Shadow Mountain Wire

seeing his face claim mon dieu

winter's wake watched lestan as if he were some puff pastry filled with some tantalizing flavor. this sensation grew and grew until it expanded to encompass him and the space between.
mesmerizing, those eyes. not only pretty, emphasizing a knowledge that lestan was not even certain he had of himself.
vindicated, a moment of distraction crossed the soft features. it hurt his heart more than he expected to know that these saatsine killed so much, and for no reason. "sun eater! how l-lofty," he mumbled beneath his breath in a reined fit of indignation. "th-thank you, in any case." he was both set at ease and newly unnerved, though that last had more to do with him than anything else.
long blink gave him a moment to hide his eyes and gather himself from the troubling revelation. "and wh-what will you do with the remainder of your day, now that you've m-made your report?" the mayfair asked, wanting to tease, caught instead in a honeyed dream.