[ Mielle drops her own eyes down to her hand. She hadn't even noticed what she'd done until Penelope pointed it out but a warm rush of pain flares out from the wound when she sets her eyes on it, as if triggered by her own gaze.
The blood's so red. She wonders if it'd been that same shade of red when the guillotine had come down – she'd never seen an execution before her own. She has no idea how long it takes for a body to stop bleeding.
She squeezes her eyes shut and shakes her head, trying to place herself back in the present again, then holds her hand out for Penelope to take. ]
... yes. Please. I should know better than to be so clumsy when I have a needle, but...
i can't believe i'm busting out the decapitation cw already
[ Mielle drops her own eyes down to her hand. She hadn't even noticed what she'd done until Penelope pointed it out but a warm rush of pain flares out from the wound when she sets her eyes on it, as if triggered by her own gaze.
The blood's so red. She wonders if it'd been that same shade of red when the guillotine had come down – she'd never seen an execution before her own. She has no idea how long it takes for a body to stop bleeding.
She squeezes her eyes shut and shakes her head, trying to place herself back in the present again, then holds her hand out for Penelope to take. ]
... yes. Please. I should know better than to be so clumsy when I have a needle, but...