* 𝓀𝘪𝗇𝑔᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᥆𝒻ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝖕⤸𝘶𝜌𝜌𝜀𝓉𝓈 ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟

⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ 𝑃𝐿𝐸𝐴𝑆𝐸⠀⠀𝐷𝑂𝑁’𝑇⠀⠀𝐵𝐸⠀⠀𝐶𝑂𝑁𝐶𝐸𝑅𝑁𝐸𝐷⠀⠀𝑇𝐻𝐴𝑇⠀⠀𝐼⠀⠀𝐴𝑀⠀⠀𝐴𝐶𝑇𝐼𝑁𝐺⠀⠀𝑂𝑁⠀⠀𝑀𝑌⠀⠀𝑂𝑊𝑁 、⠀⠀@monadsrcses ﹙ …﹚ ༅ ִֶ࿐⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀

[* 𝓀𝘪𝗇𝑔᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᥆𝒻ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝖕⤸𝘶𝜌𝜌𝜀𝓉𝓈 ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @WILTEDROME]

⠀
⠀ ⠀゛⠀⠀ 𝑖𝑡’𝑠 𝑔𝑜𝑛𝑛𝑎
⠀⠀⠀ 𝑏𝑒 𝑂𝐾𝐴𝑌 、𝑎𝑠 𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑔
⠀⠀ 𝑎𝑠 𝑰’𝒎 𝒂𝒕 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆.̲.̲.̲ ⠀

[* 𝓀𝘪𝗇𝑔᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᥆𝒻ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝖕⤸𝘶𝜌𝜌𝜀𝓉𝓈 ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @WILTEDROME]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ from one apprentice
⠀⠀⠀ to another ．

⠀⠀⠀ his fist shakes、
⠀⠀⠀ urging her to gaze
⠀⠀⠀ upon it &͟ discern
⠀⠀⠀ its authenticity ．

⠀⠀⠀ ⸝⸝⠀⠀𝖎Ṃ̸͊̊̈́ R̶̨̨̖̬̹̥̜̠͎̺̍͐̂O̖̼ͩ͌͐M͉̅ͮ͒ͤḚͭ̉̇͟𝐨 .ᐟ ⠀ ⸝⸝

⠀⠀⠀

[* 𝓀𝘪𝗇𝑔᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᥆𝒻ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝖕⤸𝘶𝜌𝜌𝜀𝓉𝓈 ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @WILTEDROME]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ what he wishes was
⠀⠀⠀ bile、 ⠀⠀but is mere
⠀⠀⠀ coolant bubbles up
⠀⠀⠀ in the back of his
⠀⠀⠀ throat as he 𝓈𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘴 ．

⠀⠀⠀ the way she kicks
⠀⠀⠀ the weapon back、
⠀⠀⠀ barely sparing it

⠀↓ ༅

[ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ♯ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ 𝓛𝐄𝐀 . @monadsrcses]

⠀
⠀
⠀⠀⠀puppets looked .

⠀⠀⠀but why was it . . . this
⠀⠀⠀one affected her so much
⠀⠀⠀more than usual .ᐣ she's
⠀⠀⠀unable to put a finger on
⠀⠀⠀it .
⠀
⠀

[* 𝓀𝘪𝗇𝑔᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᥆𝒻ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝖕⤸𝘶𝜌𝜌𝜀𝓉𝓈 ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @WILTEDROME]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ moving swiftly ； risky
⠀⠀⠀ considering her nerves
⠀⠀⠀ but.̲.̲.̲

⠀⠀⠀ .̲.̲.̲ with a bit of finagling、
⠀⠀⠀ he holds out a familiar
⠀⠀⠀ necklace to her ．

⠀⠀⠀ carlo's graduation
⠀⠀⠀ necklace、 ⠀⠀gifted

⠀↓ ༅

[* 𝓀𝘪𝗇𝑔᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᥆𝒻ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝖕⤸𝘶𝜌𝜌𝜀𝓉𝓈 ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @WILTEDROME]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ alchemist down will do ׅ𖤠
⠀⠀⠀ &͟ I thought puppets
⠀⠀⠀ were your dad's thing、
⠀⠀⠀ not alchemist cures ׅ𖤠 ⠀ ⸝⸝

⠀⠀⠀ legs crossing、 ⠀⠀he
⠀⠀⠀ props a chin atop his
⠀⠀⠀ palm ； finally relaxing ．
⠀⠀⠀

[* 𝓀𝘪𝗇𝑔᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᥆𝒻ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝖕⤸𝘶𝜌𝜌𝜀𝓉𝓈 ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @WILTEDROME]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ at the gentle insistence、
⠀⠀⠀ romeo looks around him ．
⠀⠀⠀ the carpet looks so plush
⠀⠀⠀ that he's sure it'll do but
⠀⠀⠀ can already imagine the
⠀⠀⠀ look carlo'll give him if
⠀⠀⠀ he sits on the floor like

⠀↓ ༅

[Carlo @OfPuppetsPast]

And he won't let Romeo get in any trouble , because it is true that Carlo dragged him here !

He looks up at him as he stands there . " You can sit down . . . You know ? I do not get why ! You are nothing but kind . " He sighs .

-

[* 𝓀𝘪𝗇𝑔᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᥆𝒻ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝖕⤸𝘶𝜌𝜌𝜀𝓉𝓈 ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @WILTEDROME]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ remember me now.̲.̲.̲ ׅ𖤠 ⠀ ⸝⸝

⠀⠀⠀ oh how his heart would
⠀⠀⠀ shatter if he couldn't ．

⠀⠀⠀ ⸝⸝⠀⠀besides I know how
⠀⠀⠀ much you like that book
⠀⠀⠀ so𝘰𝘰 ． ⠀⠀b— but I don't
⠀⠀⠀ see what tracking the

⠀↓ ༅

[* 𝓀𝘪𝗇𝑔᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᥆𝒻ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝖕⤸𝘶𝜌𝜌𝜀𝓉𝓈 ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @WILTEDROME]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ you're.̲.̲.̲ ⠀⠀you're
⠀⠀⠀ joking ⠀⠀ right ׅ𖤠
⠀⠀⠀

[ᅟ*ᅟ𝖇l𝖔͟𝖔mingᅟ𝙵𝙾𝚇 ༉‧ @floralspirity]

what's this talk about bottom and top? mhm.

[* 𝓀𝘪𝗇𝑔᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᥆𝒻ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝖕⤸𝘶𝜌𝜌𝜀𝓉𝓈 ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @WILTEDROME]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ ⸝⸝⠀⠀nice to know you
⠀⠀⠀ don't ⠀ still think I'm
⠀⠀⠀ some ⠀ dumb ⠀ book
⠀⠀⠀ character ⎯⎯ 𝘩𝘦𝘩 ．
⠀⠀⠀ 𓈒 𓈒 𓈒⠀ 𝘴𝘰𝘰𝘰、 ⠀⠀what's
⠀⠀⠀ the ⠀⠀ plan ⠀⠀ ׅ𖤠 ⠀ ⸝⸝
⠀⠀

[* 𝓀𝘪𝗇𝑔᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᥆𝒻ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝖕⤸𝘶𝜌𝜌𝜀𝓉𝓈 ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @WILTEDROME]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ the very second carlo's
⠀⠀⠀ grip is on his forearm、
⠀⠀⠀ he's ⠀⠀ hesitating ⠀⠀ ．
⠀⠀⠀ ⸝⸝⠀⠀𝘸𝘩 ⎯⎯ ׅ𖤠 ׅ𖤠 ⠀what're
⠀⠀⠀ you ⠀⠀⠀ .̲.̲.̲ ׅ𖤠 ⠀⠀𝘰𝘩 ． ⠀ ⸝⸝

⠀⠀⠀ wide eyed &͟ already

⠀↓ ༅

[Carlo @OfPuppetsPast]

" Shh ! I know , I know ! Let's just - "

He drags Romeo to , Gepetto's room . And closes the door behind the two of them .

" I was speaking with the Old Man , and resting . "
He says sitting down on the bed .

-

[* 𝓀𝘪𝗇𝑔᭡ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᥆𝒻ˑ ᅠᅠ 𝖕⤸𝘶𝜌𝜌𝜀𝓉𝓈 ᅠᅠ ⸝͟⸝͟ @WILTEDROME]

⠀⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀ sure why I ever stood
⠀⠀⠀ up on his behalf ⎯⎯
⠀⠀⠀ your pops clearly does
⠀⠀⠀ 𝐍𝐎𝐓 ⠀⠀like ⠀⠀me ． ⠀ ⸝⸝

⠀⠀⠀ shoulders sag ever so
⠀⠀⠀ subtly with a sheepish
⠀⠀⠀ chuckle to compliment ．

⠀↓ ༅