⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ he nearly recoils from
⠀⠀⠀ her touch 、 as though
⠀⠀⠀ not actually believing
⠀⠀⠀ her as he knows he
⠀⠀⠀ should . but how much
⠀⠀⠀ of it is in his head &͟
⠀⠀⠀ how much was⎯⎯⎯⎯
⠀↓ ⟢
⠀
⠀
⠀⠀⠀pausing at his quick retort 、
⠀⠀⠀only to settle at his further
⠀⠀⠀words . reaching to cup his
⠀⠀⠀cheek to tilt his head as if
⠀⠀⠀wanting him to look at her .
⠀⠀⠀❝ 𝙥 . hey 、we . . . don't
⠀⠀⠀have
⠀⠀⠀⋆˙⟡ ↴
⠀
⠀
⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ me ; you were really
⠀⠀⠀ getting along 、 weren't
⠀⠀⠀ you .ᐣ 𝑠𝑒𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑑 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑖𝑡 ⎯⎯ ⠀ ⸝⸝
⠀⠀⠀ but then again 、 wasn't
⠀⠀⠀ he with her other self .ᐣ
⠀⠀⠀ a frown settles across
⠀↓ ⟢
⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ all that shit in the
⠀⠀⠀ junkyard took it
⠀⠀⠀ outta me . ⠀ ⸝⸝
⠀⠀⠀ in far more than one
⠀⠀⠀ measly way . his
⠀⠀⠀ sigh speaks those
⠀⠀⠀ struggles in modesty .
⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ ⸝⸝⠀⠀it wouldn't be
⠀⠀⠀ the first time 、 ⠀ ⸝⸝
⠀⠀⠀ he sharply retorts 、
⠀⠀⠀ only to realize the
⠀⠀⠀ hostility that crept
⠀⠀⠀ into his tone with
⠀⠀⠀ a hint of regret 、
⠀⠀⠀ ⸝⸝⠀⠀.̲.̲.̲ thanks .
⠀↓ ⟢
⠀
⠀
⠀⠀⠀the gleam of her DIE glows
⠀⠀⠀brighter just seeing him wake
⠀⠀⠀up 、happily nuzzling atop his
⠀⠀⠀head with a faint purr . she's
⠀⠀⠀responding with a hum .
⠀⠀⠀❝ that i did . wouldn't leave
⠀⠀⠀you all
⠀⠀⠀⋆˙⟡ ↴
⠀
⠀
⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ &͟ rouse 、 he does .
⠀⠀⠀ eyes 、 heavy⎯lidded
⠀⠀⠀ from sleep 、 glance
⠀⠀⠀ up at her before his
⠀⠀⠀ face is then nuzzled
⠀⠀⠀ back against her
⠀⠀⠀ collarbone .
⠀⠀⠀ ⸝⸝⠀⠀so you 𝑑𝑖𝑑
⠀↓ ⟢
⠀
⠀
⠀⠀⠀good thing she's staying 𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮
⠀⠀⠀still as to not wake him up .ᐟ
⠀⠀⠀it's a nice moment too . . .
⠀⠀⠀don't mind the subtly dilated
⠀⠀⠀pupils when he does wake up
⠀⠀⠀eventually .
⠀
⠀
⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ something about
⠀⠀⠀ seeing them 𝑓𝑙𝑖𝑟𝑡.̲.̲.̲
⠀⠀⠀ whatever . best to
⠀⠀⠀ focus on his task 、
⠀⠀⠀ get the DIE &͟ get
⠀⠀⠀ back to the manor .
⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ though he tenses at
⠀⠀⠀ the feel of her arm
⠀⠀⠀ pulling him in 、 he
⠀⠀⠀ doesn't fight her .
⠀⠀⠀ anything to distract
⠀⠀⠀ him from what he
⠀⠀⠀ found.̲.̲.̲ &͟ the reaction
⠀⠀⠀ it'd caused .
⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ CAINE . 💢
⠀⠀⠀ [ having been ready
⠀⠀⠀ to snap at her further 、
⠀⠀⠀ he only relaxes when
⠀⠀⠀ she complies .tension
⠀⠀⠀ drifts with the harlequin
⠀⠀⠀ feeling far more at ease
⠀⠀⠀ out of her direct sight .
⠀↓ ⟢
⠀
⠀
⠀⠀⠀[ peppering one kiss after
⠀⠀⠀another until she hears a
⠀⠀⠀different 𝐓𝐇𝐔𝐃 of a knife
⠀⠀⠀hitting a wall 、she goes
⠀⠀⠀to . . . maybe apologize .ᐣ
⠀⠀⠀but with how she seems
⠀⠀⠀perplexed with his
⠀⠀⠀⋆˙⟡ ⠀ ↴
⠀
⠀
⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ annoyed at the gentle
⠀⠀⠀ correcting 、 𝘩𝘦 is the
⠀⠀⠀ one to ferverishly close
⠀⠀⠀ the gap as he presses
⠀⠀⠀ his lips to her teeth .
⠀⠀⠀ his hands wander 、
⠀⠀⠀ eventually draping
⠀↓ ⟢