Talon Stern

"𝐼𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑎𝑙𝑙 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝑖𝑠? 𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑇𝑟𝑖𝑏𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠?"

"𝑴𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆? 𝑻𝒄𝒉, 𝒌𝒊𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕'𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒍 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒊𝒔"

[Talon Stern @TalonStern]

"𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒇𝒆𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈? 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔? 𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕'𝒔 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒃𝒂𝒏𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆'𝒔 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝒅𝒆𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏. 𝑨 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒏 𝒊𝒔 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒏 a 𝒑𝒐𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒐𝒇 𝒄𝒐𝒊𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒓𝒆𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒕"

[Talon Stern @TalonStern]

shoulder. “The only difference is that we’re in it together now.”

[Talon Stern @TalonStern]

It didn’t take long to slip into the Citadel, even with the increase in posted guards. One way or another, there was always a route into the high walls, be it the sewers or something less lurid.

Within the first hours of nightfall, after spending a few scrubbing both himself +

[⸻ ❪ ｑuﻨnn. ❫ @quiwincia]

A simple smile escaped Quinn's lips, extremely secure in her new love's words.

[...]

She waited for Talon's return. The Demacian had bathed elsewhere, dried her hair, and put on her pajamas to sleep afterward. Entering the capital had been difficult, +

[Talon Stern @TalonStern]

windowsill, moving to sit behind her as he held her close from behind, the folds of his cloak wrapped around her like the protective wings of a bird.

“Everything could still go wrong.” he spoke softly, gingerly pressing his lips to her neck before resting his chin atop her +

[Talon Stern @TalonStern]

totally foreign.

“You’ve got quite the hand little lad.” he nodded appreciatively, smiling at the boy. “An artist in the making.”

[Talon Stern @TalonStern]

Talon exhaled, his head sagging forward slightly as he finally caved under her soft spoken concerns. “I’ll stay till nightfall.” he stated softly, gingerly reaching out to place his hand above her own, “No later than that. I don’t feel comfortable putting the both of you +

[ᅟ ᅟᅟᅟᅟ ⃟ 𝐒𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒍𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕. ̖́- @comingambulance]

“ i’m relieved.ᅟᅟso long as it delights you、ᅟi’ll rest at ease.ᅟᅟthough it’d be preferable if you could stay to recover your strength. . . ”

yet ‘gainst best wishes、ᅟone lies aware not all can be

&&.

[Talon Stern @TalonStern]

notebook in hand, thumbing through it quietly. They were rudimentary, childish sketches of a man in a sharp tipped cloak, smiling from beneath the hood; and yet they tugged at the very heartstrings.

To see himself through the looking glass of a child, it was endearing, yet +

[Talon Stern @TalonStern]

and that's what matters most to me."

[Talon Stern @TalonStern]

He reached up with his gloved hand, gingerly curling his fingers through her hair as he cupped the back of her head.

"You did what you had to. A letter or not wouldn't have changed anything darling, so please don't worry. It's done now, you're back,—

[‍ 𓄼 ‍ ‍ ‍ 𝑵𝑰𝑵𝑬 𝑻𝑨𝑰𝑳𝑺. @essentiafurto]

her head lifts, and their eyes make contact, shaking her head. it's not exactly how she wanted him to feel, more so relieved that the two are finally together after so long.

“ no, please don't. i could never hold anything against you, either. i simply worried,

[Talon Stern @TalonStern]

/replies on the morrow

[Michiko Malandro @spicycocasugar]

“ Hey, get on with it! Otherwise, I'll shoot you in the head, and your brains will go flying”

[Talon Stern @TalonStern]

doesn't mean I think less of you, or want you to feel guilty about it, or anything of the sort. You have your reasons and I respect them wholeheartedly."

[Talon Stern @TalonStern]

The subtle shift in demeanour sent a pang of guilt through him, his choice of words clearly having been poor.

Talon reached up to take her cheek in hand, gingerly drawing his thumb across it.

"I don't hold it against you, volpetta. I never do. I've missed you, yes, but that—

[‍ 𓄼 ‍ ‍ ‍ 𝑵𝑰𝑵𝑬 𝑻𝑨𝑰𝑳𝑺. @essentiafurto]

slow nods, though it wasn't fair to either of them. and she feels her disappearance must have been longer... the guilt settles in.

“ a little, yes. but i understand this is your work that you must do. i can't stop you from that. just as i need time to wander off and feed. ”

[Talon Stern @TalonStern]

it cleaned and shut soon, or it’ll go septic within a fortnight. And considering You could probably have me flattened into paste within the blink of an eye, I’d like to say You hold all the cards here.”

[Talon Stern @TalonStern]

The speed with with such large, bulky, stone arms moved was unnerving. If she attacked again, he’d have a hard time trying to focus on anything other than dodging.

“Honestly? I followed them by pure chance.” Talon replied with a shrug, ever the nonchalant mask in the face +

[ѕαм.ѕαяα @PoenaAeterna]

ᅠᅠ

ᛪ༙ So he meant no harm yet chased her down by pure chance?

Something still didn’t add up. Something seemed way off about this man that she could relax again and call it a day.

The woman held her side with one, while her other hand tightly »

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[Talon Stern @TalonStern]

they were laced with truth. “Just so happened to be someone, not some thing, this time.”

After a brief moment’s hesitation, he took a step forward, both his hands still raised in a sign of peace. “I can take a look at that wound for you. It looks rather grim and You need +