Tragic Beginning || Qi’ra + Dryden Vos
@crimsonprawn
Qi’ra had return from the mission in a bit of a terrible shape, she had come close to dying and her body had the marks to prove it. But she was able to escape, turn the tables on the one that tried to kill her and destroy him instead. She returned to the First Light not long after, and she was led to Vos.
She gave him the synopsis of what had happened, aware that there were others around, but he would want to know as soon as possible that the job was done. Soon after she spoke she asked for permission to go to her quarters and to freshen up, she was sure she would see him shortly.
She showered, careful of the bruises that were left on her body, and the small wounds that she had received, but they were barely scratches. Qi’ra avoided thinking of what she had done, after all the first one is always the hardest, she shuddered under the hot water. Any of her clothes that she decided to wear would show her bruising, but she did not want to wear anything to restrictive, plus she knew that she would not have to make another appearance for another few hours. Leggings and a top would do for lounging in, and she put those on before going to find Vos, she knew he might be waiting to see her.
When she found him, everything came flooding back to her mind, the closeness of death, the killing of a man... And it made her cold. Even though she almost always touched Vos when she was around, she had never wanted it for herself. It had never been something she felt pulling at her, but now it was. She wanted to escape the feeling of cold, she wanted to have some semblance again that touch was not always meant to kill.
“Dryden...” She let the word linger before she finally asked for what she needed. “Would it be all right, to ask you to hold me?”
