@sanktmorozov finds the Darkling in solitary confinement...
𝐀𝐋𝐄𝐊𝐒𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑 𝐇𝐀𝐃 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐌𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐇𝐒. In the grand scheme of his life, months was but a blink of an eye. But sometimes, the solitary of his prison seemed like ages, made it feel as if years passed in the span of a second...
He knew there were guards; he'd seen shadows on the ground, on the walls, in the rare moments he'd been able to focus. But he hadn't seen anyone, not completely. No visitors, no one even to mock or gloat.
Sometimes, he enjoyed the peace. The quiet. Sometimes, it drove him nearly mad, his thoughts tumultuous and never-ending, and Aleksander wondered if maybe he'd have been better off dead--
The sound of a lock opening caught his attention, tearing the Darkling from his thoughts. His gaze focused on the door, almost waiting with baited breath to see if someone was actually about to come inside.
❝ Are you really so afraid of me that you'd rather linger quietly outside the door? ❞










