[ Keeping her ignorant does little to keep her safe. But disclosing information lies parallel to painting a bulls-eye on her forehead. Hei is determined to choose the lesser of the two evils. It's not effortless. He'll never say it is. If that bubbling heaviness in his belly when she flings the bags away isn't a sign of burgeoning guilt and its relentless sting, he doesn't know what is. But he's prepared to do his best to deflect Amber's interest off her. Why hand someone a loaded weapon, especially when his first foray into trust brought forth nothing but carnage and chaos? The fury he's filling Korra with by denying her answers is nothing to what will follow if the disaster of Heaven's War repeats itself. ]
[ He keeps that to himself, navigating the car one-handed, inspecting his purchases, cramming hot french fries into his mouth with his free hand before fumbling the wrapper off a sauce-dripping burger and wolfing it down in two bites. The moon is a luminous coin, riding along with them. He lets it illuminate the dark patches of highway, watchful for any tails, while feeling his tiredness and appetite, taking inventory of everything else he shouldn't be feeling -- but is. ]
[ He truly is a failure as a Contractor -- a man-shaped blooper reel -- but also the survivor of one of the Syndicate's most destructive secrets. And he is so, so toxic. Which is why he needs to keep this girl as far removed from his business as possible. ]
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Date: 2015-03-25 02:17 am (UTC)[ He keeps that to himself, navigating the car one-handed, inspecting his purchases, cramming hot french fries into his mouth with his free hand before fumbling the wrapper off a sauce-dripping burger and wolfing it down in two bites. The moon is a luminous coin, riding along with them. He lets it illuminate the dark patches of highway, watchful for any tails, while feeling his tiredness and appetite, taking inventory of everything else he shouldn't be feeling -- but is. ]
[ He truly is a failure as a Contractor -- a man-shaped blooper reel -- but also the survivor of one of the Syndicate's most destructive secrets. And he is so, so toxic. Which is why he needs to keep this girl as far removed from his business as possible. ]