Why don't you ask him if he's going to stay?
She already knew the answer to that question. her pulse quickened as deep green searched cool grey. he wouldn't meet them even halfway.
Why don't you ask him if he's going away?
"Where were you?"
"I told you the council meeting ran late, Lin." He was lying.
"You're lying."
"Why would I lie to you? I love you."
Why don't you ask him what's going on?
don't wanna know.
The ground thumped in time with her blood. the cacophony of his mouth and her brain combined grew overwhelming.
Why don't you ask him who's the latest on his throne?
"you were with her. that fucking groupie."
whatever came after was gibberish until—
"I love you Lin."
The ground thumped harder.
"Don't say that you love me!"
fuck, Lin, fuck. keep it toge—
"JUST TELL ME THAT YOU WANT ME"
Deep green searched cool grey, but once again eyes and ears were met with stony silence.
Lin was lost. tears welled. the ground trembled.
Betrayal and desperation threw photos from the wall, dishes from cabinets, the phone off the hook. Tenzin maintained calm as a hoarse plea left swollen lips:
"Just tell me that you—"
He walked away, and left Lin to try and clean up shards of glass and pottery littering the Air Temple floor.
She left it alone.