@blessdsun murmured: “ i’m not leaving you here . ” (for essek)
𝐈𝐓 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐅𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐘𝐄𝐃 𝐇𝐈𝐌. essek was, as he had always called himself, a coward - too caught up keeping himself alive to worry for another. that had changed with time, granted... but it did not diminish his desire to keep on living, even in shame. his throat is tight & he found it difficult to swallow - to even look her in the eye. brow furrowed as a warmth spread across handsome features, & his exhale is in an almost agony.
❝ i cannot go, ❞ the wizard replies sharply. too sharp. too cruel. he did not wish to slip back into the impression of indifference, but it was his cowardice speaking. ❝ i would bring... complications. ❞ violet-blue eyes finally rise to meet hers, almost faltering in his conviction, though self-preservation wins out. ❝ & i am afraid. if it makes me sound like a fool, so be it. ❞
















