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⠀ all it takes is a few words to 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆 your life.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀for me it took 𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧.
⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀𝐬𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 words spoken in the 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤.
⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ᅠ ˗ˏˋ* 𝓗ᴀʀᴘᴇʀ 𝓡ᴏᴡ 。´ˎ˗
⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⏧ ᵇˡᵘᵉᵇᶦʳᵈ ⌁
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Eat? No. I'm SO thirsty I could drain Jason Todd, Mia Dearden, Cassandra Cain, Lonnie, Tim Drake, Conner Kent, CK, Izzy, Mihai, Cassie Sandsmark, Johan & Annora Constantine.
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⠀face hazes over with a faint pink, realizing she said any of that out loud. letting hands shy away, running one through mess of blue hair as neck cranes back, glancing across own shoulder to avert sight.
‟ i've got my stuff from the clinic. let me fix you up. ‟
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‟ from my experience, more like i can thank you for goading one of them into doing it. ‟
⠀mouth pulls to thin line, thumb grazing against edge of a cut. still leaves a taste in her throat to feel almost .. sympathetic for her.
‟ you look more beautiful in one piece. ‟
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punchline not only has bags under her eyes from the lack of sleep but deep cut marks across her cheeks , galaxy colored bruises to match.
❝ you can thank one of the lovely piggies at arkham for my new look.. beautiful isn’t it ? so many colors. ❞
laughing dryly while leaning
@oftouchandsense ⠀
‟ i've got some real bad news for you if you think i'm any bit normal. supposed to be the perfect robin, just to end up .. here. it's not the same as what you grew up with. but i still get it enough. ‟
‟ i could go with you, you know. i want ⸺ to be next to you. ‟
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⠀arms lithely wrap at @oftouchandsense's sides ⸺ not as if she was adept enough to sneak up on her, but, ⸺ letting head turn as cheek rests against nest of ebony hair. embrace equally warm & a tether; fearful she may run off. as usual.
‟ hey, cool bat. ‟
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@oftouchandsense ��
‟ i won't say it didn't help retiring for a bit, myself. this job wears any of us down. need a break every now & then. ‟
⠀eyes shut, silent sigh as one hand parts to rest over the back of one of hers.
‟ but .. if i can be selfish.ᐣ i know 𝘮𝘺 life wouldn't be better. ‟
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⠀setting still-cool container & bag onto top of roof's parapet, slinking away to hoist herself up on the ledge as well, leaning forward to offer a hand to help steph up.
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⠀maybe it was just the sudden genuineness over a bag of fast food, the closeness of wrapped arm, or how infrequently harper heard kinder words ⸺ but she feels a warmth painting faint pink across her face, clearing throat as eyes try to look .. anywhere else, momentarily.
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Steph lets herself be pulled in without much resistance, an arm automatically slipping around Harper's waist as she peers down into the bag. The sight of an actual feast has her eyebrows shooting up, a laugh escaping under her breath as she steals a fry and points it accusingly +
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⠀but it's only a gentle snort, brushing aside whatever thought was on her mind. bringing arm back to her own side, undoing binding on the shake cup.
‟ alright, alright. between the two of us, we're hot enough to melt this shake in a few seconds if you don't get to it. ‟
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