#the shift there

[violentdelightshavevioletends]

“I stare up into his eyes, marking each fleck of gold just in case I won't get another chance to.”

— the fact that this is a parting Viorson line in Iron Flame right before Xaden goes off and does turn Venin (along with those golden flecks slowly turning amber and disappearing in a wash of red) meaning this was just that; one of the last times she’d get a chance to… and I just broke my own heart a little more.