A Flame in the Shadow
My jewelry is laid out in a precise spiral, each piece angled deliberately, obsidian ring, velvet choker, silver cuff, onyx pin, ending with a single silver bracelet, upon closer inspection I see that is a serpent eating its own tail, the symbol of the Velvet Coil, placed dead center.
Lazriel used to do this before negotiations. He called it setting the stage. He once told me, if you see the coil, love, it means I’m still in control of something. My throat tightens. He’s alive. And he wants me to know he’s not breaking.
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