nothing about their situation has to be centered around liking each other. venti apparently looks at clarke and sees some bulldog tendency to push against an issue until her body gives out, and when clarke looks at venti she sees a wealth of information, maybe not a well of power but a human-shaped foothold on this treacherous ascent towards freedom. at the very least, he isn't crying and begging her to make better decisions; flighty and untrustworthy, but... she's had worse allies.
at least it wouldn't be a surprise if venti left her outside an impenetrable door in the middle of a battle. )
If we die, we heal. You wouldn't need to be handless for long.
( that's the snippet of information she's garnered from her own head splitting open in comparison to rita mordio losing a good portion of her arm. the younger girl undoubtedly still suffered, and that was the name of the game. clarke woke up with her head intact, but down one kidney. she could still function and fight.
and she'd never say that directly to rita's face, but as she and venti are finally putting a little space between their faces as hungry like the wolf comes to an end, she'll take the moment to snag his gaze. and just... count on the fact he understands the implication here, that this could very well be a suicide mission they'd still manage to come back from. death was certain, but suffering could be optional, right? someone needs to sit this child down and examine why she's so willing to offer mercy kills to gods.
no subject
( all of it concerns all of them, after all.
nothing about their situation has to be centered around liking each other. venti apparently looks at clarke and sees some bulldog tendency to push against an issue until her body gives out, and when clarke looks at venti she sees a wealth of information, maybe not a well of power but a human-shaped foothold on this treacherous ascent towards freedom. at the very least, he isn't crying and begging her to make better decisions; flighty and untrustworthy, but... she's had worse allies.
at least it wouldn't be a surprise if venti left her outside an impenetrable door in the middle of a battle. )
If we die, we heal. You wouldn't need to be handless for long.
( that's the snippet of information she's garnered from her own head splitting open in comparison to rita mordio losing a good portion of her arm. the younger girl undoubtedly still suffered, and that was the name of the game. clarke woke up with her head intact, but down one kidney. she could still function and fight.
and she'd never say that directly to rita's face, but as she and venti are finally putting a little space between their faces as hungry like the wolf comes to an end, she'll take the moment to snag his gaze. and just... count on the fact he understands the implication here, that this could very well be a suicide mission they'd still manage to come back from. death was certain, but suffering could be optional, right? someone needs to sit this child down and examine why she's so willing to offer mercy kills to gods.
a sudden and very pressing after thought — )
Mizuki can't know about this.