‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎⁽ ‎ʰᵒⁿᵉˢᵗ ⁾ 𝗁͟𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗌

[‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎⁽ ‎ʰᵒⁿᵉˢᵗ ⁾ 𝗁͟𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗌 @flameburnedon]

ᅠᅠᅠ
ᅠᅠᅠ

[‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎⁽ ‎ʰᵒⁿᵉˢᵗ ⁾ 𝗁͟𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗌 @flameburnedon]

ᅠᅠᅠ IN MY 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓 I 𝐁𝐄𝐋𝐈𝐄𝐕𝐄
THAT EVEN THOUGH
I AM A 𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐍𝐄𝐑
ᅠᅠᅠ I HAVE BEEN 𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐃.

[‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎⁽ ‎ʰᵒⁿᵉˢᵗ ⁾ 𝗁͟𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗌 @flameburnedon]

| IM STILL HERE

[‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎⁽ ‎ʰᵒⁿᵉˢᵗ ⁾ 𝗁͟𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗌 @flameburnedon]

☺️☺️

[*ᅠ 𝐂꩜𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐈⦻ .ᐟ‍‍‍ @SCRAMBLEDBR4IN]

⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀
⠀⠀ ◝ ❨ @flameburnedon ❩
⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀HUH ?

[‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎⁽ ‎ʰᵒⁿᵉˢᵗ ⁾ 𝗁͟𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗌 @flameburnedon]

——

joshua does not know how long they
will be like this, but he could care
less . he felt peace for once.

he would not give this up for
anything .

[‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎⁽ ‎ʰᵒⁿᵉˢᵗ ⁾ 𝗁͟𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗌 @flameburnedon]

" yes, I will let you know. "

that was not the answer he truly
wanted to give — he more so
wanted to tell her that it did not
matter to him , that she did not
have to be so considerate .

——

[*ᅠ 𝐂꩜𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐈⦻ .ᐟ‍‍‍ @SCRAMBLEDBR4IN]

" thank you. " they murmured, turning their face toward his fingers. their own went to his knee, resting there.

" if it... starts to bother you, let me know... " six knew his skin was sensitive from the burns, wouldn't want to impose.

[‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎⁽ ‎ʰᵒⁿᵉˢᵗ ⁾ 𝗁͟𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗌 @flameburnedon]

——

these days, he questioned if he
deserved such treatment. that maybe
what had happened to her should
have happened to him .

" but as long as I have the lord with
me, I will be alright. "

——

[‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎⁽ ‎ʰᵒⁿᵉˢᵗ ⁾ 𝗁͟𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗌 @flameburnedon]

he's stuck in thought.

[*ᅠ 𝐂꩜𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐈⦻ .ᐟ‍‍‍ @SCRAMBLEDBR4IN]

⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀
⠀ ⠀⠀ ◝ ❨ @flameburnedon ❩
⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀

[*ᅠ 𝐂꩜𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐈⦻ .ᐟ‍‍‍ @SCRAMBLEDBR4IN]

⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀
⠀ ⠀⠀ ◝ ❨ @flameburnedon ❩
⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀

[‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎⁽ ‎ʰᵒⁿᵉˢᵗ ⁾ 𝗁͟𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗌 @flameburnedon]

—— " let me know if you need
anything else . "

[‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎⁽ ‎ʰᵒⁿᵉˢᵗ ⁾ 𝗁͟𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗌 @flameburnedon]

" and I'm proud of you, " he admits ,
words falling from his mouth with
ease. it is only the truth — sloane
had gone through so much and was
still here .

with him.

——

[*ᅠ 𝐂꩜𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐈⦻ .ᐟ‍‍‍ @SCRAMBLEDBR4IN]

" josh... could you... could you hold me for a moment .ᐣ " she asked, voice small and quiet, somewhere between weak and embarrassed — that was what she needed most right now.

[‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎⁽ ‎ʰᵒⁿᵉˢᵗ ⁾ 𝗁͟𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗌 @flameburnedon]

—— without the usage of any
words, he nods and shifts to
get more comfortable.

once sloane's head is in his lap ,
he allows digits to run through hair,
brushing some bangs out of her
face.

——

[*ᅠ 𝐂꩜𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐈⦻ .ᐟ‍‍‍ @SCRAMBLEDBR4IN]

⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀
⠀ ⠀⠀ ◝ ❨ @flameburnedon ❩
⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀

[‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎⁽ ‎ʰᵒⁿᵉˢᵗ ⁾ 𝗁͟𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗌 @flameburnedon]

—— " I hope you know that you can
come to me when you need to .
you do not need to feel alone. "

[‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎⁽ ‎ʰᵒⁿᵉˢᵗ ⁾ 𝗁͟𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗌 @flameburnedon]

of course joshua notices. like usual,
he does not make a comment —
it is none of his business in his
eyes .

the reveal of the others arm affirms
his thoughts, but he bites his
tongue.

——

[*ᅠ 𝐂꩜𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐈⦻ .ᐟ‍‍‍ @SCRAMBLEDBR4IN]

it was just that she didn't know what to do with the chronic pain anymore. and now this...

" needles don't... scare me. "

she pushed up her corroded sleeve, all the way to the elbow. the inside was already marked by several small injection scars.

[‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎⁽ ‎ʰᵒⁿᵉˢᵗ ⁾ 𝗁͟𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗌 @flameburnedon]

—— sometimes he questioned why
he was so soft when it came to
sloane . there is this feeling deep
inside that he struggles to come to
conclusion with as well. a feeling of
affection . love.

——

[‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎⁽ ‎ʰᵒⁿᵉˢᵗ ⁾ 𝗁͟𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗌 @flameburnedon]

—— reaching back to the bag,
he withdraws everything that is
needed.

" if it is what you would prefer ,
you can do it on your own . your
comfort is important to me. "

[‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎⁽ ‎ʰᵒⁿᵉˢᵗ ⁾ 𝗁͟𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗌 @flameburnedon]

" take it easy, " joshua says quietly,
" there is no need to rush . we have
all the time in the world. "

he chooses not to respond to her
comment about being buried in
zion . ——

[*ᅠ 𝐂꩜𝐔𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐈⦻ .ᐟ‍‍‍ @SCRAMBLEDBR4IN]

up slowly, gasping with pain. there wasn't a part of her that didn't hurt. their hand didn't let go of his.

" one eye isn't a big price to pay. i've paid with more. " her pupils trembled.

" but that was the last. i promise. now... now i'll stay here. I'll help you out. "

[‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎‎‎‎⁽ ‎ʰᵒⁿᵉˢᵗ ⁾ 𝗁͟𝖾𝖺𝗋𝗍𝗌 @flameburnedon]

—— the idea of her being buried
does not sit right with him; it is not
her time .

" I'll give you another dose of med-x. I have been attempting to limit how much I give you — the risk of
addiction is something to be wary
of . "

——