#scared lucanis

[dellamortal]

Reach And Flexibility

by SableVerse

He wasn’t present - not fully. She knew the look. Shoulders tight. Eyes haunted, even when he was trying to hide it behind that polished stillness. Something had gotten to him earlier. A mission gone wrong. A spirit whispering through him. She didn’t know yet. He hadn’t said.

So she hadn’t asked.

Instead, she offered the one language they both knew better than talking.

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A sparring session leads to Lucanis finally taking what Rook has been offering, despite his fear of hurting her.