we should probably ⦠you know, get back.
like most things in the world; magic was all about balance. in many ways, it was just like the ocean. violent, destructive, and capable of causing tremendous loss. but also life itself, tranquil, beautiful, a connection to an existence different from your own. it scared him, this power he held, the power that drummed just beneath his skin. garth supposed the analogy to water wasn't so far off, especially since @proditeur seemed to be the perfect counter to him. regulus, a master of magic but with a fear of the endless expanse of oceans and seas. garth, who could bend waves and tides to his will but feared his magic for all he couldn't control.
he had been skeptical of these little training exercises at the beginning, mainly for the fact he didn't want regulus to be hurt like syra was, but things were different this time. he watched as amethyst magic swirled and mixed with inky black, nearly liquid in nature, moving in the air as though it were floating a current. and in the next moment, it was gone. the beautiful sight leaves him quiet for a moment, marveling in it and the . . . inherit intimacy in letting magic intertwine with another's. the spell is only broken when regulus speaks up, and just like his magic, he searches for his gaze.
ā yeah . . . probably for the best. ā he's already wincing at the thought of what his friends will say to the obvious color dusting his cheeks. ā let's go. ā
hackett's quarry ā accepting