The lovely bones

Halo Lykoi · 01-03-2012, 03:07 PM

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sswm 335 set behind the mansion, late afternoon

Depths of scarlet peered through dark curtains of heavy, feminine lashes down to the frozen pond. A good stomp with her foot hasn’t awarded her with a satisfactory crack of broken ice. Were the temperatures so low now? Hands rubbed against her arms, but the chill had yet to dig into her strong bones. Her blood flushed strong through her veins, and kept her comfortably warm. She didn’t feel the desire to retrieve isolating clothing like her half-sibling’s was forced to do to protect against the cold. Despite having grown accustomed to the glorious piece of silk tied around her curved hips, she loathed the idea of putting on clothing that could risk limiting her in any way. As long as it wasn’t strictly necessary, she refused to add more to her usual amount of accessories.

Instead of continuing her short lived attempt to break through the ice of the pond, the woman moved to take advantage of the pure white snow that had fallen during the night. With care, she scooped a handful of snow and rubbed it against the red lines where sharp claws had pierced skin the day before. There were stains of coagulated, maroon blood scattered through her pristine coat as well, and the sooner she cleaned herself up the better. The frozen rain burned against her broken skin, but it was a good fire, she thought. Lips curled with a distinctive smile, and though it would be difficult to hide the rough treatment that had been given her, she was in a rather splendid mood. She didn’t mind the ache at all.

Heavy bangs of dark copper fell into her lovely face as she slowly washed her cuts with clean snow, reminding her that she really did need to lessen the length of her hair. While she liked to keep a heavy fringe and some length, too-long locks obscured her vision more often than not, and she didn’t appreciate it.

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