"From what exactly?"
She turned back and contemplated him for a moment. He had his head tilted back, eyes watching the stars as she had been doing.
Moonlight rippled off his hair, making him seem ethereal in its glow. His markings stood out across his pale face, and made him look all the more exotic.
She mapped the planes of his face. From the crescent moon all the way to where his throat dipped down into his haori.
Her throat felt thick as her eyes rose back up, only to be pinned to the spot by his gaze burning into her. Pulling her.
"Myself."