guillotine: I wore white (nice day for a murder)

[personal profile] guillotine 2019-05-16 06:03 am (UTC)(link)
Dear heart just reminds her of an endearment Clair might use, successfully distracting Nel long enough for her guts to wrench sideways in painful longing. The promise of consensual one-on-one violence is convenient for pulling her focus in another direction, and with renewed intensity.

"You may regret ever agreeing to it," she says, "but I'm looking forward to seeing if you do."

And with that, a pact is sealed. Godspeed, ladies.