⁎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝘎𝒊𝚁𝙻 𝑽͟𝙰͟𝙽͟𝒊𝚂𝐻𝐄𝙳 ‎ ‎,

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀︵⠀⠀⠀ ⃰⠀ᵂᴼᴺᴰᴱᴿᴸᴬᴺᴰ , ⠀⠀⠀ ノ⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀𝑖⠀⠀𝗀𝗈𝗍⠀⠀𝙷𝐎𝙻𝙴𝚂⠀⠀ᴵ͟ᴺ⠀⠀𝗆𝗒⠀⠀𝑚𝑒𝑚𝐨𝑟𝑦 ﹏ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ‍ ⠀ ‍⠀⠀⠀⠀

[⁎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝘎𝒊𝚁𝙻 𝑽͟𝙰͟𝙽͟𝒊𝚂𝐻𝐄𝙳 ‎ ‎, @g1rlgone]

✷ 𓂃 I WAS 𝙱𝐎𝚁𝙽 ﹠ IT WAS 𝘏𝘈𝘙𝘋.

[⁎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝘎𝒊𝚁𝙻 𝑽͟𝙰͟𝙽͟𝒊𝚂𝐻𝐄𝙳 ‎ ‎, @g1rlgone]

repeatedly snapping the rubber band around her wrist; the skin beneath bright red.

[⁎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝘎𝒊𝚁𝙻 𝑽͟𝙰͟𝙽͟𝒊𝚂𝐻𝐄𝙳 ‎ ‎, @g1rlgone]

next person to ask me if i'm okay gets a rock thrown at their head.

[‍‍‍‍‍‍‍‍ ‍‍OVERTHINKING. @SCRlPTINGS]

both. i want to stay. i want to leave. i am three oceans away from my soul.

[⁎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝘎𝒊𝚁𝙻 𝑽͟𝙰͟𝙽͟𝒊𝚂𝐻𝐄𝙳 ‎ ‎, @g1rlgone]

“ really, i do. i just——i don't know how to talk about it. not without getting angry. ”

[⁎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝘎𝒊𝚁𝙻 𝑽͟𝙰͟𝙽͟𝒊𝚂𝐻𝐄𝙳 ‎ ‎, @g1rlgone]

she can see his struggle to let matters go, give her space——a spiel all too familiar by now. everyone wants to help & offer company as though it could mend the scars torn into the thin veil between ↷

[󠁕 ‎ ‎ 󠁕 flesh 󠁕 ‎ ‎ 󠁕 ves͟sel. @ribshard]

right——and what does 𝘩𝘦 know, really? not enough to pry without sounding like some sanctimonious relic, dusty with wisdom no one asked for. he's learned that lesson before: push too hard and watch the shutters slam.

the door ⤸

[⁎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝘎𝒊𝚁𝙻 𝑽͟𝙰͟𝙽͟𝒊𝚂𝐻𝐄𝙳 ‎ ‎, @g1rlgone]

life & death, but nothing can fix the past. edwin 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠 understand better than most, she knows this despite her adamant refusal to every hand reaching out. “ i appreciate it, ” she finally says. ↷

[⁎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝘎𝒊𝚁𝙻 𝑽͟𝙰͟𝙽͟𝒊𝚂𝐻𝐄𝙳 ‎ ‎, @g1rlgone]

blinking herself out of the stupor, reality slowly coming back into focus. “ uh, i——nothing. just ... thought i saw something. ”

[𝑱.𝑩. @famillelealta]

⠀
he turns to look at what she’s staring at .

“ what’re you looking at ? “
⠀

[⁎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝘎𝒊𝚁𝙻 𝑽͟𝙰͟𝙽͟𝒊𝚂𝐻𝐄𝙳 ‎ ‎, @g1rlgone]

“ yeah, hard to miss when the whole town went crazy. ” offering a kind smile, head tilted. “ i'm sorry too. carver's an asshole. 𝑤𝑎𝑠 an asshole. ”

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ 𝗙͟𝗟͟𝗜͟𝗚͟𝗛͟𝗧 ᵒᶠ 𝑰𝑪𝑨𝑹𝑼𝑺ִ ࣪𖤐.ᐟ @HELLFIRELlVES]

“mm . .” a soft frown. “i’m uh . . sorry about that. i know what it’s like. dunno if you heard about the uh . . murders . . that i was framed for. . it was all over the goddamn news.”

[⁎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝘎𝒊𝚁𝙻 𝑽͟𝙰͟𝙽͟𝒊𝚂𝐻𝐄𝙳 ‎ ‎, @g1rlgone]

https://t.co/I1bh04jff4

[⁎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝘎𝒊𝚁𝙻 𝑽͟𝙰͟𝙽͟𝒊𝚂𝐻𝐄𝙳 ‎ ‎, @g1rlgone]

over my dead body.

[Pop Base @PopBase]

Today is National Breakup Day.

[⁎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝘎𝒊𝚁𝙻 𝑽͟𝙰͟𝙽͟𝒊𝚂𝐻𝐄𝙳 ‎ ‎, @g1rlgone]

she stares, inhale stuttering. ( and what do you do if there are no more doors left to go through? ) exhales. “ i'm fine. ”

[⁎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝘎𝒊𝚁𝙻 𝑽͟𝙰͟𝙽͟𝒊𝚂𝐻𝐄𝙳 ‎ ‎, @g1rlgone]

how does one go about answering that question earnestly? without the death, the blood, her mother's handprint seared into the skin of her cheek——every door opening to yet another unspeakable evil. ↷

[󠁕 ‎ ‎ 󠁕 flesh 󠁕 ‎ ‎ 󠁕 ves͟sel. @ribshard]

“alright.” but edwin notices, of course he does, he knows that snap——the soul slamming back into bone like a door caught by a draft, like ice water to the face. he's right lived there before, in that stuttering reentry. ⤸

[⁎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝘎𝒊𝚁𝙻 𝑽͟𝙰͟𝙽͟𝒊𝚂𝐻𝐄𝙳 ‎ ‎, @g1rlgone]

it takes her a moment to return to reality, eyes just a tad too wide. resisting the urge to frantically look around——when had she come here? “ what? no. no, it's fine. all good. ”

[󠁕 ‎ ‎ 󠁕 flesh 󠁕 ‎ ‎ 󠁕 ves͟sel. @ribshard]

edwin startles back a half-step too late; reflex chasing reflex. sheepish, yes, but trying not to look it. he rubs at the back of his neck, “sorry. should i have said something?”

[⁎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝘎𝒊𝚁𝙻 𝑽͟𝙰͟𝙽͟𝒊𝚂𝐻𝐄𝙳 ‎ ‎, @g1rlgone]

as he comes into focus, she jerks back with a surprised scream. “ HOLY SHIT—— ”

[󠁕 ‎ ‎ 󠁕 flesh 󠁕 ‎ ‎ 󠁕 ves͟sel. @ribshard]

staring back at. 👁️👁️

[⁎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝘎𝒊𝚁𝙻 𝑽͟𝙰͟𝙽͟𝒊𝚂𝐻𝐄𝙳 ‎ ‎, @g1rlgone]

take all our suffering and give it to our enemies.

[⁎ ‍ 𝒞𝖱𝖤𝖫𝖫𝖨𝖭 ‍︵‍ ‍ ꜝ @teethvour]

⠀⠀ right?! ‘cause how could you Not

[⁎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝘎𝒊𝚁𝙻 𝑽͟𝙰͟𝙽͟𝒊𝚂𝐻𝐄𝙳 ‎ ‎, @g1rlgone]

i 100% think people who say that are Lying.

[⁎ ‍ 𝒞𝖱𝖤𝖫𝖫𝖨𝖭 ‍︵‍ ‍ ꜝ @teethvour]

⠀⠀ “i wouldn’t wish that upon my worst enemy” i Would.

[⁎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝘎𝒊𝚁𝙻 𝑽͟𝙰͟𝙽͟𝒊𝚂𝐻𝐄𝙳 ‎ ‎, @g1rlgone]

“ yep. ” tight—lipped smile, the title not much of a compliment from her perspective. “ that's me. even got a whole newspaper article written about me. ”

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ 𝗙͟𝗟͟𝗜͟𝗚͟𝗛͟𝗧 ᵒᶠ 𝑰𝑪𝑨𝑹𝑼𝑺ִ ࣪𖤐.ᐟ @HELLFIRELlVES]

“infamous is more like it.” nonetheless, flattery worked wonders on his attitude. a shake of the hand before it returns to warm inside of leather jacket.

“you’re uh . .” squinting. “hey, didn’t you go missing ? maddie, right ?”

[⁎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝘎𝒊𝚁𝙻 𝑽͟𝙰͟𝙽͟𝒊𝚂𝐻𝐄𝙳 ‎ ‎, @g1rlgone]

“ i know, ” gives a nod then shakes his hand. “ you're kinda famous at school. ”

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ 𝗙͟𝗟͟𝗜͟𝗚͟𝗛͟𝗧 ᵒᶠ 𝑰𝑪𝑨𝑹𝑼𝑺ִ ࣪𖤐.ᐟ @HELLFIRELlVES]

snickering. sorry.

“eddie munson, by the way.” swinging out a ringed hand.

[⁎ ‎ ‎ ‎ 𝘎𝒊𝚁𝙻 𝑽͟𝙰͟𝙽͟𝒊𝚂𝐻𝐄𝙳 ‎ ‎, @g1rlgone]

hey, let a girl have her personal horrors without judgement. playfully frowning at him.

[‍ ‍ ‍ ‍ 𝗙͟𝗟͟𝗜͟𝗚͟𝗛͟𝗧 ᵒᶠ 𝑰𝑪𝑨𝑹𝑼𝑺ִ ࣪𖤐.ᐟ @HELLFIRELlVES]

rubbing the back of his head, a sheepish chuckle. weirder than a burning dollhouse and pipes with blood splattered across them ? really ?