[ Try as she might, Ruby's despair bleeds through the communion of the ritual. She's desperateβ but whether or not it's to go back to her own world is questionable. She wouldn't be in this state if she'd missed where she'd come from, right? Dark reaches for her chin, curling his index finger under it and lightly lighting her head up to face him. Something she seems to avoid. Eye contact, speaking up directly. His obnoxious persona wanes to something deeper. ]
Don't feel ashamed of it. Neither side is all that concrete about whether they really can or can't deliver anyway. People who're trusting either of these sides too much are going to be fucked when there turns out to be a catch later, and that's usually how these things play out.
[ Dark expects plot twists from both factions. ]
If there's something you don't want to go back to, then don't. You're fine, I'll keep you safe.
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[ Try as she might, Ruby's despair bleeds through the communion of the ritual. She's desperateβ but whether or not it's to go back to her own world is questionable. She wouldn't be in this state if she'd missed where she'd come from, right? Dark reaches for her chin, curling his index finger under it and lightly lighting her head up to face him. Something she seems to avoid. Eye contact, speaking up directly. His obnoxious persona wanes to something deeper. ]
Don't feel ashamed of it. Neither side is all that concrete about whether they really can or can't deliver anyway. People who're trusting either of these sides too much are going to be fucked when there turns out to be a catch later, and that's usually how these things play out.
[ Dark expects plot twists from both factions. ]
If there's something you don't want to go back to, then don't. You're fine, I'll keep you safe.