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ᅠᅠᅠᅠ...ᅠᅠguess it wouldn't hurt to try one .ᐣᅠᅠthe packaging looks new ..ᅠᅠso ,ᅠᅠcant hurt too much .ᅠᅠ(ᅠᅠstepping over & leaning down ,ᅠᅠtaking a fun sized twix .ᅠᅠ)ᅠᅠwant one too .ᐣ
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ᅠᅠᅠᅠbut ..ᅠᅠshe just looked soᅠᅠ*ᅠsimilar .ᅠᅠ& in this light —ᅠᅠor lack thereof —ᅠᅠit was made all the more obvious .ᅠᅠhe swallowed .ᅠᅠhe felt strained .ᅠᅠ)
ᅠᅠᅠᅠthank you ,ᅠᅠmaria ...
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ᅠᅠᅠᅠ(ᅠᅠhe watched her closely ,ᅠᅠeyeing all of her movements ,ᅠᅠhow she reached ,ᅠᅠwalked ...ᅠᅠhe almost preferred her in the dark like this .ᅠᅠhe knew it was inappropriate ,ᅠᅠ& that she hated it ,ᅠᅠ[ + ]
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( scoping the place out , she frowns , searching for some fresh water …. well . she’s not sure how *fresh these bottles are , but they’ll do . )
here . ( coming back over to him , hips swaying in the darkness …. the lights still worked , but there could be monsters outside . )
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ᅠᅠᅠᅠno —ᅠᅠim not ..ᅠᅠ(ᅠᅠa frown pulled at his face ,ᅠᅠeven despite efforts to stop it .ᅠᅠhow pathetic was he .ᐣᅠᅠcouldnt even say a simple word without feeling the burn of guiltᅠᅠ[ + ]
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i’m not sure , actually . ( why can’t she remember ? she remembered he didn’t want beer last time . ) there’s probably some . are you getting sick .
( if something happens to him , she’d die . she doesn’t know why , but she knows it’s true . allowing the dark lights to be the—
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ᅠᅠᅠᅠrising in his throat .
ᅠᅠᅠᅠmaybe it was good maria was here .ᅠᅠhes sure he wouldve drowned himself half to death in some barrel by now if she wasnt .ᅠᅠ)ᅠᅠ..ᅠᅠim okay .ᅠᅠlike i said ,ᅠᅠjust tiredᅠᅠ[ + ]
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ᅠᅠᅠᅠright .ᅠᅠi ..ᅠᅠguess youre right .ᅠᅠ(ᅠᅠeven if resting made him feel sick ,ᅠᅠ knowing he could be looking for *ᅠher .ᅠᅠeven if he knows better .ᅠᅠgrip gently tightens around hers ;ᅠᅠa distraction .ᅠᅠ)
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yes , i know . ( looking for that *dead wife , she wants to say , but doesn’t . it’s a nice moment ) well , the monsters aren’t going away anytime soon , so they won’t miss you for a few hours , i know .
( & i’ll be there . )
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ᅠᅠᅠᅠ(ᅠᅠher hold was gentle ,ᅠᅠa searing pain against his palm .ᅠᅠit never felt quite right —ᅠᅠbut still ..ᅠᅠcomforting .ᅠᅠ)ᅠᅠwell ,ᅠᅠits hard to stay still too long .ᅠᅠguess i get antsy .
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mm …. maybe , you’ve been running around a lot today . come on , it’s safe in the bar . ( leading for once : holding his hand , her touch is warm & soft , not cold at all )