gwyliim / knight in workmans clothing
@edenbled —- starter call!
❝ —- my name is herondale. william herondale, but everyone calls me will. is this your room? not very nice, is it? ❞ consider it curiosity that propels him forward, that allows questions to remain answered ( however spontaneously —- mentioning that he’d understood the art of japanese flowwer-arranging had little to nothing to do with the situation at hand, and yet it had been the first thing that came to mind ) even as gaze sweeps both cramped room and its inhabitant, grey eyes ablaze with a light of their own in the dimness. countered against the glow of witch-light in his palm, those of the stranger seem of an equal —- where once a sense of determination had rested, there now is a widening about them, a disbelief at any of the words that had sprung forth from his mouth. perhaps she had been expecting a knight of some sort, yet no knight had ever been as he now was, armed to the teeth, skin coated in dark runes that peeked over the edges of workman’s shirt as he cuffs it, casting a glance about all that surrounded the pair of them. somewhere, he’s dimly aware of porcelain snapping beneath boot-heel as steps carry him about the darkness, cupped witchlight casting deepening shadows along walls with faded paper, a narrow windowsill upon which two volumes rest, and while exceptionally gloomy, the room had held nothing of oddness about it until —- ah.
a hand gestures at latest finding, something that picks the room out to be unusual enough to have warranted his expedition. despite flickering glow, eyes are bright, their often-deep blue turning to the navy of dark seas, something curious in their depths. it wasn’t often that one was asked to be introduced when on attempting to rescue another, but so be it. ❝ do you often sleep tied to the bed? ❞
there is a sourness in her belly, a heat within her cheeks. shame. embarrassment ! watching this stranger pick apart this space that is more captivity pen than bedroom while her bones still ache from all too recent transformations a cooling fire in her veins, a poison slowly ebbing away. for all his good looks, tessa finds she still does not trust him : for all she knows, this could be a rouse. A TRICK ! the magister here to check upon his captive soon - to - be bride, wanting to gauge her unwillingness himself before forcing her to go through with it all the same. ( although, anyone who looked like that wouldn't need to tie girls up && imprison them in order to get them to marry him )
❛ do you often break into girls rooms uninvited ? ❜ cautious && a touch frightened still, she cannot hold her tongue. answers a question with a question in order to conceal unease yet does not believe attempt is anything noteworthy. bravado quite possibly FLIMSY AT BEST, so thrown off guard is she && part of her wishes she still had something in her hand to utilize should encounter turn sour.