A Fine Line

"A Fine Line" is a [SEASON NUMBER] thread written on [IRL DATE].
==Summary==
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==Full Text==
It didn’t take long after Liam had awakened and slipped out of the house to get breakfast that he felt it–and he left the Great Hall with a biscuit just as quickly as he’d appeared, to be able to deal with the fallout he knew was in the making.
Liam.
Not here.
Then. Somewhere. Else.
Liam’s heart was thundering. As soon as he was in a shaded alley, the Warden immediately flooded his being and manifested before him, eyes glowing like coals, her dark form vibrating with fury, and she slammed him up against the wall of the house behind him, making him drop the food on the ground and wince, his eyes watering with the force of her scalding emotions in the very depths of his mind. Dust floated down around him from the wooden planks of the wall. “Nala,” he choked aloud, unable to move his arms, and knowing it wouldn’t matter if he could. “It wasn’t–”
Gy’n rhwn al’hk’t uqp-dhl, she spat, what in the name of Helheim were you doing last night? You could have DIED. You were MILES away from me, and you think you can walk around and–!?
Baring his teeth, Liam shoved a cluster of memories back into her consciousness, pinning his ears. The involuntary watering of his eyes remained out of his control, but the gathering moisture grew more bitter. Don’t fucking yell at me!! he mentally shouted, as she digested the events of the sparring session, her eyes flickering. It’s not my fault!!
The pressure on his body disappeared and he threw an arm at her ghostly form, getting away from the wall and instead confronting her. You think I wanted that? he said angrily, as her demeanor cooled. I know I almost died. LOOK at me. He looked incredibly worn and sleepless, despite having gotten a full night’s rest. His insides ached with hunger. I didn’t even know I could DO half the shit I did last night–
I will kill her. 
Liam punched the wall just behind her with a crunch of splinters and threw his paws in the air, his temper heightening. The few angry tears gathering in his eyes spilled over his cheeks, but he ignored them. Hello, Nala!? Can you hear yourself? No, you won’t. I don’t want that.
The demon curled her face in a snarl to outmatch his own. You could have DIED, she rumbled, sending a tremor out through the ground. The few rebels passing by paused and looked around anxiously, expecting an earthquake. 
Liam struggled to swallow, still trying to stem his own emotions, which were wildly out of balance with the flares of energy still lashing out from Nala’s mind. I’m fine, he insisted, whatever could have happened, it didn’t. She didn’t mean it.
The Warden subsided into a boiling silence, and he saw her picking through his memories again, taking in the details. She lingered on Akkey’s broken form, choking and spitting darkness up on the beach. There was a barrage of different emotions; she flipped through them as quickly as pages in a book. Concern. Fury. Tension. Grief. Hatred.
What is this?
I don’t know. Go fucking ask her. I’m too hungry for this. He made to head back to the hall, but he stopped and looked at the ground, clenching his fists. Are you okay?
Would you be? she answered tersely.
If you thought I was dying , you should be happier to see me now. Fuck, these tears wouldn’t stop, he thought to himself angrily.
I am.
He turned on his heel. “Then act like it,” he said out loud, his voice congested and hurt and cracked. “I’m sick of you taking out your shitty temper on me when stuff happens to me. No wonder Kendra thinks we’re not good for each other.”
The demon hovered in the alley, her expression quickly shifting from anger to deep hurt. Liam pressed his trembling lips together, face flushed, hands shaking. There was a very long pause, and he was tempted to leave again.
Nala extended her hand and looked down, and Liam felt a wordless apology emanate from her. He stepped forward gratefully, leaning into her taller form and burying his head underneath her chin. Thank the gods. I thought I was gonna have to break and apologize first.
No. You have nothing to be sorry for. Just…be more careful next time. She squeezed him tightly. He nodded but couldn’t resist a small grin.
I did some cool shit though, right?
Nala rolled her eyes. Very cool. Now go rest. I have business to take care of.
Liam grew a little more somber. Don’t hurt her.
I cannot promise anything.
Please?
She was quiet, but Liam could sense her reluctance to do any lasting damage, and that satisfied him. 
Also, don’t tell Kendra about any of this.
Fine.
Category:BOTGD 2
Category:Events
Category:Act I
Category:Liam Arnason
Category:The Warden