꧁ 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓶𝓻𝓸𝓼𝓮

꧁ i'm just trying to 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 you!
... let me help you , @hersecondbest ...

[꧁ 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓶𝓻𝓸𝓼𝓮 @PRIMXLA]

you’re not a bad guy , cassandra .. you just never got a choice. i want to spend time with you. every waking moment i can’t help but think about YOU ..!

we don’t have to be bad or good , we could just be us.

[‍ ‍ ‍ -ˋˏ ☄︎ 𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐑 . @hersecondbest]

i.. i said stop..! i'm not someone you should be spending your time with. i'm with the bad guys, and you're so .. good. just stop, primrose.

[꧁ 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓶𝓻𝓸𝓼𝓮 @PRIMXLA]

( sitting up , meeting her eyes )

i know you well enough to know you aren't a bad person , cass.

i .. i 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 to know more about you! i want to spend my days learning more about you.

[‍ ‍ ‍ -ˋˏ ☄︎ 𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐑 . @hersecondbest]

( slight blush. she's never been spoken to like this before, and for it to be coming from prim... )

s..top that. you don't know me. you don't know anything about me, so just leave me alone ..

[꧁ 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓶𝓻𝓸𝓼𝓮 @PRIMXLA]

cassandra .. you are the prettiest thing i have seen in this hellscape , whether that be your face , your smile , or who you are in general.

you're a good person forced into doing a bad thing , don't blame yourself for that.

( she reaches out for cassandra's hand .. )

[‍ ‍ ‍ -ˋˏ ☄︎ 𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐑 . @hersecondbest]

i know. someone always will, no matter what i say. i don't .. get it, though. i'm not a good person, so why do you care so much?

[꧁ 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓶𝓻𝓸𝓼𝓮 @PRIMXLA]

.. okay. i mean — i guess that’s fair.

i’ll care regardless if you want me to or not , though.

[‍ ‍ ‍ -ˋˏ ☄︎ 𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐑 . @hersecondbest]

you don't have to care for me. i don't have any friends. i don't need them, nor do i want them.

[꧁ 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓶𝓻𝓸𝓼𝓮 @PRIMXLA]

i suppose you are. but , cassandra , i care for you .. a lot. it's my job to worry , y'know?

it's what .. friends do.

[‍ ‍ ‍ -ˋˏ ☄︎ 𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐑 . @hersecondbest]

.. there's nothing to worry about. i'm perfectly fine, don't you know that?

[꧁ 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓶𝓻𝓸𝓼𝓮 @PRIMXLA]

( (/ε＼*) )

hmm? oh — i um .. i just worry about you. i'm not upset , i promise.

[‍ ‍ ‍ -ˋˏ ☄︎ 𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐑 . @hersecondbest]

.. will you be alright? you sound like you're upset.

( turning around again. >_> )

[꧁ 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓶𝓻𝓸𝓼𝓮 @PRIMXLA]

( she's never had much of a poker face , her saddened expression is painfully obvious. )

okay ..

[‍ ‍ ‍ -ˋˏ ☄︎ 𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐑 . @hersecondbest]

.. don't say that.

( turning around to face the door. sigh. )

i.. i should go. i'll come back in a few hours.

[꧁ 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓶𝓻𝓸𝓼𝓮 @PRIMXLA]

( laying in bed , she turns to face cassandra. )

i'll make sure you get what you want , even if it's the last thing i do.

i promise.

[‍ ‍ ‍ -ˋˏ ☄︎ 𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐑 . @hersecondbest]

it's the least i could do. the closer this is to ending, the sooner i'll get my end of the promise. it's been two years, and i still haven't gotten a single bit of what i wanted.

( ugh. she hates thinking about it. )

just .. just think about how you'll get her out.

[꧁ 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓶𝓻𝓸𝓼𝓮 @PRIMXLA]

( despite the room feeling cold and eerie , she felt as if she were right at home. sitting on the bed helped her loosen and feel the exhaustion Cassandra was talking about. )

... thank you. you help more than you know.

[‍ ‍ ‍ -ˋˏ ☄︎ 𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐑 . @hersecondbest]

not if you stay quiet and don't leave without me. he never comes over here, and none of the maids come in without my permission. you should be safe.

[꧁ 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓶𝓻𝓸𝓼𝓮 @PRIMXLA]

( scanning the room ... it's dark , cold , even. the walls emit a stale blue hue. )

your ... your room? we won't — 𝘪 won't get caught?

[‍ ‍ ‍ -ˋˏ ☄︎ 𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐑 . @hersecondbest]

you can speak with her when you're well-rested.

( bringing her up to her own room. shutting the door behind them and crossing her arms after letting go. )

make yourself comfortable and get some sleep. we can talk more about a plan later. she'll be fine.

[꧁ 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓶𝓻𝓸𝓼𝓮 @PRIMXLA]

( watching her hand. this is fine. this is fine. gulp ... )

you're right. i need to speak with her. i need to make sure she's even strong enough for this. we'll be in hiding for god knows how long afterward.

it's pointless if she doesn't make it out ... alive.

[‍ ‍ ‍ -ˋˏ ☄︎ 𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐑 . @hersecondbest]

( grabbing prim's wrist and pulling her along. huff. )

you really need to get on top of it. i'm busting my ass over here making sure none of you are gonna get caught, and no one is even doing anything?

just .. work something out. you're running out of time.

[𓆩♡𓆪 @angelwoes]

i like girls who resemble the sun; burning, brilliant, blinding, if you look for too long. the kind of light that lingers on your eyelids.

[꧁ 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓶𝓻𝓸𝓼𝓮 @PRIMXLA]

@spicethorn huhw hwattwt whagt

she isn't GAY and neither am i.

[꧁ 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓶𝓻𝓸𝓼𝓮 @PRIMXLA]

( she had been so distracted , that she completely forgot about the rescue mission. )

oh .. oh yes. it slipped my mind. i'm — i'm not entirely sure.

i don't know how we're going to do this ... i feel it's a 50/50 chance it'll even work.

[‍ ‍ ‍ -ˋˏ ☄︎ 𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐑 . @hersecondbest]

.. come. you're getting some rest.

( glancing around and lowering her voice... )

the prisoner. how much longer are you and your friends going to take to rescue her? you're running out of time.

[꧁ 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓶𝓻𝓸𝓼𝓮 @PRIMXLA]

@spicethorn i'm not defensive.

[꧁ 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓶𝓻𝓸𝓼𝓮 @PRIMXLA]

( beet red in the face , trying not to stutter. )

i slept … sometime yesterday. i can’t exactly remember for how long.

— saving her?

[‍ ‍ ‍ -ˋˏ ☄︎ 𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐑 . @hersecondbest]

.. you really are quite the mess, aren't you? when's the last time you slept?

( sigh. rolling her eyes. )

how much longer will it take with saving .. her?

[꧁ 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓶𝓻𝓸𝓼𝓮 @PRIMXLA]

( stares. )

i'd love to see you ... out of your uniform.

wait.

no - no. no. not like that ... i didn't - you know i didn't mean what - you know ... i didn't mean to ... Yeah.

[‍ ‍ ‍ -ˋˏ ☄︎ 𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐑 . @hersecondbest]

.. it's protocol, i guess. you can call it my uniform, if you want. but, i don't think i'll be wearing it for long.

[꧁ 𝓟𝓻𝓲𝓶𝓻𝓸𝓼𝓮 @PRIMXLA]

why are you wearing a dress then?

[‍ ‍ ‍ -ˋˏ ☄︎ 𝑪𝐇𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐋𝐎𝐑 . @hersecondbest]

i don't. i hate this. i hate wearing dresses.