The meteor shower won’t be until late, until after the lightning bugs have stopped mirroring the sky and Jade has pointed out constellations that Kit always conveniently forgets, staring more at Jade’s fingers than the stars she points to. It won’t be until the August night cools off, making Kit shiver and Jade pull the ratty quilt they keep up here over them both and their shoulders press against each other, Kit’s body feeling like a blush. Not until Jade has tried to hold back a half dozen yawns and Kit has teased her about every single one and Jade arches her eyebrow at her in the way that makes Kit thrill inside. Maybe the stars won’t start streaking across the sky until Jade holds Kit’s cheek in her warm hand and tells her
Tags: Angst With a Happy Ending//Slow Burn//Hunter Kit//Escaped Experiment Jade//Past Child Abuse
Summary:
The Skellin forest held a multitude of dangers, some of them hiding under a guise of beauty that would last right up until they killed you dead. Kit was almost used to them, every excursion beyond the Barrier giving her more and more experience in dealing with the Crone's experiments.
That is until she meets one that might be a little too much for her to handle.