18+ only, mature themes, dark themes, etc
I'm sorry I had to hurt you.
I'm sorry I had to hurt you.
That is a gift as well.
That is a gift as well.
[Hwei says soothingly, turning Hermes' face towards him so he can use his sleeve to wipe away his tears]
Yes... When you're not using them they will become tattoos on your back. So you won't need to worry about fitting them in places.
[Hwei says soothingly, turning Hermes' face towards him so he can use his sleeve to wipe away his tears]
Yes... When you're not using them they will become tattoos on your back. So you won't need to worry about fitting them in places.
You'll have to use some of your aether to help keep yourself airborne when you fly... Wings alone won't be enough... But they will help.
You'll have to use some of your aether to help keep yourself airborne when you fly... Wings alone won't be enough... But they will help.
[His eyes glow as his ink surges into Hermes' back, reshaping the muscles there to connect to the wings he is creating]
[It hurts. There is blood. But Hwei doesn't hesitate, or stop]
[His eyes glow as his ink surges into Hermes' back, reshaping the muscles there to connect to the wings he is creating]
[It hurts. There is blood. But Hwei doesn't hesitate, or stop]
"...this will hurt..."
"...this will hurt..."
[He begins to meticulously design the scapulars against Hermes' shoulder blades]
Color?
[He begins to meticulously design the scapulars against Hermes' shoulder blades]
Color?
"I will paint something beautiful in your memory."
"I will paint something beautiful in your memory."
[He seems genuinely heart broken for them, almost tears in his eyes - a sharp contrast with the spike of dark ink that pierces their chest and pulls out their heart]
It's okay... It's over now...
You're okay ..shh..
[He seems genuinely heart broken for them, almost tears in his eyes - a sharp contrast with the spike of dark ink that pierces their chest and pulls out their heart]
It's okay... It's over now...
You're okay ..shh..
Can you remove your robe?
At least to your waist.
Can you remove your robe?
At least to your waist.
Or are you just being told you're happy, and you have no choice but to believe?
Or are you just being told you're happy, and you have no choice but to believe?
Are you just a husk? A puppet that can twitch its own strings?
A simple tool unable to even long for freedom...
Are you just a husk? A puppet that can twitch its own strings?
A simple tool unable to even long for freedom...
Do you have a soul?
I don't think you do.
[The air grows dark until it's just the two of them, Hwei's magic thrumming with toxic amounts of dynamics as he steps in front of them to observe]
[He paints with his own emotions, fear as his palette, and >>
Do you have a soul?
I don't think you do.
[The air grows dark until it's just the two of them, Hwei's magic thrumming with toxic amounts of dynamics as he steps in front of them to observe]
[He paints with his own emotions, fear as his palette, and >>
[Gaping maws and wide open, bloodshot eyes start to take form from the ink that has begun to swirl around the both of them]
Would you like to learn.
[It's not an offer]
[Gaping maws and wide open, bloodshot eyes start to take form from the ink that has begun to swirl around the both of them]
Would you like to learn.
[It's not an offer]
[Hwei's chin lowers and his stare becomes more piercing]
[Hwei's chin lowers and his stare becomes more piercing]
Merely a copy of their body. Sent to die.
[He observes them with shining purple eyes]
Does that not trouble you.
Merely a copy of their body. Sent to die.
[He observes them with shining purple eyes]
Does that not trouble you.
A hundred years is a very long time for us. More than long enough for us to have our own dialect.
A hundred years is a very long time for us. More than long enough for us to have our own dialect.
[Hwei sits down beside him]
May I paint you your wings?
[Hwei sits down beside him]
May I paint you your wings?
I grew up on an isolated island off the coast of Doma. One not even the Garleans knew of.
My knowledge of the world is limited.
I grew up on an isolated island off the coast of Doma. One not even the Garleans knew of.
My knowledge of the world is limited.