Shady

(I mean up to you! That sounds like it could be fun to read and get in their heads. But also no pressure at all. Whatever you’re feeling — I’m ...

(If you’ve got Sara/Gaius content in mind then go for it! Otherwise I’m good to skip to one of your girls coming to check on her. Don’t have a strong ...

She curled up under a blanket and pulled it tight around herself. As if they would make her feel better. And yet it helped, ever so slightly. Made her feel ...

Ky let herself into her room quickly and then stood and stared at the closed door for a long, long moment. Did she lock it? She wanted to. But they ...

Her body felt so heavy as she dragged herself up the stairs, one by painstaking one. But she managed it, and wandered down the hall, literally dragging her feet. Her ...

Ky felt aimless. She considered going to a parlor — no one would find her there. But, then, that was probably not a great thing. She should be readily available ...

Ky wrapped her arms around herself and wandered down the hall. She wasn't going to process anything. And they couldn’t make her. Well, she supposed, they could order her to… ...

Ky turned away, too, with no idea whatsoever of where to go or what to do. She wanted someone to tell her. To give her a letter to translate and ...

She watched him. Why would she possibly try to follow him when he was clearly trying this hard to get away from her? Besides. It may not work for him, ...

“I don’t need to process anything,” she said quietly, but deliberately. Processing it involved feelings. It was better to pretend that it didn’t exist. “It’s fine .”

“I appreciate it.” She forced another little smile. She did appreciate it. But she wasn’t about to take a single one of them up on it. “I’m okay, though. It’s ...

Ky has no capacity to judge if he wanted to stay and was offering to go, or if he wanted to go and was offering to stay. “I mean… do ...

“I don’t need a babysitter,” she murmured quietly. Then realized that was harsh. She wasn’t trying to chase him off. “…but if you want to stay, that’s… cool.”

“Yes… okay,” Ky said awkwardly, nodding. Spending time with herself was about the worst thing that she could do right now. She was going to self-destruct. But she also wasn’t ...

Ky nodded. She didn’t need them , she needed Zander. Her throat constricted. Her voice was tight when she managed, “I appreciate it.”