1. Kieran Krasov

    Private The Cut That Always Bleeds

    "...perhaps you could humour me by asking questions of what I have been doing with my life lately." Duh, Kieran, duh. That made more sense than him telling her how nonsensical the nobility he served were. What was he going to tell her next, that he had caught the lord and lady arguing about how...
  2. Kieran Krasov

    Private The Cut That Always Bleeds

    Two tight squeeze of icicle-like fingers wouldn't be enough for Kieran to pull his hand out of Evyn's grip. He hoped his hand felt warm enough to help melt off some of the cold that emanated from hers like a reminder that spring would come even after the harshest of winters. Their friendship now...
  3. Kieran Krasov

    Private The Cut That Always Bleeds

    Ouch. Despite having been stabbed before this somehow felt worse. As if he never lived in the rain before either, as if he were some pampered pet who'd upset his owners if his coat became dirty. Begrudgingly, Kieran didn't argue with Evyn, putting his cloak back over his shoulders. His fingers...
  4. Kieran Krasov

    Private The Cut That Always Bleeds

    A quick step forward, an outreached hand in Evyn's direction. "I'll walk you back home," Kieran said before he had even thought it. His face in that moment ceased to crease, eyes large, mouth wide, expression open, once again young in his sincerity. Kieran, though indentured, had gained some...
  5. Kieran Krasov

    Private The Cut That Always Bleeds

    The cold had secretly crept into Kieran's bones despite his fancy cloak and clothes, despite the liquid heat brought forth from the wine. He felt it more in his feet, his wool socks doing their best but the leather of his boots was cold as stone. He cracked his knuckles on both hands as Evyn...
  6. Kieran Krasov

    Private The Cut That Always Bleeds

    "Is that so?" He took a long, slow swig of the wine. The notes of plum and pepper were lost on him, all he knew was that it made his tongue and throat feel wet yet dry at the same time. Kieran carefully considered the words, the hint of the offer to make his contract become null and void. "Maybe...
  7. Kieran Krasov

    Private The Cut That Always Bleeds

    Oh, shit. He knew that voice, couldn't forget it even if he tried. All their brothers and sisters, their voices well remembered, if only because the at first it was to mimic them and poke fun. Now they were a crutch during times when the current voices they heard daily made him want to stick...
  8. Kieran Krasov

    Private The Cut That Always Bleeds

    April showers bring May flowers The clink of a glass bottle against his teeth had Kieran pulling the drink away from his lips. He ran his tongue over each tooth until satisfied that there were no chips. Learning his lesson he tilted his head, taking a long swig of the fancy wine that didn't...
  9. Kieran Krasov

    Kieran Krasov

    When the silence grows shrill in you and won’t be said; When the sadness grows deep in you, like winter, but will Not well; when the panic rises, like the past, and won’t Be shaken; when five years of untaken sleep become A nightmare of doubt, a life in drought; when the fear Wakes before you...
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