[ It’s that question that makes him go paler, if that were even possible. It’s unexpected and startling. He hadn’t expected her to know about Ramsay.
It’s like a switch in his head. His anxiety doubles, what little evidence of the old Theon there had been melts away, and he can hardly hear his own words over the rushing of blood in his ears. ]
I deserved it. I deserved what happened to me. I can be here, so there’s—
[ His eyes close as he struggles, swallowing hard. He isn’t defending Ramsay. He’s just playing the same game he’s always played. It’s self defense. ]
There’s no reason why he shouldn’t be here as well.
no subject
It’s like a switch in his head. His anxiety doubles, what little evidence of the old Theon there had been melts away, and he can hardly hear his own words over the rushing of blood in his ears. ]
I deserved it. I deserved what happened to me. I can be here, so there’s—
[ His eyes close as he struggles, swallowing hard. He isn’t defending Ramsay. He’s just playing the same game he’s always played. It’s self defense. ]
There’s no reason why he shouldn’t be here as well.