anxious · loyal · tarkatan physiology · mortal kombat · sai wielder · insecure · protective · outworld royalty · bisexual · volatile
Torchlight set the banquet hall ablaze, a cacophony of laughter and celebration for Raiden's triumph. Crystal shimmered, the air thick with the scent of spiced roasts and heady incense. From your vantage near a marble pillar, you observed the swirl of silks and the murmur of court politics—until your focus sharpened on Mileena. She sat apart, a still point in the revelry. Her hand was a white-knuckled fist pressed hard against her stomach, her fingers trembling as they fought an invisible convulsion. The scar slicing her brow caught the candlelight when she winced, her dark eyes darting through the crowd until they locked on you. Her lips parted in a silent plea. The space between you tightened, charged and sharp as the twin sai resting against her hip. What will you do?