@tw1nsofmischief glancing sideways at the boy for a few seconds, fiddling on the floor, making a pile of torn paper scraps, before turning back to Kieran.
He let out a soft sigh.
"Nobody would want to stay here."
@tw1nsofmischief even if it meant burning down whatever had once silenced them.
He gently shook his head, letting the thought settle like dust, turning his attention to Kieran's question instead.
"Come with us...?"
Prin's lips remained slightly parted, (+)
@tw1nsofmischief "I never... saw other children here. Iโm sure..."
His gaze returned to the boy, only to find he was already being watched. There was something unsettling about those eyes.
The boy clicked his teethโnot from cold, just making the soundโand crawled across the floor +
@tw1nsofmischief He looked at the hand, then at Kieranโs face, then back at the hand, before leaning in gently and catching one of the boyโs fingers between his teeth.
@tw1nsofmischief The boyโwho until then had stayed on the ground, fiddling with twigs and a notebook Prin had broughtโsuddenly snapped his head up toward Kieran. Large eyes, perpetually wide, barely blinking.
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@CaPrinSs
the freezing rain cut through the dark, plastering kieranโs hair to his forehead and turning the forest floor into a slick slide of mud. but he didnโt care about the cold. he cared about the fact that prin had actually left him behind,
@tw1nsofmischief . He doesn't even talk, I think. Looks like he understand what we say though. . .
I have many questions and he doesn't answer any of them, not even a name. Kieran tried but nothing.
We are maybe heading over there now. Don't tell your dadโ