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another drag of her menthol , here he goes . coming to the lounge every other weekday like a ritual . she never took him for a manic loon , but tomoko knew better than to expect sorcerers to be predictable .
but a gun .ᐣ
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what separates him from a madman with a gun yelling in the street is that he's not in the street right now —— at least the wine seems to be working to relax his head.
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the rest .
her wavy hair fell over her bloodied shoulder as the wind exhaled against the both of them .
" i'll stay , tou , as long as you need me to "
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tomoko's soft fingers interlocked with his , hazel eyes looking down at the rugged stapling along his knuckles , outdated and painfully worn . she'd never seen him like this --- he never allowed her to at least . staring at him through
long , curled eyelashes ; she wanted to kiss him , hold him , do anything to prove that she wanted to stay , always . there was nothing like being curled up against his chest , in his bearing arms . felt like an honest soul --- forget
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quickly , she wiped her tears from her dripping face . her heart beat quickly , the love for him she had burning with intense resurgence . 'should've never left' had been the only thing that repeated in her conscience .
a soft whimper , which she'd recognized as her own voice , muffled against his shoulder . she hated to cry , apologize to anybody , but he wasn't just anybody . . .
" i ... i should've stayed --- i'm sorry "
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balance wavered as he collapsed into her weakened body , starved of flesh for months now . tomoko pulled him impossibly closer , silently wincing feeling the red velvet tears drip onto her shoulder blade ,,
He didn't just embrace her. He clung to her like he was scared she wasn't really there. Like she would leave again. Her walking away has always been his only fear. He didn't want to watch it happen again.
his pain . yet , she , the perpetrator , could only helplessly console her own wrongdoings by stroking his hair . she noticed the long , white roots there , a sign of how much time had really passed .