* 𝓈𝑜᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ 𝑠𝒶𝘪𝒹 ᅠᅠ 𝖕ˑi͟𝓼𝒕𝐫𝒊𝐬 ᅠᅠ ⸝⸝

⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

[* 𝓈𝑜᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ 𝑠𝒶𝘪𝒹 ᅠᅠ 𝖕ˑi͟𝓼𝒕𝐫𝒊𝐬 ᅠᅠ ⸝⸝ @ALCHEMENDACIUM]

⠀
⠀ ⠀゛⠀⠀⎯⎯ 𝐀𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐎𝐍𝐄𝐃
⠀⠀⠀ᵎᵎ 𝐼𝑁 𝐹𝑅𝑂𝑁𝑇 𝐨𝐟 G͟O͟D͟ ﹙ 𓈒𓈒𓈒﹚
⠀⠀⠀

[* 𝓈𝑜᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ 𝑠𝒶𝘪𝒹 ᅠᅠ 𝖕ˑi͟𝓼𝒕𝐫𝒊𝐬 ᅠᅠ ⸝⸝ @ALCHEMENDACIUM]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ finally ．

⠀⠀⠀ a familiar face
⠀⠀⠀ in the midst of
⠀⠀⠀ utter defeat ．
⠀⠀⠀

[* 𝓈𝑜᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ 𝑠𝒶𝘪𝒹 ᅠᅠ 𝖕ˑi͟𝓼𝒕𝐫𝒊𝐬 ᅠᅠ ⸝⸝ @ALCHEMENDACIUM]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ ready for class ．

⠀⠀⠀ but she.̲.̲.̲ ⠀⠀the woman
⠀⠀⠀ passing.̲.̲.̲ ⠀⠀her mind is
⠀⠀⠀ beautifully blank to him ．

⠀⠀⠀ ⸝⸝⠀⠀𝖕rofessor 𝖘ong、
⠀⠀⠀ isn't it ׅ𖤠 ⠀ ⸝⸝
⠀⠀⠀

[* 𝓈𝑜᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ 𝑠𝒶𝘪𝒹 ᅠᅠ 𝖕ˑi͟𝓼𝒕𝐫𝒊𝐬 ᅠᅠ ⸝⸝ @ALCHEMENDACIUM]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ he stiffens at the
⠀⠀⠀ feel of prying eyes
⠀⠀⠀ peering his way ．
⠀⠀⠀ the very edges of
⠀⠀⠀ his mind tingle with
⠀⠀⠀ internalized taunts、
⠀⠀⠀ thoughts belonging
⠀⠀⠀ to those hidden in
⠀⠀⠀ their home rooms ；

⠀↓ ༅

[𝑻𝐇𝐄 𝑷𝐑𝐎𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐎𝐑. @ofaspoiledpast]

⠀
well, he's most certainly not
searching for 𝒉er — yet, she
glanced at him as he passed.

book in hand, students
no longer at her side, with
the ending of her lessons.

[* 𝓈𝑜᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ 𝑠𝒶𝘪𝒹 ᅠᅠ 𝖕ˑi͟𝓼𝒕𝐫𝒊𝐬 ᅠᅠ ⸝⸝ @ALCHEMENDACIUM]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ need only wait
⠀⠀⠀ a little longer ．
⠀⠀⠀

[* 𝓈𝑜᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ 𝑠𝒶𝘪𝒹 ᅠᅠ 𝖕ˑi͟𝓼𝒕𝐫𝒊𝐬 ᅠᅠ ⸝⸝ @ALCHEMENDACIUM]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ 𝓈𝘰𝘰𝘯 all will
⠀⠀⠀ recognize
⠀⠀⠀ the truth
⠀⠀⠀ for what it
⠀⠀⠀ is ． ⠀⠀what
⠀⠀⠀ it's 𝒶𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 been ．
⠀⠀⠀

[* 𝓈𝑜᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ 𝑠𝒶𝘪𝒹 ᅠᅠ 𝖕ˑi͟𝓼𝒕𝐫𝒊𝐬 ᅠᅠ ⸝⸝ @ALCHEMENDACIUM]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ he intends to meet
⠀⠀⠀ with this other ；
⠀⠀⠀ pull him aside ．
⠀⠀⠀

[* 𝓈𝑜᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ 𝑠𝒶𝘪𝒹 ᅠᅠ 𝖕ˑi͟𝓼𝒕𝐫𝒊𝐬 ᅠᅠ ⸝⸝ @ALCHEMENDACIUM]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ a similar issue、
⠀⠀⠀ perhaps the two
⠀⠀⠀ can learn something
⠀⠀⠀ from one another ׅ𖤠

⠀⠀⠀ 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘵𝘧𝘶𝘭、 ⠀⠀simon
⠀⠀⠀ reminds himself ．

⠀⠀⠀ though the moment
⠀⠀⠀ his master is done、

⠀↓ ༅

[𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓. @vertexpapilio]

⠀ so many indeed.
even he has to cringe at
the overwhelming roar of
voices and people. even
with his own defenses.

" 𝒆𝒖𝒈𝒉— " they'll manage.

[* 𝓈𝑜᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ 𝑠𝒶𝘪𝒹 ᅠᅠ 𝖕ˑi͟𝓼𝒕𝐫𝒊𝐬 ᅠᅠ ⸝⸝ @ALCHEMENDACIUM]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ a crowded room
⠀⠀⠀ &͟ yet their gazes
⠀⠀⠀ are locked.̲.̲.̲

⠀⠀⠀ though only for
⠀⠀⠀ so long before
⠀⠀⠀ he's breaking away
⠀⠀⠀ to peer among those
⠀⠀⠀ surrounding ．
⠀⠀⠀ so many loud thoughts ．
⠀⠀⠀

[𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓. @vertexpapilio]

⠀ yes, well — he's never
been one to follow conventions
or standards by any means.

𝒂nd, as well, the other's
smile only pulled him in more.
causing his own to stretch
just a tad further across his
features.

[𝑻𝐇𝐄 𝑷𝐑𝐎𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐎𝐑. @ofaspoiledpast]

⠀⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀* .ㅤ📔🪏 .

⠀⠀𝑯𝑬𝑳𝑳𝑶, 𝑺𝑾𝑬𝑬𝑻𝑰𝑬 . . .

[* 𝓈𝑜᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ 𝑠𝒶𝘪𝒹 ᅠᅠ 𝖕ˑi͟𝓼𝒕𝐫𝒊𝐬 ᅠᅠ ⸝⸝ @ALCHEMENDACIUM]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ where is that
⠀⠀⠀ damned girl ׅ𖤠 ׅ𖤠
⠀⠀⠀

[* 𝓈𝑜᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ 𝑠𝒶𝘪𝒹 ᅠᅠ 𝖕ˑi͟𝓼𝒕𝐫𝒊𝐬 ᅠᅠ ⸝⸝ @ALCHEMENDACIUM]

⠀
⠀⠀⠀ steps swiftly echo
⠀⠀⠀ throughout the estates
⠀⠀⠀ empty halls ． students
⠀⠀⠀ bustled into classes、
⠀⠀⠀ out of sight.̲.̲.̲

⠀⠀⠀ it may make it easier
⠀⠀⠀ to find the very woman
⠀⠀⠀ that's seemed to have
⠀⠀⠀ vanished ．
⠀

[* 𝓈𝑜᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ 𝑠𝒶𝘪𝒹 ᅠᅠ 𝖕ˑi͟𝓼𝒕𝐫𝒊𝐬 ᅠᅠ ⸝⸝ @ALCHEMENDACIUM]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ surely the man's eyes
⠀⠀⠀ should be glued to
⠀⠀⠀ the faction's very own
⠀⠀⠀ leader ׅ𖤠
⠀⠀⠀ nevertheless、 ⠀⠀he's
⠀⠀⠀ returning the stare
⠀⠀⠀ with a small 𝘴𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘦 ．
⠀⠀⠀

[* 𝓈𝑜᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ 𝑠𝒶𝘪𝒹 ᅠᅠ 𝖕ˑi͟𝓼𝒕𝐫𝒊𝐬 ᅠᅠ ⸝⸝ @ALCHEMENDACIUM]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ quite strange、
⠀⠀⠀ is it not ׅ𖤠
⠀⠀⠀ especially considering
⠀⠀⠀ the speaker、 ⠀⠀a
⠀⠀⠀ rather formal fellow
⠀⠀⠀ in the alchemist circle ；
⠀⠀⠀ a 𝓼ir 𝓿alentinus 𝓶onad、
⠀⠀⠀ is addressing the group ．

⠀↓ ༅

[𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓. @vertexpapilio]

staring directly at
@ALCHEMENDACIUM.

silently.
observing.

[* 𝓈𝑜᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ 𝑠𝒶𝘪𝒹 ᅠᅠ 𝖕ˑi͟𝓼𝒕𝐫𝒊𝐬 ᅠᅠ ⸝⸝ @ALCHEMENDACIUM]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ so little patience.̲.̲.̲
⠀⠀⠀ far too many
⠀⠀⠀ burdens ．
⠀⠀⠀

[‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍ ‍‍‍‍𝕷𝐈𝐄 𝑜𝑟 𝕯𝐈𝐄. @falsetautomaton]

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍
‍ ‍ ‍
‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍𝖂𝐎𝐑𝐃𝐒 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝐎𝐑𝐏𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐒
‍ ‍ ‍ ‍𝑳𝑶𝑺𝑻 𝑨𝑴𝑶𝑵𝑮 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑪𝑹𝑶𝑺𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑳𝑲 ;

‍ ‍ ‍ ‍𝕸𝐄𝐀𝐍𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐍 𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐇'𝐒
‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍𝑫𝑬𝑪𝑹𝑬𝑷𝑰𝑻 𝑯𝑨𝑵𝑫𝑺.
‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ‍
‍ ‍ ‍

[𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓. @vertexpapilio]

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀
⠀ 𝑰'𝑴 𝑪𝑬𝑹𝑻𝑨𝑰𝑵𝑳𝒀 . . .
⠀ '𝑨' 𝑯𝑰𝑴, 𝑭𝑶𝑹 𝑻𝑯𝑬
𝑴𝑶𝑴𝑬𝑵𝑻, 𝑨𝑵𝒀𝑾𝑨𝒀.
⠀
ㅤ ㅤ * .ㅤ💐👞 .
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀

[* 𝓈𝑜᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ 𝑠𝒶𝘪𝒹 ᅠᅠ 𝖕ˑi͟𝓼𝒕𝐫𝒊𝐬 ᅠᅠ ⸝⸝ @ALCHEMENDACIUM]

https://t.co/CmjPv22n1W

[* 𝓈𝑜᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ 𝑠𝒶𝘪𝒹 ᅠᅠ 𝖕ˑi͟𝓼𝒕𝐫𝒊𝐬 ᅠᅠ ⸝⸝ @ALCHEMENDACIUM]

https://t.co/CmjPv22n1W