Two Eyes Cenote [m] barley & salt

no regalo this time, only the hard bite of two glowering golden eyes, one putrid with aqueous seepage. 

he stirs from his uncomfortable position on the floor, surveying the damage laid to khusobek’s skin. he’d endured unspeakable suffering in the hours since, yet observing his physical mark on the captain brought soto savage pleasure. 

he glances to the rope, and then back to his tormentor. his ailing body was unlikely to endure a second fight — but if death came for him today, he would see if he could barter with the gods for a package deal.