really? after all that? she wants to ask. even opens her mouth, then subsequently winces and clacks her teeth back together to bite it back. her skin is the sort of pale one would expect from someone raised in the confines of a space station, without ever having unfiltered access to sunlight. and for Some Reason when blood rushes up along her neck and ears, it curdles an odd, blotchy purple color instead of the expected reddish pink.
for the first time ever, clarke regrets not accepting the cup of spiked milk, at least that would have given her something to fiddle uncomfortably with instead of the edges of newsprint wrapped around the secondary birthday gift. but she is nothing if not excellent at tamping down emotions and compartmentalizing in the name of giving a diplomatic answer instead. )
That's really kind. Especially after I almost drowned you, which you didn't hesitate to mention in the invite. But I am not great company, and it's your birthday — you should open your gift, then go do something fun like dancing.
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really? after all that? she wants to ask. even opens her mouth, then subsequently winces and clacks her teeth back together to bite it back. her skin is the sort of pale one would expect from someone raised in the confines of a space station, without ever having unfiltered access to sunlight. and for Some Reason when blood rushes up along her neck and ears, it curdles an odd, blotchy purple color instead of the expected reddish pink.
for the first time ever, clarke regrets not accepting the cup of spiked milk, at least that would have given her something to fiddle uncomfortably with instead of the edges of newsprint wrapped around the secondary birthday gift. but she is nothing if not excellent at tamping down emotions and compartmentalizing in the name of giving a diplomatic answer instead. )
That's really kind. Especially after I almost drowned you, which you didn't hesitate to mention in the invite. But I am not great company, and it's your birthday — you should open your gift, then go do something fun like dancing.