She yelped in fear and leapt backward, ripping the door open with full intents of sprinting.
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
He recoiled from the light and refrained from following her.
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
She glanced at the torch in confusion, backing towards it so she was fully under its glow. Why was he shying away from it? Hadn’t he had to come straight past it on his way in? She was tearing up. “Go away. Please. I don’t have anything for you.”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
There was no answer from the darkness of her bedroom.
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
Tears were falling now and she was scrubbing at them angrily. “Please!”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
A door down the hall opened, and Lyra poked her head out. "Ky?" Her brow furrowed. "What's the matter?"
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“Go back inside!” Ky said desperately, taking a step towards her and gesturing urgently. “Please. Lock your door. Please.”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
She came out instead, looking toward Ky's room in bewilderment. "What's going on?"
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“No, please.” Ky was crying worse now as she stepped towards Lyra, trying to usher her to go back inside. “Nothing. It’s fine. Please go in your room. Please.”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"Then come with me." She took Ky's arm gently, still looking warily toward the bedroom. "What happened?"
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“No,” Ky gasped, pulling away from her and shaking her head quickly. “You have to get away from me. Lock your door.”
(These literal children ;-; )
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"Ky, come on." She stopped. "Listen, at least go to Sera or someone. Father or Uncle Gaius. Tell them what's wrong if you won't tell me."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“Okay,” she agreed with a nod, hoping compliance would lead to compliance and that Lyra may go back to her room if Ky promised to go. Even though she definitely wasn’t. “Okay, I will. Please go back to your room. Lock your door… put a chair in front of it too. Please.”
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"What's in there?" she asked warily. "....I should go with you."
"The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that." -Karis Nemik
“You have to get away from me.” She shook her head miserably. It felt like the assassins all over again. She was putting her family in danger by proximity. She had to go. If Lyra wouldn’t, she had to. She turned and quickly started down the hall, hoping Michael would come after her.
"u and rina are systematically watering down the grammar of yws" - Atticus "From the fish mother to the fish death god." - lehmanf "A fish stole my identity. I blame shady" - Omni [they/he]
"Do not try to be pretty. You weren't meant to be pretty; you were meant to burn down the earth and graffiti the sky. Don't let anyone ever simplify you to just 'pretty'" — Suzanne Rivard
