”You hide them well,” you whispered.
He scoffed a laugh. “I’ll show you mine if you show me yours,” he said, and his eyes held only the smallest glint of mirth. You bit your lip as you thought. After a moment that Kai was happy to let pass in silence you bunched your shirt in your hand and pulled it up. Across the left side of your ribs was a nasty burn. If someone was to look closely, they might notice it was a pattern, a brand. On this side of the universe it only held meaning to you. It was the brand of the captured, the traitorous.
He scoffed a laugh. “I’ll show you mine if you show me yours,” he said, and his eyes held only the smallest glint of mirth. You bit your lip as you thought. After a moment that Kai was happy to let pass in silence you bunched your shirt in your hand and pulled it up. Across the left side of your ribs was a nasty burn. If someone was to look closely, they might notice it was a pattern, a brand. On this side of the universe it only held meaning to you. It was the brand of the captured, the traitorous.
[ 3BPs awarded ]