To his relief the female halted in her advance and respected his wshes.
Ansgar did not utter another word as she backed away and turned to leave, even as she offered her condolence. The only sign that he had heard her words were the subtle softening of his dark mahogany eyes, as he acknowledged in that moment that the old male was truly gone. The young male's mouth grew dry, his expression changing from one of anger to something much less fierce. Cold, unfeeling, a stoic mask claimed his features as he watched with baited breath as the female walked away.
Tears swelled in his eyes, and clung to his dark boyish lashes — tears that he refused to shed in front of the stranger who had stumpled upon him in his moment of heartache and loss. He turned his back to her and stared back down towards the lifeless body on the floor, his shoulders hunched over in grief.
The female's final offer, her gracious parting gift, was barely acknowledged aside from the slight twitch of his left ear. The words did not truly register inside Ansgar in that moment, for his mind was too consumed with the war that was now raging on inside it.
The stranger finally left, disappearing into the darkness which loomed between the trees, and Ansgar was left to grieve with only the sound of the rain now whispering in his ears.
Ansgar did not utter another word as she backed away and turned to leave, even as she offered her condolence. The only sign that he had heard her words were the subtle softening of his dark mahogany eyes, as he acknowledged in that moment that the old male was truly gone. The young male's mouth grew dry, his expression changing from one of anger to something much less fierce. Cold, unfeeling, a stoic mask claimed his features as he watched with baited breath as the female walked away.
Tears swelled in his eyes, and clung to his dark boyish lashes — tears that he refused to shed in front of the stranger who had stumpled upon him in his moment of heartache and loss. He turned his back to her and stared back down towards the lifeless body on the floor, his shoulders hunched over in grief.
The female's final offer, her gracious parting gift, was barely acknowledged aside from the slight twitch of his left ear. The words did not truly register inside Ansgar in that moment, for his mind was too consumed with the war that was now raging on inside it.
The stranger finally left, disappearing into the darkness which loomed between the trees, and Ansgar was left to grieve with only the sound of the rain now whispering in his ears.
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death by a thousand cuts - by Ansgar - April 30, 2020, 05:26 AM
RE: death by a thousand cuts - by Ketzia - April 30, 2020, 06:53 AM
RE: death by a thousand cuts - by Ansgar - April 30, 2020, 07:22 AM
RE: death by a thousand cuts - by Ketzia - April 30, 2020, 08:09 AM
RE: death by a thousand cuts - by Ansgar - April 30, 2020, 08:59 AM