from @seraphbled: ❛ so you lied to me. ❜
❝ NO . ❞ SOFT AT FIRST , THEN A SECOND ❝ NO , ❞ stronger than the first . brows crease inward in defiance and protest against the accusation as he battles himself , fights with the conflicts that seem eager to stake through his heart . his eyes dart over damien’s expression , DESPERATE , diving through each pull of muscle and line on his face until he’s come up with the rest of the words he feels so deeply inclined to say . ❝ some things are beyond truth and lies , damien . you can’t expect me to honor something i said way back then , back before i knew you , back before i cared — I WON’T LAY A HAND ON YOU , regardless of whatever deal we made . glare at me or hate me or — or push me out of your life and never speak to me again if you’re so frustrated with choice , but i helped you , and i put everything on the line to see your enemies thwarted and to see you safe , so i’m not going to just . . . ❞ sebastian huffs and hangs his head , running a hand through his hair in his frustration , his stress . that deal they made . . . HE CAN’T HONOR IT NOW . HE CAN’T KEEP THAT PROMISE . maybe he did lie . or maybe things changed . ❝ back then , when you asked it of me , i thought it was something i could handle . I DIDN’T LIE . AT THAT MOMENT , I WAS TRUTHFUL . but i’m going back on it . ❞ once again his blue eyes storm over damien’s anger and disappointment , praying for some reprieve . ❝ all that we’ve gone through . . . you can’t ask that of me now . all that i’ve seen . . . all that we’ve done ; I WON’T DO IT . I WON’T HURT YOU . ❞ sebastian looks to damien’s throat , the base , the space where his shard is hidden . ❝ i won’t touch you like that . NOT WITH VIOLENCE . NEVER . ❞








