his one strained syllable right as she bolted for the door.