𝖖⌢υєєɳ〞𝖘tׁׅꫀׁׅܻքɦ༄

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[𝖖⌢υєєɳ〞𝖘tׁׅꫀׁׅܻքɦ༄ @SP0lLEDCLUES]

https://t.co/vvPshiGNvi terrible day at work . im mad and just generally not a safe person right now , so i'll be taking a break for the night

[𝖖⌢υєєɳ〞𝖘tׁׅꫀׁׅܻքɦ༄ @SP0lLEDCLUES]

don't frown at me like that —— you're being a baby .

[𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗥𝗞𝗬. @WillOfAnarky]

:(

[𝖖⌢υєєɳ〞𝖘tׁׅꫀׁׅܻքɦ༄ @SP0lLEDCLUES]

what are you even reading over there ?

[𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐈𝐍 @BrainyBoyWonder]

ㅤ
Day 2 of no AO3, I can feel the mask of sanity slipping, losing every ounce of humanity that I once had. I am simply nothing but a dark husk.
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[𝖖⌢υєєɳ〞𝖘tׁׅꫀׁׅܻքɦ༄ @SP0lLEDCLUES]

hey ! don't get all worked up —— i'm just joking . * 🙄 besides , it's a weird dream . must be your brain malfunctioning with all the missed sleep .

[ᅠᅠ𝕯ISCONNECT . @MASQUEMORTEL]

no , she is not . don't say that .

[𝖖⌢υєєɳ〞𝖘tׁׅꫀׁׅܻքɦ༄ @SP0lLEDCLUES]

her grip . her fingers twitch , then curl —— until her hand is holding his . tightly , a proper , interlocking grip . her thumb finds the back of his hand .

" i promise . "

[𝖖⌢υєєɳ〞𝖘tׁׅꫀׁׅܻքɦ༄ @SP0lLEDCLUES]

what the hell is going on ?

steph stares at her upturned palm , at the way his fingers trace the lines there like he's trying to read her future . he shouldn't bother —— there’s nothing to read . she's +

[𝐁𝐎𝐘 ╱ 𝑾𝑶𝑵𝑫𝑬𝑹 @SANGUISDOLOR]

she forced a smile, but jason doesn’t buy it. his own features remaining as they are, even when she shifts and tries to deflect. stephanie brown, always good at pointing out his needs, never good at voicing her own.

hand stays around her wrist, thumb stroking across »»

[𝖖⌢υєєɳ〞𝖘tׁׅꫀׁׅܻքɦ༄ @SP0lLEDCLUES]

her eyes . she swallows past the lump in her throat .

" okay , " she finally manages , her voice barely a whisper . " no bullshit . "

almost timidly , like she's not even sure it's allowed , she adjusts +

[𝖖⌢υєєɳ〞𝖘tׁׅꫀׁׅܻքɦ༄ @SP0lLEDCLUES]

if he doesn't . " i just . . . i get in my head sometimes . must be the knockback from that explosion . i know we're good . promise . "

[𝖖⌢υєєɳ〞𝖘tׁׅꫀׁׅܻքɦ༄ @SP0lLEDCLUES]

oh , jeez . she's gone & done it . turned fun bagel morning into feelings hour . it's the early morning haze —— it always makes her too introspective for her own good .

it's a little strange , seeing +

[𝐁𝐎𝐘 ╱ 𝑾𝑶𝑵𝑫𝑬𝑹 @SANGUISDOLOR]

okay, so the conversations shifting———— jason knows better right now than to steer it anywhere else. thank god he’s finished his bagel, at least.

he’s quiet, again, eventually leaning off to place his coffee on the small table before settling back. and then he’s moving »»

[𝖖⌢υєєɳ〞𝖘tׁׅꫀׁׅܻքɦ༄ @SP0lLEDCLUES]

she doesn't feel disappointed . not in any way that really mattered —— not in any way that outweighed the good .

" sorry , " she blurts out , shifting in her seat but not pulling her wrist away . she +

[𝖖⌢υєєɳ〞𝖘tׁׅꫀׁׅܻքɦ༄ @SP0lLEDCLUES]

for everyone to leave . i just don't wanna be one of those people . "

god .... when did she get so sappy ? she's blaming the lack of sleep & the energy drink induced mania .

[𝖖⌢υєєɳ〞𝖘tׁׅꫀׁׅܻքɦ༄ @SP0lLEDCLUES]

" i know you're fine . "

her voice softens a little , losing some of its usual energy . she picks at a loose thread on the couch cushion , suddenly fascinated by it .

" that's not what i meant . " +

[𝐁𝐎𝐘 ╱ 𝑾𝑶𝑵𝑫𝑬𝑹 @SANGUISDOLOR]

“ like what, the power imbalance? “ watching back to steph, eyes trailing across features before jason shrugs.

“ i don’t actually think there is one———— like i said, it was a joke. “ he’s never really felt as though he couldn’t tell stephanie anything. they both show up »»

[𝖖⌢υєєɳ〞𝖘tׁׅꫀׁׅܻքɦ༄ @SP0lLEDCLUES]

about herself . that she'll end up disappointing him , or misunderstanding him , or crossing some line she doesn't even know is there .

" sometimes you say things that makes me think that you're just waiting +

[𝖖⌢υєєɳ〞𝖘tׁׅꫀׁׅܻքɦ༄ @SP0lLEDCLUES]

remainder of her bagel before taking another bite . a thoughtful chew . swallow .

" still . i worry about you . especially when you say stuff like that . "

[𝖖⌢υєєɳ〞𝖘tׁׅꫀׁׅܻքɦ༄ @SP0lLEDCLUES]

" suuuure . "

that dramatic gesture over his heart is met with a roll of her eyes , but the grin stays on her face . she likes this banter . it's easy .

" so what if i do ? i don't remember ever +

[𝐁𝐎𝐘 ╱ 𝑾𝑶𝑵𝑫𝑬𝑹 @SANGUISDOLOR]

the only neighbours he has in this apartment complex is hush, and ryan. both who live above.
neither of the two will ever be disturbing them, so she can laugh as loud as she wants.

and he does catch it, grinning with success before popping the piece into his mouth. yum! »»

[𝖖⌢υєєɳ〞𝖘tׁׅꫀׁׅܻքɦ༄ @SP0lLEDCLUES]

complaining about it . " she's being snarky —— leaning back against the cushions and getting comfortable again . " it keeps me on my toes . "

she scoops up the capers container , sprinkling some on the +