penny dreadful fanfiction and then there was light

There’s nothing you can say to me that will make things right. She made a move to walk towards him, but his voice stopped her in her tracks. He was leaning forwards, elbows on his knees, scowling at the candles in the fireplace. But he just grunted and strode across the room to the couch, sitting down with more force than necessary. To live without his quiet strength would be unthinkable. This was going to be hard, she knew, but they had no other choice. He shrugged it off and turned his back to her. Vanessa waited a moment, and then tentatively placed a trembling hand on Ethan’s right shoulder. She would have to try to fix this space between them. To be so dependent on another person like this was strange and terrifying, but she wouldn’t trade Ethan for anything. If her actions tonight drove him away, she would more than never forgive herself- she would not be able to live.

She truly depended on his kindness and his courage to survive. She knew she wouldn’t be able to fight the devil off without him. Would he leave her now? Go back to London alone, maybe even all the way back to America? That was more frightening than any of the rage she had had in mind.

She knew he would be angry- she had anticipated that.īut now he seemed utterly done with her. She just stood there, stunned at the cruel words he had spoken. “Welcome to the night, Vanessa,” he said in a voice filled with acid.Įthan stared at her for a long moment before turning himself away from her and letting out a long sigh, staring into the dying fire.

Penny dreadful fanfiction and then there was light