♱⛥♱ ℑ 𝔗𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔨 𝔚𝔢'𝔯𝔢 𝔇𝔬𝔬𝔪𝔢𝔡

⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀ “ 𝔦'𝔪 𝔰𝔬𝔯𝔯𝔶 , 𝔟𝔲𝔱 𝔦𝔱'𝔰 𝔱𝔬𝔬 𝔩𝔞𝔱𝔢 —— ; 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔦𝔱'𝔰 𝔫𝔬𝔱 𝔴𝔬𝔯𝔱𝔥 𝔰𝔞𝔳𝔦𝔫𝔤 . ”

[♱⛥♱ ℑ 𝔗𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔨 𝔚𝔢'𝔯𝔢 𝔇𝔬𝔬𝔪𝔢𝔡 @caged_innocence]

𝔦𝔱'𝔰 𝔤𝔢𝔱𝔱𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔡𝔞𝔯𝔨𝔢𝔯 , 𝔟𝔲𝔱 𝔦'𝔩𝔩 𝔠𝔞𝔯𝔯𝔶 𝔬𝔫 —— ;
♱⛥♱ 𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔰𝔲𝔫 𝔡𝔬𝔫'𝔱 𝔰𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔢 𝔟𝔲𝔱 𝔦𝔱 𝔫𝔢𝔳𝔢𝔯 𝔡𝔦𝔡 .

[♱⛥♱ ℑ 𝔗𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔨 𝔚𝔢'𝔯𝔢 𝔇𝔬𝔬𝔪𝔢𝔡 @caged_innocence]

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— tall , crooked frame stood impossibly still .

“ You're . . . Different . ”

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[♱⛥♱ ℑ 𝔗𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔨 𝔚𝔢'𝔯𝔢 𝔇𝔬𝔬𝔪𝔢𝔡 @caged_innocence]

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Duo-colored eyes observe the young woman with overwhelming intensity , head tilting to the side in a deliberate movement that resembled those of a predator .

Not a word was spoken for an uncomfortable amount of time , as —

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[Carrie White @PigsBlood_]

What do you WANT?

[Louis Creed @MANSST0NEHEART]

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　 ❝ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʀᴀᴛʜ ᴏꜰ ɢᴏᴅ ʟᴀʏꜱ
ʙᴇɴᴇᴀᴛʜ ᴛʜɪꜱ ꜱᴏɪʟ ❞

ᴡʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ
#ᴛʀᴀɪɴꜱᴘᴏᴛᴛᴇʀ

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[𝓔𝓵𝓵𝓲𝓮 𝓒𝓻𝓮𝓮𝓭 @LunaeCelestia]

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𝓐𝓷𝓭 𝔀𝓱𝓮𝓷 𝓘 𝓭𝓲𝓮
𝓕𝓵𝓸𝔀𝓮𝓻𝓼 𝔀𝓲𝓵𝓵 𝓰𝓻𝓸𝔀 𝓯𝓻𝓸𝓶 𝓶𝔂 𝓫𝓸𝓭𝔂
𝓘'𝓵𝓵 𝓽𝓾𝓻𝓷 𝓲𝓷𝓽𝓸 𝓪 𝓵𝓾𝓵𝓵𝓪𝓫𝔂

[Carrie White @PigsBlood_]

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　 𝔱𝔯𝔲𝔢 𝖘𝖔𝖗𝖗𝖔𝖜 𝔦𝔰 𝔞𝔰 𝔯𝔞𝔯𝔢 𝔞𝔰 𝔱𝔯𝔲𝔢 𝖑𝖔𝖛𝖊

[Aurora Skov @FabledDawn_]

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　 𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔩𝔡 𝔶𝔬𝔲 𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖞 𝔞 𝔩𝔦𝔱𝔱𝔩𝔢 𝔩𝔬𝔫𝔤𝔢𝔯 𝖕𝖑𝖊𝖆𝖘𝖊

[♱⛥♱ ℑ 𝔗𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔨 𝔚𝔢'𝔯𝔢 𝔇𝔬𝔬𝔪𝔢𝔡 @caged_innocence]

@illusoryame ⠀⠀

𝖜𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖎𝖆.⁖℘

👀

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[♱⛥♱ ℑ 𝔗𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔨 𝔚𝔢'𝔯𝔢 𝔇𝔬𝔬𝔪𝔢𝔡 @caged_innocence]

⠀⠀

Glaring back .

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[♱⛥♱ ℑ 𝔗𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔨 𝔚𝔢'𝔯𝔢 𝔇𝔬𝔬𝔪𝔢𝔡 @caged_innocence]

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Wooden handle clutched firmly into the Kid's hand , he settly set it down next to him , positioning in a way that would make the young woman unable to take it back without going through him .

A nod was directed at her .

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[♱⛥♱ ℑ 𝔗𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔨 𝔚𝔢'𝔯𝔢 𝔇𝔬𝔬𝔪𝔢𝔡 @caged_innocence]

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Slowly and gently pulls the knife
from her hand .

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[𝕸𝖎𝖐𝖆𝖊𝖑 𝕾𝖐𝖔𝖛 @L0VEL0RNED0NE]

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　 ❝ ɪᴛ'ꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴀꜱɪᴄ ᴄᴏɴᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ
ᴏꜰ ʟɪꜰᴇ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ʀᴇQᴜɪʀᴇᴅ
ᴛᴏ ᴠɪᴏʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ ɪᴅᴇɴᴛɪᴛʏ ❞

ᴡʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ
#ᴛʀᴀɪɴꜱᴘᴏᴛᴛᴇʀ

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[♱⛥♱ ℑ 𝔗𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔨 𝔚𝔢'𝔯𝔢 𝔇𝔬𝔬𝔪𝔢𝔡 @caged_innocence]

@peculiaranatomy ⠀⠀

The hesitancy in her trigger resonated within the Kid's bones , speaking more than a thousand words could .

She would not shoot him . She 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒏𝒐𝒕 shoot him . No more than he could harm her .

A neutralized influence .

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[♱⛥♱ ℑ 𝔗𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔨 𝔚𝔢'𝔯𝔢 𝔇𝔬𝔬𝔪𝔢𝔡 @caged_innocence]

⠀⠀

♱⛥♱ 𝕮𝖑𝖔𝖘𝖊𝖉 𝖘𝖙𝖆𝖗𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝖋𝖔𝖗 @peculiaranatomy .

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[♱⛥♱ ℑ 𝔗𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔨 𝔚𝔢'𝔯𝔢 𝔇𝔬𝔬𝔪𝔢𝔡 @caged_innocence]

@peculiaranatomy ⠀⠀

— every detail of the woman before him . She was not like the others . He could feel the influence reach her like a tidal wave , but it caused no violent effect .

In fact , it seemed to achieve quite the opposite . —

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[♱⛥♱ ℑ 𝔗𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔨 𝔚𝔢'𝔯𝔢 𝔇𝔬𝔬𝔪𝔢𝔡 @caged_innocence]

@peculiaranatomy ⠀⠀

— likely way to do it if the curse were to affect her .

It always seemed to .

“ Shelter . ” Came a single , laboured response challenged by the volume of the rain . He would not speak further .

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[♱⛥♱ ℑ 𝔗𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔨 𝔚𝔢'𝔯𝔢 𝔇𝔬𝔬𝔪𝔢𝔡 @caged_innocence]

@peculiaranatomy ⠀⠀

— perfectly at his chest .

The Kid couldn't see her eyes in the storm but he could 𝖋𝖊𝖊𝖑 them . He wondered how long it would take for her to turn that barrel against herself and pull the trigger . It seemed the most —

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