(Closed) Event & Aftermath Catch All

[mirshikar]

Who: Asura + Plotted CR
When: Late January - Early February
Where: Rescue basecamp, Asura's shared home, and likely the steps of Parliament.
What: Wrath, dumb jokes, politics, and a lot of h/c.
Warnings: Strong descriptions of injury, mentions of torture (re: event) and slavery.

Comments

[sing_for_me]

[ Her fingers curl into his clothes when she feels her feet lift off the ground, forcing her to pull back and look down at his face. Finally, eye contact.

It was difficult for her to imagine someone so powerful not being able to save someone. But what did the weight of that kind of guilt weigh? It may not be an excuse, but Alex knew she was powerless, and there really wasn't anything she could do even if she tried. But to have that kind of power, and to still be helpless? Were there things that he still carried, she wondered.

She lifts a hand, gently pressing the tips of her fingers against the side of his face, just as he has some many times now. But after a moment, she pinches it just so. ]

I don't know how you do it.

[ Or why.

Her head tilts lower, her forehead pressing against his. Her tone softens, just barely a whisper. ]

...Thank you.