Shady

Aleth howled, slamming his palm into Tarr's abdomen as his other hand grabbed at himself, writhing in pain. That hadn't been necessary. What was Ash going to do? Strip him ...

"Fucker." Aleth clawed at Tarr's forearms, sinking his fingernails as deep as he could.

Aleth slipped, falling heavily on his back, head striking the ground hard. He was suddenly back in his father's workshop. Slammed onto the stone floor, entire body aching. Rage usually ...

He came faster than Aleth expected, and his blow landed solidly on Aleth's jaw. Aleth tried to throw Tarr off him, throwing a punch towards Tarr's face clumsily.

Aleth turned towards Tarr, anger surging through him. It hadn't occurred to him that he might have to take his shirt off. That just added to the humiliation. But, then, ...

Aleth's gaze flicked between them. He couldn't hear what'd been said, but it was clear that something had just happened between them before they all turned back towards him. Loquitur ...

Ky froze in place, not at all sure what to do. It was so bizarre how freely Loquitur could pass from running off to fetch food for a literal servant, ...

"Wonderful," Aleth spat, climbing into the ring. His eyes locked on Ky's. She felt a stab of terror, but stared in a transfixed silence, horrified. His eyes were filled with ...

Ky and Tadaaki made their way down to the sparring area, scarcely breathing. They didn't know where Aleth was, and they were terrified to find out. They were still maintaining ...

(works for me!)

Ky and Tadaaki ate in silence for a few moments after he left, keeping their gaze and attention focused on the soup. It was good. It filled them with warmth ...

veersies

"Of course, thank you," Ky murmured as she held on to the bowl of soup, shoulders slowly starting to relax. Loquitur had mentioned Michael before, so he probably understood how ...

"I--ah--" Her brain was barely processing what he'd said, chest still heaving, no matter how much she tried to make herself calm down. It was fine. Did Aleth even know ...

"Thank you, sir." Tadaaki was also flushed with embarrassment. They weren't supposed to show their fear of Aleth in front of anyone -- and certainly not in front of a ...