Well
It breaks slower if he feels emotional attachment to it.
(The power is called Rending - it’s detailed in my Worldbuilding project in the creative corner. It took major nerfs :))
Mmhmmm
When my character gets emotionally attached to something, he can use it as a Focus for his powers
And since Focuses break after a few uses, he needs a bunch
*sssshhhhh*
(copying from edit)
Also
theyve had drastic life changes that prolly didn’t help
Pyk got his eyes back after spending half of his life blind
Asher got rid of a demon in her head that… wasn’t particularly good for her health.
Tulen stared at her, hatred filling his vision.
How dare she?
His temper flared, and he was about to speak when he caught himself. Not yet. He would right the wrongs done to him.
Not yet.
Putting on a mask of compliance, he nodded.
Pyk looked away, blushing even more. “Sorry.”
They met 600 pages ago
Also
theyve had drastic life changes that prolly didn’t help
Pyk got his eyes back after spending half of his life blind
Asher got rid of a demon in her head that… wasn’t particularly good for her health.
The stone flowed to the flame, forming threads, then canvas. Intellect looked at her, shocked. “Guess that saves effort!”
He continued in his bubble of calm (:ph34r:), looking back. “Come on. We need to go.
“So…”
He breathed slowly.
”You… we…”
He started to blush again.
“You… like… me?” He seemed to be struggling for words. Frustrated, he looked away. It wasn’t what he had meant to say.