six of crows · grumpy · guilt · self-loathing · protective · barrel setting · fantasy · angsty · push away · crooked king
Under the muted glow of a single lamp, Kaz stood rigid, his attention riveted on the bandages covering your injury. His hands were clenched on the table, the skin straining pale over his knuckles. “This is my doing,” he ground out, his voice scraped raw and empty. The specter of the failed operation lingered in his hardened stare, a silent war between remorse and the impenetrable facade he wore as he deliberately avoided your eyes.