[Action, forward dated to after the shadow event]

[sternefacade]

[He was in trouble. He knew it. There was nothing he could do about it. He couldn't run, he couldn't hide, and he could never disobey.

So he waited for her. He waited for her to call, and he waited for her to punish him.]




((OOC: This is for Grace and Brera only. WARNING. This will be... oh god I don't even know. It's going to be intense, there's going to be physical and psychological torture involved, and it's not going to be pretty.))

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[sternefacade.livejournal.com]

[It's true. He does want it. In his mind, she's there in his arms, he's holding her, gently playing with her hair, comforted by her presence.]

[implantsgrace.livejournal.com]

But...she doesn't trust you, does she?

[It was time to break the illusion.] Sh struggles.

[sternefacade.livejournal.com]

[No... why would she...

Of course.

There's no point in holding on to her if she didn't want it.

So he lets her go.

He sits up, even though his eyes are still closed.]

[implantsgrace.livejournal.com]

[She shifts her glasses, adjusting them. His reaction was perfect. It was like giving a dog a bone before taking it away.]

Wake up, Antares-1.

[sternefacade.livejournal.com]

[He opens his eyes. He stands up, ready for orders.

But his eyes are dead somehow. The only thing in his life that meant anything had been taken away, even if it was only in a dream.

For him, the dream was real.]

[implantsgrace.livejournal.com]

[She smirks, knowing why he's reacting badly.]

Was that such a loss?

[sternefacade.livejournal.com]

[He looks at her for a moment, then shifts his gaze straight ahead. He inclines his head slightly. He doesn't want to admit it, but she asked the question, and her questions require answers.]

[implantsgrace.livejournal.com]

That better be a yes.

[Of course it is, but that didn't mean she had to act like she knew that. It...gave sort of an edge to things, right? Of course.]

[sternefacade.livejournal.com]

[He takes a moment to keep himself from gritting his teeth and reacting angrily. She was trying to goad him. He couldn't let it work. So with his head down and his voice calm, he replies.]

It is.