⠀
⠀
catching the bone in her
mouth, the drone would
crush it between teeth,
consuming it as well.
❛ you're just jealous i
didn't get you a bird
too. ❜
⠀
⠀
⠀
what makes you think this .. situation will make a difference? ( her grasp on v’s arms slowly lose their vice-like grip, anchoring on the other drone instead. ) why do you really want me to stay, v?
⠀
⠀
stop lying to me as if that’s the 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭 reason. ( voice spat in a hiss, low and venomous. she shoved against v, not hard enough to break free, just enough to 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙. ) we’ve never been safe. we’ve never 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬𝙣 safety.
⠀
͏͏͏
you think ... ❪ she paused ❫
you're the 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 one who's had it hard? 𝗶'𝘃𝗲 been... 𝐍 might not care, but 𝐢 --—— there's 𝗻𝗼 place for drones likr us ... staying 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 might be hell, but atleast it's ... safe.
͏͏͏
⠀
not back at the manor.
not before cyn.
𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳.
( hollow laughter escapes her lips, head tilting back to rest against the spire. eyes ringed with decades-worth of exhaustion fix on nothing. )
⠀
⠀
( the sound of her boss’ voice triggers her auto-response system with a jolt and a very undignified snort. limbs rearranging themselves in a panic, she sits up in attention, light fluster upon her visor. )
huh— oh, tessa? yeah, yes! i do.
⠀
⠀
why, because you’ll try to bite and squirm? as far as i’m concerned, you and uzi share a similar motto, yet you both hardly go through with it.
all bark and no bite.
⠀
⠀
you— you want this. you want me to stay so you can watch me squirm. so you can hold it over me. then i can finally be the one who deserved it.
( a weak giggle. every part of her was trembling. ) the ultimate revenge.
⠀
⠀
…
( a sound escaped her. small at first, veiled almost as a huff of disbelief. then another followed——-growing with a twitch of her lips, smile turning sharp for cruel laughter to make its way. )
⠀
͏
❪ she 𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 feeling like this; the way she once felt for 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲one before. it made her feel soft and vulnerable ... like how she felt in the mansion. ❫
but you...
❪ she thought about 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 moment again, that 𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘀. ❫
you just won't 𝗹𝗲𝘁 me hate...
͏
⠀
( voice trembling, panic she could no longer control underlying every word. it 𝘩𝘢𝘥 to .. it 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦. hands seize v’s crossed elbows, digits digging into metallic flesh. )
⠀