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[‍ ‍‍ ‍𝙳̅𝙸̅𝚂┈─ ༨ ᴿ̲ᵁ̲ᴾ̲ᵀ̲‍ ‍‍ ‍ @VAND6L]

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[‍ ‍‍ ‍𝙳̅𝙸̅𝚂┈─ ༨ ᴿ̲ᵁ̲ᴾ̲ᵀ̲‍ ‍‍ ‍ @VAND6L]

@veiledhubris ⠀⠀⠀
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dreams. when's the last time she had one of those? .. whatever. unphased by the scary look on his face, leant close enough to nudge him again.

“̲ i can see them just fine, drama queen. ”̲
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[‍ ‍‍ ‍𝙳̅𝙸̅𝚂┈─ ༨ ᴿ̲ᵁ̲ᴾ̲ᵀ̲‍ ‍‍ ‍ @VAND6L]

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hop and a skip. (gently) shoulder-checking @veiledhubris as they trudge through the marsh's murky waters.
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[‍ ‍‍ ‍𝙳̅𝙸̅𝚂┈─ ༨ ᴿ̲ᵁ̲ᴾ̲ᵀ̲‍ ‍‍ ‍ @VAND6L]

@veiledhubris ⠀⠀⠀
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loud is her signature─ part of the package. he can piggyback her if he doesn't like it.

“̲ pff. it's deader than a doornail out here. ”̲
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[‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍‍𝓲𝐧 ‍‍‍𝓫𝐥͟𝐨͡𝐨𝐦 ‍‍𐔌 ˖ * ❀ @chiaroscuroic]

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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀❴ ｡｡｡ ❵⠀⠀⠀⠀𝑡✿⠀⠀𝑡𝘩𝑒⠀⠀۫ ׅ⠀𝐟☘︎𝐫͟͡𝐞͟𝐬͟𝐭⠀︵ ༘⋆ ❀⠀⠀𝑜𝑓⠀⠀𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟
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[‍ ‍‍ ‍𝙳̅𝙸̅𝚂┈─ ༨ ᴿ̲ᵁ̲ᴾ̲ᵀ̲‍ ‍‍ ‍ @VAND6L]

@veiledhubris ⠀⠀⠀
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https://t.co/eQTWbCCzmd ⠀⠀this time.

“̲ what do you do all day? tinker with your 'nades? what if you run out of 'nades to tinker with? do you just sit there and brood? ”̲
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[‍ ‍‍ ‍𝙳̅𝙸̅𝚂┈─ ༨ ᴿ̲ᵁ̲ᴾ̲ᵀ̲‍ ‍‍ ‍ @VAND6L]

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nonchalant, melodic hum. a jubilant pep in her step. yanks on @veiledhubris' hood from behind.
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[‍ ‍‍ ‍𝙳̅𝙸̅𝚂┈─ ༨ ᴿ̲ᵁ̲ᴾ̲ᵀ̲‍ ‍‍ ‍ @VAND6L]

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he's proclaimed that with the same air of certainty before, and look where they are now. she digs into her pocket again─ cradling a sleek vape pen ⠀⠀https://t.co/eQTWbCCzmd ⠀⠀
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[‍ ‍‍ ‍𝙳̅𝙸̅𝚂┈─ ༨ ᴿ̲ᵁ̲ᴾ̲ᵀ̲‍ ‍‍ ‍ @VAND6L]

@veiledhubris ⠀⠀⠀
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https://t.co/eQTWbCCzmd ⠀⠀of her boredom.

“̲ nah. you still fall for it every time. ”̲
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[‍ ‍‍ ‍𝙳̅𝙸̅𝚂┈─ ༨ ᴿ̲ᵁ̲ᴾ̲ᵀ̲‍ ‍‍ ‍ @VAND6L]

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knuckles skim his bicep─── playful nudge. she'd do it again if it didn't mean losing out on his company for the rest of the day. someone needs to bear the brunt ⠀⠀https://t.co/eQTWbCCzmd ⠀⠀
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[‍ ‍‍ ‍𝙳̅𝙸̅𝚂┈─ ༨ ᴿ̲ᵁ̲ᴾ̲ᵀ̲‍ ‍‍ ‍ @VAND6L]

@veiledhubris ⠀⠀⠀
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https://t.co/eQTWbCCzmd ⠀⠀help it.

hand slipped from her pocket, thumb and index pressed into an 'O'. nothing to show save for an enthused twinkle in her gaze.
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[‍ ‍‍ ‍𝙳̅𝙸̅𝚂┈─ ༨ ᴿ̲ᵁ̲ᴾ̲ᵀ̲‍ ‍‍ ‍ @VAND6L]

@veiledhubris ⠀⠀⠀
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he's right; her interests and whims are textbook wildcard. unpredictability is programmed into her biosynthetic blood— in the most literal sense. so it's fair to say she can't really⠀⠀https://t.co/eQTWbCCzmd ⠀⠀
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[‍ ‍‍ ‍𝙳̅𝙸̅𝚂┈─ ༨ ᴿ̲ᵁ̲ᴾ̲ᵀ̲‍ ‍‍ ‍ @VAND6L]

@veiledhubris ⠀⠀⠀
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https://t.co/eQTWbCCzmd ⠀⠀hoodie, fumbling around with clear purpose.

“̲ wanna see something cool? ”̲
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[‍ ‍‍ ‍𝙳̅𝙸̅𝚂┈─ ༨ ᴿ̲ᵁ̲ᴾ̲ᵀ̲‍ ‍‍ ‍ @VAND6L]

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shimmying as close as she thinks he'll allow─ which is .. no more than an inch or so. wouldn't want to scare him off or anything.

free hand tucked into the loose pocket of her⠀⠀https://t.co/eQTWbCCzmd ⠀⠀
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[‍ ‍‍ ‍𝙳̅𝙸̅𝚂┈─ ༨ ᴿ̲ᵁ̲ᴾ̲ᵀ̲‍ ‍‍ ‍ @VAND6L]

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[ُ @grnte]

but i know you’ll never say it to my face.

[‍ ‍‍ ‍𝙳̅𝙸̅𝚂┈─ ༨ ᴿ̲ᵁ̲ᴾ̲ᵀ̲‍ ‍‍ ‍ @VAND6L]

@veiledhubris ⠀⠀⠀
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https://t.co/eQTWbCCzmd ⠀⠀to pester him─── well, this is the revelation (albeit probably unsurprising).
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[‍ ‍‍ ‍𝙳̅𝙸̅𝚂┈─ ༨ ᴿ̲ᵁ̲ᴾ̲ᵀ̲‍ ‍‍ ‍ @VAND6L]

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“̲ right now? ”̲ inquired with a prior pause and rare lack of urgency; she's dressed down .. hardly kitted enough for a fight. if he had half an instinct that she was only there⠀⠀https://t.co/eQTWbCCzmd
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[𝔙𝔞𝔪𝔭 @bIoodFr4ak]

hearing “don't start" gives me a thrill, makes me really want to start

[‍ ‍‍ ‍𝙳̅𝙸̅𝚂┈─ ༨ ᴿ̲ᵁ̲ᴾ̲ᵀ̲‍ ‍‍ ‍ @VAND6L]

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[ nudges him with her shoulder— gently. or at least as gently as she can manage. ]
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[‍ ‍‍ ‍𝙳̅𝙸̅𝚂┈─ ༨ ᴿ̲ᵁ̲ᴾ̲ᵀ̲‍ ‍‍ ‍ @VAND6L]

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uh—huh. and you love it.
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[‍‎‍ ‍‍⸂ ᴾ ┈𝚁͢𝙾͢𝚆͢𝙻͢𝙴͢𝚁͢. ‍‍ ‍ @veiledhubris]

everything that comes out of your mouth sounds like a bad attempt at a joke.

[𝙱𝙻𝙰𝙲𝙺𝙱𝙸𝚁𝙳༝𝔹𝕃𝔸ℂ𝕂𝕊𝕂𝕐 @EchoPulsing]

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ᅠ “Become the 𝘚𝘐𝘎𝘕𝘈𝘓. The 𝘏𝘜𝘕𝘛𝘌𝘙. The 𝘍𝘌𝘈𝘙𝘌𝘋.”

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[‍ ‍‍ ‍𝙳̅𝙸̅𝚂┈─ ༨ ᴿ̲ᵁ̲ᴾ̲ᵀ̲‍ ‍‍ ‍ @VAND6L]

@veiledhubris ⠀⠀⠀
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https://t.co/eQTWbCCzmd ⠀⠀starting to rub off on him. snicker. prodding playfully at his shoulder.

“̲ pair that with a thermal, and they won't know what hit 'em. ”̲
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[‍ ‍‍ ‍𝙳̅𝙸̅𝚂┈─ ༨ ᴿ̲ᵁ̲ᴾ̲ᵀ̲‍ ‍‍ ‍ @VAND6L]

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visibly amused at the concept; even moreso that he would be the brains behind such an obnoxious concoction. he's never struck her as the deviously crafty type— perhaps she's finally ⠀⠀https://t.co/eQTWbCCzmd ⠀⠀
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