[ The feeling of his fingers through her hair does soothe her, amongst the rage buzzing under her skin. It mixes with the anxiety already churning in her chest, and she doesn't know what she wants to do; cry, scream?
She'll just... hold onto Jinwoo for now. Take deep breaths and try to think.
... Dimly, she realizes now the shadows at her feet have extended, threatening to engulf the forge; tendrils creeping and curling around every available surface. It takes a little more effort to draw them back in - especially at the sudden spike of anxiety at Jinwoo's words. ]
But if she can see through it, it could be dangerous. [ Hopefully she won't care. Lapis has seen how she's brushed people aside on the network and in person, so there's that desperate hope.
...
There has to be something she can do, anything. She doesn't want to just sit by and watch anymore. ]
Teresa said they're... keeping an eye on my growth, maybe I can use that. We've worked together before so she's unlikely to suspect anything.
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She'll just... hold onto Jinwoo for now. Take deep breaths and try to think.
... Dimly, she realizes now the shadows at her feet have extended, threatening to engulf the forge; tendrils creeping and curling around every available surface. It takes a little more effort to draw them back in - especially at the sudden spike of anxiety at Jinwoo's words. ]
But if she can see through it, it could be dangerous. [ Hopefully she won't care. Lapis has seen how she's brushed people aside on the network and in person, so there's that desperate hope.
...
There has to be something she can do, anything. She doesn't want to just sit by and watch anymore. ]
Teresa said they're... keeping an eye on my growth, maybe I can use that. We've worked together before so she's unlikely to suspect anything.