Whitebark Stream the moment you smiled at me

in the thick of things, ezra hadn't even realized the other man had been calling out to him — but as the stranger's questions pierce through his mind and understanding dawns on ezra his embarrassment burns into humiliation. it threatens to swallow him whole.

he almost wished it would.

he scowls as he turns his head to look at the older man only to wince visibly at the pain it causes. which then causes more pain.

tongue swipes across his wounds, a grumble lingering in his throat.

yeah. it did. came ezra's curt response, teeth gritting against the feel of the wounds as he speaks.