The Morbid Socialite had been trying to listen, keep focus on the Academic as they spoke, but-
Fate/memory/an unbreakable bond.
In an instant, as soon as the class was given the leeway to observe the symbols, the Socialite was pulled in, their draw to impulses and desires making it somewhat harder to resist the allure of the grid.
Heart/connected by blood/connected by bond/connected by death. Loss/gain/bargaining/a life for a life. Change/a light unyielding/judgement cast. Betrayal/a former ruler/indulgence. Dreams/a hive together and against itself/a humming of life/a city. A sedative/a light dimmed/a law enacted on one and one alone. A life/a death/a change/a loss/a flight/wide open skies--
The Socialite nearly choked on their breath when the Academic pulled the grid from their view. Had he forgotten to breathe? No, he had been breathing, but only barely.
Re: Lecture
Fate/memory/an unbreakable bond.
In an instant, as soon as the class was given the leeway to observe the symbols, the Socialite was pulled in, their draw to impulses and desires making it somewhat harder to resist the allure of the grid.
Heart/connected by blood/connected by bond/connected by death. Loss/gain/bargaining/a life for a life. Change/a light unyielding/judgement cast. Betrayal/a former ruler/indulgence. Dreams/a hive together and against itself/a humming of life/a city. A sedative/a light dimmed/a law enacted on one and one alone. A life/a death/a change/a loss/a flight/wide open skies--
The Socialite nearly choked on their breath when the Academic pulled the grid from their view. Had he forgotten to breathe? No, he had been breathing, but only barely.