( it's frustrating beyond measure, and he shouldn't be like this — for his own safety, honestly. they've been at their weird dance around morality and ethics long enough, crossed paths often enough, and he's praised the idea of clarke griffin without really knowing the depths of her person enough that... it feels like it's time to confront that. this is her best attempt at a rude awakening. )

Our first conversation was built around hypotheticals, Mizuki. Those aren't a reliable window into someone's soul — you should have asked me how many people I have killed, instead of if I'd kill them.

( for there is no radiance, only the cloying shadow of death everywhere she goes. )