𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲.

[𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲. @instinctrained]

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ㅤㅤㅤ 𝙔𝙊𝙐’𝘿 𝘽𝙀𝙀𝙉 𝘽𝙊𝙍𝙉 𝙏𝙊 𝘽𝙇𝙀𝙀𝘿, 𝙇𝙄𝙏𝙏𝙇𝙀 𝙎𝙊𝙇𝘿𝙄𝙀𝙍.

https://t.co/wZ3J6jxRWY

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[darling、 dearest . @rebloomng]

the honest truth was that he feared he'd offer up his warm, beating heart to someone, only for them to casually set it aside to cool.

[⭑ 𝕭𝘌𝘊𝘒𝘌𝘛 .ᐟ @rightfulinherit]

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“ —— well ... i should warn you, 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒂 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒅𝒚. and it doesn’t even start with me. funny enough, it starts with someone else. ”

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[𝒍𝒖𝒄𝒂𝒔 𝒔𝒄𝒐𝒕𝒕 .ᐟ.ᐟ @broodingfacade]

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“ —— there is a 𝒕𝒊𝒅𝒆 in the affairs of men ... ”

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[⋆˚꩜｡ 𝐉𝐎𝐇𝐍 𝐁 .ᐟ.ᐟ @poguecharisma]

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“ ——— where the living and the dead collide, 𝐉𝐎𝐇𝐍 𝐁 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄. ”

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[𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲. @instinctrained]

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— you... or surprise you.”

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[𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲. @instinctrained]

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ryan eyes the cup first then her— like he’s weighing both just as carefully. a corner of his mouth lifts, not quite a smile, more like he’s amused despite himself. he takes the red solo cup from her, fingers brushing hers for half a second longer —

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[‍ ‍ ‍𝓑𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐤͟𝐞͟ ͟𝓓͟𝐚͟𝐯𝐢𝐬 ⋆ @headofcheer]

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to be fair, she doesn’t know him that well. he’s welcome to prove her wrong. she’s standing in front of him, holding out a red solo cup— almost like a challenge. brow quirked.
⠀

[𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲. @instinctrained]

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— than necessary.

he takes a sip— not dramatic, not rushed— then nods once, as if confirming something to himself.

“so,” ryan continues, meeting her gaze again. steady and unreadable. “guess you’re gonna have to stick around and see whether i disappoint —

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[𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲. @instinctrained]

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escaped convict, no. but i’ve been in jail before. not recommended.

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[➸ 𝐣𝐣 𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤 @marshraised]

wait —— halt. are you * also an escaped convict ?! if so … why didn’t you just come out and tell me that ?!?

[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠ 𝐫ᅠ𝐲͟𝐚͟𝐧. @ofchinokid]

merry chrismukkah, dude, @instinctrained ! got you these, figured you’d need them.

[𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲. @instinctrained]

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it is the only option i’m afraid.

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[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠ 𝐫ᅠ𝐲͟𝐚͟𝐧. @ofchinokid]

i fear help is our only option right now.

[𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲. @instinctrained]

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well... if we can’t wrap presents, we can always ask for help.

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[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠ 𝐫ᅠ𝐲͟𝐚͟𝐧. @ofchinokid]

come on dude, you can’t say that! you’ll ruin it.

[𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲. @instinctrained]

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i’m confident what i make is good.

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[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠ 𝐫ᅠ𝐲͟𝐚͟𝐧. @ofchinokid]

let’s try that hot cocoa.

[𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲. @instinctrained]

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and yet they still go after people like us.

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[➸ 𝐣𝐣 𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤 @marshraised]

unfortunately, you’re right. these cops need to spend their time going after murders — or I don’t know, the more higher end criminals ? not me.

[𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲. @instinctrained]

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then for the first time, there will be no christmukkah since all hopes are lost.

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[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠ 𝐫ᅠ𝐲͟𝐚͟𝐧. @ofchinokid]

i’ve lost hope, ryan.

[𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲. @instinctrained]

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well... what do you expect? people will always be stupid. putting you in jail for the stupidest shit and it sucks.

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[➸ 𝐣𝐣 𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤 @marshraised]

maybe if people would stop throwing me in jail for the stupidest of shit, then I wouldn’t be a convict.

[𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲. @instinctrained]

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awesome. give me like three minutes to get ready and i’ll meet you out front?

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[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠ ⁿᵉʷᵖᵒʳᵗ 𝓑𝙰𝚁𝙱𝙸𝙴 .ᐟ @wcrschanel]

that sounds fun, i’m in!

[𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲. @instinctrained]

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you didn’t, yeah. it’s the first thing that came to mind.

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[➸ 𝐣𝐣 𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤 @marshraised]

and I technically didn’t ask for you to comment on such a thing.

[𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲. @instinctrained]

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we go out and have some fun. what do you think of arcade?

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[ᅠ ᅠ ᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠ ᅠ ⁿᵉʷᵖᵒʳᵗ 𝓑𝙰𝚁𝙱𝙸𝙴 .ᐟ @wcrschanel]

actually, that would be nice. what do you have in mind?

[𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲. @instinctrained]

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you’re basically an escaped convict then if you break out of jail so often.

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[➸ 𝐣𝐣 𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤 @marshraised]

duh — ! I’ve broken out of jail many, many times before. I’m too quick for them.

[𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐲. @instinctrained]

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do you know how to jail break?

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[➸ 𝐣𝐣 𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐤 @marshraised]

thank you my friend. I would jail break, anyways. I’m just cool like that.