[The people pleasing part of Theo, the part that doesn't have confidence in himself and who would much rather just ask Oliver if he wants something else rather than putting the decision in his hands. But he feels oddly comfortable in thinking it over, looking down at Oliver's hand before gently rubbing his thumb over the mark he just left. He uses his light grip of his palm to tilt his hand over, examining it before furrowing his brow.]
If I fuck this up, I'll fix it later.
[So much confidence, amirite? He'll make it right though - maybe have to ask Ragnor for pointers if he gets frustrated with not being able to craft something the way he wants to, but he still wants to give it a try. He places Oliver's hand down so it rests flat, murmuring 'hold still' while closing his eyes and focusing hard on his own aspect of this. He'll eventually start drawing one solid band in surprisingly straight free-hand, arcing it around his wrist before adding in a second colliding line consisting of dots. They're the hard part.
The ink for the dots feels hot, imbued with something - another part of Theo, dripped into the sway of the gun. It doesn't cool so much as it feels like menthol afterward, fading away as he works. Each dot represents a pulse of his minty magic, leaky and not perfectly executed but it's still effective.]
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If I fuck this up, I'll fix it later.
[So much confidence, amirite? He'll make it right though - maybe have to ask Ragnor for pointers if he gets frustrated with not being able to craft something the way he wants to, but he still wants to give it a try. He places Oliver's hand down so it rests flat, murmuring 'hold still' while closing his eyes and focusing hard on his own aspect of this. He'll eventually start drawing one solid band in surprisingly straight free-hand, arcing it around his wrist before adding in a second colliding line consisting of dots. They're the hard part.
The ink for the dots feels hot, imbued with something - another part of Theo, dripped into the sway of the gun. It doesn't cool so much as it feels like menthol afterward, fading away as he works. Each dot represents a pulse of his minty magic, leaky and not perfectly executed but it's still effective.]
It's to keep you safe. Against little things.