200 random dialogue prompts // accepting ❛ you don’t scare me. ❜ (from xayah!) ( @zoeticbled )
the market's tumult was caught on a hook, escorted by a rattle of shutters and the loud thrum of feet that knew where not to step. he stood where the alley held its breath, where evening spilt a bruised wine along the brick, where fighters were practising their capabilities, offering a show to those who dared to witness. his native incense and the liturgy of his pit were hammered into his muscle and scar tissue, becoming prayers struck into anvils. he was the promise, and the alley knew it, settling around him the moment his shoulder met the wall with the proprietary ease of a crowned beast returning to its warm stone. he did not rush the moment ⸻ nothing was truly ever needed to be hurried.
his weight shifted by an inch when her vocals arrived, and the ground took it as a vow. even the stones seemed to square their shoulders beneath him, albeit his interest was solely on her, all suddenly. ❝ you're such a cute bird. ❞ the title was not a slur on his tongue so much as a knuckle tap to the jaw, affectionate and taunting at once. there was something about bullying her that made everything so much lighter. so much simpler. so much warmer. ❝ that's good, though. ❞ he murmured, locking spheres, offering a barely-beam. ❝ fear makes us sloppy... and i like you sharp. savage. ❞ a tilt of his head, ready for mockery laced with care. ❝ that's hot. ❞
