Two Eyes Cenote sixty-fifth

quick one-off after the party begins to subside, vague about timelines <3

kohl, wiped from eyes shadowed in tiredness.

a thousand words said. a hundred smiles given. song. dance. adulation.

senmut's mask fell as he turned away from his reflection. but he could not sleep. the party went on and he was still erpa-ha. 

slowly he began to pack, not for his trip as he had wanted, but for a return to akashingo where business might still be managed. "please ask @Eset if she will see me, at her leisure." she was hebsut. she was respected.

senmut sank down onto his pillowy bed and cradled head in arms, thinking only, only of nazli.