࣪ ❀ ‍ ‍𝐩͟𝐫͟𝐞͟𝐭͟𝐭͟𝐲͟𝚕͟𝚒͟𝚊͟𝚛͟．

⠀⠀ₘₐ𝚢𝚋𝚎..⠀⠀⠀they⠀⠀⠀think⠀⠀⠀*she’s⠀⠀⠀the⠀⠀⠀easiest⠀⠀⠀𝐨͟𝐧𝐞⠀⠀⠀to⠀⠀⠀crack_.⠀⠀⠀༄.°

[࣪ ❀ ‍ ‍𝐩͟𝐫͟𝐞͟𝐭͟𝐭͟𝐲͟𝚕͟𝚒͟𝚊͟𝚛͟． @itgrled]

⠀⠀d𖦹̼n’t⠀⠀⠀eclipse⠀⠀⠀ᵗʰᵉ⠀⠀⠀𝚖𝚘𝚘𝚗，⠀⠀⠀‘cause⠀⠀⠀it’s⠀⠀⠀*𝑎𝑙𝑙⠀⠀⠀𝖻͟𝖺͟𝖽͟⠀⠀⠀news.

[࣪ ❀ ‍ ‍𝐩͟𝐫͟𝐞͟𝐭͟𝐭͟𝐲͟𝚕͟𝚒͟𝚊͟𝚛͟． @itgrled]

/ rping as a 2000s drama character is so funny because they really just think out loud. Especially hanna 😭😭😭😭

[࣪ ❀ ‍ ‍𝐩͟𝐫͟𝐞͟𝐭͟𝐭͟𝐲͟𝚕͟𝚒͟𝚊͟𝚛͟． @itgrled]

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wait, why am i comforting you again? you 𝘥𝘰 have a motive! and no alibi!
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[࣪ ❀ ‍ ‍𝐩͟𝐫͟𝐞͟𝐭͟𝐭͟𝐲͟𝚕͟𝚒͟𝚊͟𝚛͟． @itgrled]

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okay, alison was a popular girl, it’s not like you’re the only one with a motive. it’s too early to say it’s over, 𝐮𝐧fortunately.
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[͙͡��✴︎ ‍‍ ‍‍ bl𝔬𝔬d ‍‍ ‍‍ ┈┉ ‍‍ ‍‍ 𝚂𝚄𝙲𝙺𝙴𝚁 . @strikevour]

they already have interviewed me like a hundred times . it’s no use , i don’t have a great alibi for that night , but i swear i’m innocent .

[࣪ ❀ ‍ ‍𝐩͟𝐫͟𝐞͟𝐭͟𝐭͟𝐲͟𝚕͟𝚒͟𝚊͟𝚛͟． @itgrled]

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it could be worse. you could be dealing with the cops. but you’re not. or, wait, hold on actually.. 𝘢𝘳𝘦 you?
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[͙͘͡✴︎ ‍‍ ‍‍ bl𝔬𝔬d ‍‍ ‍‍ ┈┉ ‍‍ ‍‍ 𝚂𝚄𝙲𝙺𝙴𝚁 . @strikevour]

who would i be telling ? my reputation has hardly improved since ali told everyone i was stalking her in middle school .

[࣪ ❀ ‍ ‍𝐩͟𝐫͟𝐞͟𝐭͟𝐭͟𝐲͟𝚕͟𝚒͟𝚊͟𝚛͟． @itgrled]

/ ‘it’s nothing’ ‘it’s kinda private’ i’m ctfu oh baby 😭😭

[࣪ ❀ ‍ ‍𝐩͟𝐫͟𝐞͟𝐭͟𝐭͟𝐲͟𝚕͟𝚒͟𝚊͟𝚛͟． @itgrled]

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it’s nothing. just⎯⎯ don’t tell anyone else, it’s kinda private.
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[͙͘͡✴︎ ‍‍ ‍‍ bl𝔬𝔬d ‍‍ ‍‍ ┈┉ ‍‍ ‍‍ 𝚂𝚄𝙲𝙺𝙴𝚁 . @strikevour]

i heard spencer hastings talking about an a . you guys are horrid secret keepers .

[࣪ ❀ ‍ ‍𝐩͟𝐫͟𝐞͟𝐭͟𝐭͟𝐲͟𝚕͟𝚒͟𝚊͟𝚛͟． @itgrled]

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» i don’t know. 〞
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[࣪ ❀ ‍ ‍𝐩͟𝐫͟𝐞͟𝐭͟𝐭͟𝐲͟𝚕͟𝚒͟𝚊͟𝚛͟． @itgrled]

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〝 well, duh. 〞 a heavy sigh, tongue doused in spite ⎯⎯⎯ directed at the situation more⎯so than at her friend. people cared to approach her at parties, but it was a challenge to be special in a spiritually messy hallway. »
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[‍ ‍ ‍ ▎ ‍ 𝒜𝚁𝙸𝙰. @ivorinse]

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aria was still getting used to being back in rosewood, and with everything that has been going on it hasn’t exactly been… 𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐲. so many secrets were pilling up, and not all she could share *̲
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[࣪ ❀ ‍ ‍𝐩͟𝐫͟𝐞͟𝐭͟𝐭͟𝐲͟𝚕͟𝚒͟𝚊͟𝚛͟． @itgrled]

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» closer, after all. unspoken or broken. 〝 maybe it isn’t something bad. maybe she found some kind of clue about the situation. 〞 there’s a shrug, though she fails at indifference. her head droops low, 〝 or maybe it’s bad. »
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[࣪ ❀ ‍ ‍𝐩͟𝐫͟𝐞͟𝐭͟𝐭͟𝐲͟𝚕͟𝚒͟𝚊͟𝚛͟． @itgrled]

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𝘰𝘩, wait, you didn’t. is that it. …
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[࣪ ❀ ‍ ‍𝐩͟𝐫͟𝐞͟𝐭͟𝐭͟𝐲͟𝚕͟𝚒͟𝚊͟𝚛͟． @itgrled]

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how did you know about this?!
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[͙͘͡✴︎ ‍‍ ‍‍ bl𝔬𝔬d ‍‍ ‍‍ ┈┉ ‍‍ ‍‍ 𝚂𝚄𝙲𝙺𝙴𝚁 . @strikevour]

who tf is * a ?

[࣪ ❀ ‍ ‍𝐩͟𝐫͟𝐞͟𝐭͟𝐭͟𝐲͟𝚕͟𝚒͟𝚊͟𝚛͟． @itgrled]

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i love being stable AND pretty!
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[࣪ ❀ ‍ ‍𝐩͟𝐫͟𝐞͟𝐭͟𝐭͟𝐲͟𝚕͟𝚒͟𝚊͟𝚛͟． @itgrled]

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» mom.. 〞 she slows down, shoulder blade leaning against a locker slightly. 〝 never mind. is this about 𝘈? did one of you guys receive a text message again? 〞
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[࣪ ❀ ‍ ‍𝐩͟𝐫͟𝐞͟𝐭͟𝐭͟𝐲͟𝚕͟𝚒͟𝚊͟𝚛͟． @itgrled]

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curls waft at the snap of head, toward aria, apprehension overpowering the curiosity that seeps into her, deep and continuous; the girls’ friendship had been far from simple when alison was present and A wasn’t, but it was more »
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[‍ ��� ‍ ▎ ‍ 𝒜𝚁𝙸𝙰. @ivorinse]

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catching up to @itgrled in the halls of rosewood high, walking beside her friend. “are you coming to spencer’s tonight? em’s gonna be there, too.” it was probably important with how sudden *̲
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[࣪ ❀ ‍ ‍𝐩͟𝐫͟𝐞͟𝐭͟𝐭͟𝐲͟𝚕͟𝚒͟𝚊͟𝚛͟． @itgrled]

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» complex than ever now. though the details were minimal, she knew it wasn’t a typical hang⎯out. no lovesick boy⎯talk, no truth or dare, no sneaking out. only the secrets would never disappear.

〝 i mean, i have to⎯⎯⎯ my »
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[࣪ ❀ ‍ ‍𝐩͟𝐫͟𝐞͟𝐭͟𝐭͟𝐲͟𝚕͟𝚒͟𝚊͟𝚛͟． @itgrled]

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» the step closer is followed by an immediate step backward, is followed by a half⎯hearted smile. all she can do now is improvise. 〝 hey. it’s *𝘭eo, right? 〞
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[࣪ ❀ ‍ ‍𝐩��𝐫͟𝐞͟𝐭͟𝐭͟𝐲͟𝚕͟𝚒͟𝚊͟𝚛͟． @itgrled]

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wary, fingertips dabbing against each other in nervous motions. the blonde still slouches when she’s not in heels; she’s not sure if it’s just anxiety, perhaps dread, seeping through her last⎯second, or if the weight of dread »
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[͙͘͡✴︎ ‍‍ ‍‍ bl𝔬𝔬d ‍‍ ‍‍ ┈┉ ‍‍ ‍‍ 𝚂𝚄𝙲𝙺𝙴𝚁 . @strikevour]

lifting gaze from his copy of grapes of wrath , sunken hazel eyes blinking slowly . lids squinting slightly at the presence of * @itgrled ; a face he had not expected in front of his perch on a bench .

[࣪ ❀ ‍ ‍𝐩͟𝐫͟𝐞͟𝐭͟𝐭͟𝐲͟𝚕͟𝚒͟𝚊͟𝚛͟． @itgrled]

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» was somehow born from her consistent drooping. she at least keeps her posture straight, sucks in a breath. it’s too late to go back now, but she makes a mental note to at least 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 in the future.

〝 um⎯ 〞 »
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[‎𒀭 ཀ ‍ ‍ ‍ 𝒹ᵒˡˡ ‍ ‍ 𝙷𝘖𝘜𝘚𝘌 . @NMBR44S]

temp pinned : troy kenneth taylor , he/him , closeted gay . written by mark , he/him . tw : for domestic abuse and implied racism .