𝑺͟𝐓͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐋͟𝐈͟𝐍͟𝐆.

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[𝑺͟𝐓͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐋͟𝐈͟𝐍͟𝐆. @MADAMRAKE]

⠀ ⠀ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ

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⠀ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ 𝓽𝗵𝗲 𝓽𝗿𝘂𝓽𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝙛͟𝙖͟𝙧͟ 𝙬𝗼𝗿𝘀𝗲

⠀ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ

⠀ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ

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[ُ @grnte]

wielding grievances like a dagger, i am in between two truths: the girl that i once was, & the woman i shall become.

[‍ ‍ ֹ ₊ ‍‍ 𝒮𝙲𝙰𝚁𝙻𝙴𝚃𝚃 ‍‍﹕ ‍‍ ♡ @undercovertease]

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⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀𝒮𝙲𝙰ℜ𝙻𝙴𝚃𝚃 𝔅͟𝙴͟𝙰͟𝚄͟𝙼͟𝒪͟𝙽͟𝚃͟ .

⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ private investigator. twenty
⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ —eight. lewd ﹠ minors dni.

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[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝓅ᵉᵃʳˡ ‍𝑔𝗂𝗋𝗅. ‍ † @brazenvy]

https://t.co/EYwC9NeOJT

[𝑺͟𝐓͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐋͟𝐈͟𝐍͟𝐆. @MADAMRAKE]

“ did i really wake you . . . ” head tilt , eyes surveying — “ . . . or did you choose to stay up until i returned .ᐣ ”

[𝑺͟𝐓͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐋͟𝐈͟𝐍͟𝐆. @MADAMRAKE]

the entirety of her lighthearted scolding is reduced only to the rakish joke plastered to its end , capturing the brunt of francesca’s attention and earning herself a one - worded scolding of her own .

mouth spreads into an accomplished , widely amused grin . . . until her

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[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ⃰ 𝓉ℎ𝑒‍ ‍𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑡𝑒‍ ‍𝓈𝑤𝑎𝑛ꓹ ‍ @rosvianne]

‘ michaela! ’

the voice escapes louder than she expects, causing her to close her eyes for a moment due to the slight headache ; ℎeavens!—— cheeks almost flush at that very moment.

still cannot quite accustom herself to her sense »

[𝑺͟𝐓͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐋͟𝐈͟𝐍͟𝐆. @MADAMRAKE]

whereabouts the previous night are questioned .

that smile falters slightly as she attempts to brandish an excuse . “ oh , here and there , tending to some matters . why , were you worried about me .ᐣ ” it’s typical of her to reverse the focus from herself onto francesca .

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[𝑺͟𝐓͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐋͟𝐈͟𝐍͟𝐆. @MADAMRAKE]

disrupted , i would suggest quit telling them to await my every late return . unless , of course , 𝘺𝘰𝘶 want to be the one to help me out of my gowns at night . ”

playful eye squint .

[𝑺͟𝐓͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐋͟𝐈͟𝐍͟𝐆. @MADAMRAKE]

too much time has been spent studying francesca , learning her quirks , adapting to her ways , all so that she may stay on the path that is least bothersome to her host . that answer does not fool anyone .

the correction was anticipated .

“ i do not need for them to assist

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[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ⃰ 𝓉ℎ𝑒‍ ‍𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑡𝑒‍ ‍𝓈𝑤𝑎𝑛ꓹ ‍ @rosvianne]

shoulders tense slightly, she averts her gaze, fingers lower slowly as she realises her own words. ‘ no. ’

she hurriedly murmurs, her voice trembles a little.

‘ actually—— yes. ’ »

[𝑺͟𝐓͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐋͟𝐈͟𝐍͟𝐆. @MADAMRAKE]

my every move . i have already made it clear that i merely require one set of helping hands to help rid me of my dresses , and yet that is never the case . ” slouching back , there is an almost smug , accusatory tone to her words .

“ if you do not wish for them to be

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[𝑺͟𝐓͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐋͟𝐈͟𝐍͟𝐆. @MADAMRAKE]

nothing will stand in the way of that . ”

[𝑺͟𝐓͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐋͟𝐈͟𝐍͟𝐆. @MADAMRAKE]

those wandering digits are subjected to a heavy gaze , eyes alight as if each stroke bears something worth noting —— she’s just thankful that there is something distracting enough to which she can turn her sight .

a pianist’s fingers are always fascinatingly nimble .

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[‏ً @tonandtempo]

⠀ “ i see .. ” fingers twitch
⠀ on the armrest, timid when
⠀ tracing the edges and each
⠀ wooden divot.

⠀ “ i confess, ” apprehensively
⠀ lifting her head, “ now that
⠀ it’s just the two of us, i
⠀ hoped to be worthy of
⠀ your confidence. ”

[𝑺͟𝐓͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐋͟𝐈͟𝐍͟𝐆. @MADAMRAKE]

“ and yet that is the very reason why i cannot bring myself to involve you . ” her words are softly spoken , the crackle of the fire before them almost successful in engulfing the murmured sounds .

“ you are all i have now . i am to be certain

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[𝑺͟𝐓͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐋͟𝐈͟𝐍͟𝐆. @MADAMRAKE]

👁️👄👁️

[‏ً @tonandtempo]

⠀ * 🤨 .. what is a kink
⠀ and how do i find one?

[𝑺͟𝐓͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐋͟𝐈͟𝐍͟𝐆. @MADAMRAKE]

the distance existing between their bodies . seating herself opposite . “ but some troubles i cannot confide in even you . ”

[𝑺͟𝐓͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐋͟𝐈͟𝐍͟𝐆. @MADAMRAKE]

“ i know that . ”

the rapidity of her response stems from her desire to reassure francesca —— reassure her that their newly established ‘ friendship ’ title is not one she takes lightly .

“ and you as well , of course . ” she offers , allowing her tentative feet to reduce

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[‏ً @tonandtempo]

⠀ eyes are swift in
⠀ recapturing the dancing
⠀ flames; wild and⠀rippling,
⠀ much like the heat that
⠀ spreads along her chest
⠀ at just a moments eye
⠀ contact.

⠀ ( … )

[ᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠ ‎‍‍ ‍ ⋆ ‍‍ 𝗦𝗜𝗟𝗩𝗘𝗥 ‍ 𝙻𝙰𝙳𝚈 ‍! @MOSTPASSIONXTE]

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TEMPORARY PINNED —— 𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗔 𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗠𝗣𝗦𝗢𝗡 ! books & show canon divergent, written by margaux , + 25 , very open to OCS & duplicates.
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[𝑺͟𝐓͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐋͟𝐈͟𝐍͟𝐆. @MADAMRAKE]

brows knit together in a visible display of the wonderings within her mind —— what could possibly be the correlation between her late arrival and francesca’s seemingly sour mood .ᐣ

hand drops to her lap . “ i apologise , did i awaken you with my return .ᐣ ”

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ⃰ 𝓉ℎ𝑒‍ ‍𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑡𝑒‍ ‍𝓈𝑤𝑎𝑛ꓹ ‍ @rosvianne]

opens her eyes suddenly—— the movement causing her to let out a soft groan.

‘ you came back very late last night. ’

whispers faintly.

[𝑺͟𝐓͟𝐈͟𝐑͟𝐋͟𝐈͟𝐍͟𝐆. @MADAMRAKE]

sideways glance , outstretched hand freezing mid biscuit - reach . “ whatever is the matter .ᐣ ”

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ ⃰ 𝓉ℎ𝑒‍ ‍𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑡𝑒‍ ‍𝓈𝑤𝑎𝑛ꓹ ‍ @rosvianne]

rubs her temples. ‘ hmph .. ’