“ 𝔟𝗎𝖼𝗄𝗒 𝔟𝖺𝗋𝗇𝖾𝗌 .ᐟ

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ 𝑖 ⠀ 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐒𝐓 ⠀ 𝑝eople ⠀ 𝑖⠀ 𝑐an’t⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀𝑡rust ⠀ 𝑚y ⠀ 𝑜wn ⠀ 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀

[“ 𝔟𝗎𝖼𝗄𝗒 𝔟𝖺𝗋𝗇𝖾𝗌 .ᐟ @deadlysoldat]

𝑻𝐇𝐄 𝒲𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝑺𝐎𝐋𝐃𝐈𝐄𝐑 .

[“ 𝔟𝗎𝖼𝗄𝗒 𝔟𝖺𝗋𝗇𝖾𝗌 .ᐟ @deadlysoldat]

⠀
🧍.
⠀

[‍ ‍ ‍⺌ ‍ 𝐭𝐡𝐞‍ ‍𝔀𝐢𝐝͟𝐨𝐰 ‍ .ᐟ @SLAVICWID0W]

ㅤㅤ
ㅤsigh.
ㅤ

[“ 𝔟𝗎𝖼𝗄𝗒 𝔟𝖺𝗋𝗇𝖾𝗌 .ᐟ @deadlysoldat]

⠀

“ 𝒄learly . “⠀𝒉e ⠀added . ⠀𝒂
restrained ⠀𝒔𝘪𝘨𝘩⠀leaving ⠀his
lips . ⠀”⠀𝒊´m ⠀not ⠀here ⠀to
tell ⠀you ⠀what ⠀to ⠀𝒅o .

but ⠀if ⠀you ⠀need ⠀help . “

⠀

[𝔹ᴸᵃᑦᵏˑ͡┈𝒲𝙸𝙳✱𝚆 @ofchyornaya]

⠀ ⠀
lips pursed just lightly , she hated being smothered like that . “ i am fine . ”
   ⠀ ⠀

[“ 𝔟𝗎𝖼𝗄𝗒 𝔟𝖺𝗋𝗇𝖾𝗌 .ᐟ @deadlysoldat]

⠀

“ 𝒚𝘦𝘢𝘩⠀but ⠀.. ⠀𝒚ou’re ⠀ sleep
deprived , ⠀𝒚elena . “⠀𝒉e ⠀tilts
his ⠀head ⠀slightly . ⠀” 𝒏ot ⠀sure
if ⠀that’s ⠀worth ⠀𝒍osing ⠀sleep
over . “

⠀

[𝔹ᴸᵃᑦᵏˑ͡┈𝒲𝙸𝙳✱𝚆 @ofchyornaya]

⠀ ⠀
slouching as she allowed herself to relax a bit . “ yeah ... ” said rather tired . “ real important stuff . ”
   ⠀ ⠀

[“ 𝔟𝗎𝖼𝗄𝗒 𝔟𝖺𝗋𝗇𝖾𝗌 .ᐟ @deadlysoldat]

⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀ . ݁₊ ⊹

⠀⠀

[“ 𝔟𝗎𝖼𝗄𝗒 𝔟𝖺𝗋𝗇𝖾𝗌 .ᐟ @deadlysoldat]

⠀

“ 𝒍ook ⠀like ⠀𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨⠀important . “
𝒃arnes ⠀peaks ⠀over ⠀her ⠀shoulder .

⠀

[𝔹ᴸᵃᑦᵏˑ͡┈𝒲𝙸𝙳✱𝚆 @ofchyornaya]

⠀ ⠀
alright , alright .
stopping for five minutes .
   ⠀ ⠀

[“ 𝔟𝗎𝖼𝗄𝗒 𝔟𝖺𝗋𝗇𝖾𝗌 .ᐟ @deadlysoldat]

⠀

very .

𝒔he ⠀𝒌𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘴⠀him ⠀so ⠀𝘸𝘦𝘭𝘭 .

⠀

[𝔹ᴸᵃᑦᵏˑ͡┈𝒲𝙸𝙳✱𝚆 @ofchyornaya]

⠀ ⠀
fine .
if she does a 5 minute pause , will he stop annoying her ?
   ⠀ ⠀

[“ 𝔟𝗎𝖼𝗄𝗒 𝔟𝖺𝗋𝗇𝖾𝗌 .ᐟ @deadlysoldat]

⠀

𝒏ot ⠀for ⠀𝒕he ⠀heart ⠀𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 .

⠀

[𝔹ᴸᵃᑦᵏˑ͡┈𝒲𝙸𝙳✱𝚆 @ofchyornaya]

⠀ ⠀
she'll rest when she's dead .
  ⠀ ⠀

[“ 𝔟𝗎𝖼𝗄𝗒 𝔟𝖺𝗋𝗇𝖾𝗌 .ᐟ @deadlysoldat]

⠀

𝒑retty ⠀𝒍𝘢𝘵𝘦⠀though ⠀..

shouldn’t ⠀𝒔𝒉𝒆⠀be ⠀resting ?

⠀

[𝔹ᴸᵃᑦᵏˑ͡┈𝒲𝙸𝙳✱𝚆 @ofchyornaya]

⠀ ⠀
working .
it might not look like it , but she is serious about her job .
   ⠀ ⠀

[“ 𝔟𝗎𝖼𝗄𝗒 𝔟𝖺𝗋𝗇𝖾𝗌 .ᐟ @deadlysoldat]

@classified_swan ⠀

𝒊⠀𝒅id ⠀yes ⠀——⠀𝒘e ⠀may
even ⠀skip ⠀the ⠀line . ⠀but ,
brace ⠀yourself ⠀for ⠀some
𝘢𝘸𝘧𝘶𝘭⠀ stares .

𝒔o⠀.. ⠀i’m ⠀either ⠀incredibly
curious . ⠀or ⠀terrified ⠀to
ask ⠀what .

⠀

[“ 𝔟𝗎𝖼𝗄𝗒 𝔟𝖺𝗋𝗇𝖾𝗌 .ᐟ @deadlysoldat]

⠀
𝔀orking , ⠀or ⠀’𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨´ ?
⠀

[𝔹ᴸᵃᑦᵏˑ͡┈𝒲𝙸𝙳✱𝚆 @ofchyornaya]

⠀ ⠀
working at her 𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑒 .
   ⠀ ⠀

[“ 𝔟𝗎𝖼𝗄𝗒 𝔟𝖺𝗋𝗇𝖾𝗌 .ᐟ @deadlysoldat]

⠀

𝒕he⠀𝒔mile ⠀curving ⠀on ⠀his
lips ⠀𝒊𝘴⠀cut ⠀short . ⠀for ⠀what
he’s ⠀about ⠀to ⠀see , ⠀will ⠀ scar
𝘩𝘪𝘮 ⠀——⠀𝒔lowly ⠀turning . ⠀” oh
my ⠀𝓰od . “⠀𝒃linking .

“ 𝒆ven ⠀better ⠀question ⠀ . . .

𝒉ow ⠀do ⠀we ⠀get ⠀her ⠀down ? “

⠀

[‍ ‍ ‍⺌ ‍ 𝐭𝐡𝐞‍ ‍𝔀𝐢𝐝͟𝐨𝐰 ‍ .ᐟ @SLAVICWID0W]

⠀
the cat purrs, rubbing against her leg. ⠀‘ what can i say, i'm good at negotiating with anim— . . . 𝓳ames. ’

her finger points straight to the top of a high water tank, where a white tail sways. ⠀‘ how did she get up there .ᐣ ’

[“ 𝔟𝗎𝖼𝗄𝗒 𝔟𝖺𝗋𝗇𝖾𝗌 .ᐟ @deadlysoldat]

⠀
might ⠀have ⠀to ⠀shower ⠀forever .
⠀

[𐌔Ɲ工ᵏᵗ !!! @SAVAGElNSTlNCT]

⠀
huh — now i feel bad.
⠀

[“ 𝔟𝗎𝖼𝗄𝗒 𝔟𝖺𝗋𝗇𝖾𝗌 .ᐟ @deadlysoldat]

⠀

“ 𝒔𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘴⠀.. ⠀𝒕hey ⠀knew ⠀𝒎e
𝒘hen ⠀𝒊⠀was ⠀ 𝒕he⠀winter
𝒔oldier ⠀——⠀can’t ⠀say ⠀i
didn’t ⠀see ⠀it ⠀coming . “

a ⠀𝒔oft ⠀exhale . ⠀” 𝒉ow’d
you ⠀sleep ? “

⠀

[—— 𝐁𝐎𝐁 ! @fromavoidwithin]

“You’re welcome.”

Bob settled himself down into a nearby chair, meeting his gaze. “What led up to it though?”

[“ 𝔟𝗎𝖼𝗄𝗒 𝔟𝖺𝗋𝗇𝖾𝗌 .ᐟ @deadlysoldat]

⠀

“ 𝒆xplains ⠀the ⠀headache . “
𝒃𝖺𝗋𝗇𝖾𝗌⠀shots ⠀him ⠀a ⠀glance .

“ 𝒕hanks , ⠀𝒊⠀suppose . “

⠀

[—— 𝐁𝐎𝐁 ! @fromavoidwithin]

With an index, he pointed to his head.

“You took a knock.”

[“ 𝔟𝗎𝖼𝗄𝗒 𝔟𝖺𝗋𝗇𝖾𝗌 .ᐟ @deadlysoldat]

⠀

“ 𝒊⠀𝒅on’t ⠀recall ⠀gettin’
here . “⠀he ⠀slowly ⠀rises .

⠀

[—— 𝐁𝐎𝐁 ! @fromavoidwithin]

A slow wave before turning away.~

[“ 𝔟𝗎𝖼𝗄𝗒 𝔟𝖺𝗋𝗇𝖾𝗌 .ᐟ @deadlysoldat]

⠀⠀⠀

⠀⠀⠀(⠀𝒉𝖾 ⠀𝒘akes ⠀up ⠀𝒐n
⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ 𝓇eader * ⠀𝒄𝗈𝗎𝖼𝗁 . ⠀)

⠀⠀

[“ 𝔟𝗎𝖼𝗄𝗒 𝔟𝖺𝗋𝗇𝖾𝗌 .ᐟ @deadlysoldat]

⠀

𝒊’m ⠀this ⠀close ⠀🤏
⠀ to ⠀jump ⠀you .

⠀

[‍ ‍𝕾𝙷𝙴´𝚂 ‍𝙰 ‍ ─┈ @quantumhaunts]

ᅠ
Okay, you’re wrong. Wow, that was easy.
ᅠ

[“ 𝔟𝗎𝖼𝗄𝗒 𝔟𝖺𝗋𝗇𝖾𝗌 .ᐟ @deadlysoldat]

@classified_swan ⠀
. . . ⠀ℴ𝒖𝒄𝒉⠀——⠀but ⠀to
be ⠀𝒇air ⠀i ⠀𝘢𝘮⠀a ⠀senior
citizen . ⠀can ⠀you ⠀blame
me ?

sounds ⠀like ⠀you ⠀had ⠀a
rough ⠀night . ⠀i ⠀don’t ⠀recall
vodka ⠀being ⠀categorized ⠀as
a ⠀’grocery’ .
⠀