˗ˏˋ 𝐕𝐎𝐗 ˎˊ˗

𝘣𝘢𝘣𝘺, 𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘮𝘦 '𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, @DAAAMNPAPl

[˗ˏˋ 𝐕𝐎𝐗 ˎˊ˗ @mediumdominatio]

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[˗ˏˋ 𝐕𝐎𝐗 ˎˊ˗ @mediumdominatio]

𝐕𝐎𝐗 𝐏𝐎𝐏𝐔𝐋𝐈, 𝐕𝐎𝐗 𝐃𝐄𝐈

[˗ˏˋ 𝐕𝐎𝐗 ˎˊ˗ @mediumdominatio]

he glances her way and snorts softly. maybe she has a point and maybe this little rendezvous will bite them in the ass again later.

hell if he knows.

but.. he's here and willing to try. for himself, for her.

"maybe you're right. maybe. slight maybe. i'll let you have this."

[🎙️𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝙰𝚒𝚗'𝚝 𝚆𝚘𝚗 𝚈 𝚎 𝚝🎙️ @DidntStayGone]

She knows they can’t fix what’s broken.

But the foundations seem to be there.

“Maybe we should,” she hums, sitting with her drink, legs crossed. “You need it. A night away from this—just to take your mind off of it for a while.”

[˗ˏˋ 𝐕𝐎𝐗 ˎˊ˗ @mediumdominatio]

— he accepts it happily, that drink and then just hums a little in agreement.

"maybe someday. maybe.
i hope. it probably sounds stupid but since we're being sentimental, even now, i still miss you. sometimes.

going to the bar and all that. dancing while drunk."

[˗ˏˋ 𝐕𝐎𝐗 ˎˊ˗ @mediumdominatio]

always bold and fearless indeed.

it brings a small smile to his face to see her like that really.
confident, like she belongs here even if this is his space.

she remembers the little things too. like how he likes his drinks.—

[🎙️𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝙰𝚒𝚗'𝚝 𝚆𝚘𝚗 𝚈 𝚎 𝚝🎙️ @DidntStayGone]

When he looks up, she is looking directly at him.

Always the bold one. Always fearless, even in the face of final death.

“I need a drink.”

Up she stands, wandering to where she knows he keeps the good stuff, pulling two glasses.

It’s not an interruption.

She pours two >

[˗ˏˋ 𝐕𝐎𝐗 ˎˊ˗ @mediumdominatio]

— even if.. this is surprisingly nice? i think."

[˗ˏˋ 𝐕𝐎𝐗 ˎˊ˗ @mediumdominatio]

when he glances up and sees her face lacking that usual smile, he feels his shoulders tense more than he ever thought they would.

his gaze flits down to the ground for a moment.

"i know you don't hate all of us. i know you'll fight for what's yours."—

[🎙️𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝙰𝚒𝚗'𝚝 𝚆𝚘𝚗 𝚈 𝚎 𝚝🎙️ @DidntStayGone]

It’s just a reminder of how broken they are, and how broken the entire system of existence is.

“I’ve learned a thing or two recently. I’ve seen what you’ve built with your two compatriots. I even l i k e one of them.

Make no mistake—I will fight tooth and nail for what’s mine.>

[˗ˏˋ 𝐕𝐎𝐗 ˎˊ˗ @mediumdominatio]

— but what could he even say to that last bit? what could he possibly say to that?

for a moment, he stays silent, thinks. what can he say..

"i respected you too, back then. even now, i guess. just differently. christ, this is hard. i'm not good at this stuff even.. —

[˗ˏˋ 𝐕𝐎𝐗 ˎˊ˗ @mediumdominatio]

— all that anger, all that fighting, for what?

all because they misunderstood eachother.

"thanks for telling me anyway."

[˗ˏˋ 𝐕𝐎𝐗 ˎˊ˗ @mediumdominatio]

"i.. actually kind of figured. or well, i'm not entirely surprised by this anymore. let's put it like that."

for some reason, hearing how she had to live does tug at his stupid little heart strings a little. how fucking sad is that?

"i'm sorry things were like that back then.—

[🎙️𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝙰𝚒𝚗'𝚝 𝚆𝚘𝚗 𝚈 𝚎 𝚝🎙️ @DidntStayGone]

"I never asked you w h y."

He wasn't wrong. She didn't. She'd assumed it was for all the wrong reasons because

well

that's just what men did to women like her in New Orleans. Its why she'd become a man to begin with.

"In New Orleans, I was the talk of the town- but only >

[˗ˏˋ 𝐕𝐎𝐗 ˎˊ˗ @mediumdominatio]

— that they left such a mark on you even in death. 's gotta suck ass."

it's sad. that they're having this talk now, isn't it? he feels a little sad about it. this could have spared them both quite a bit. more than he'd like to admit, really.—

[˗ˏˋ 𝐕𝐎𝐗 ˎˊ˗ @mediumdominatio]

@DAAAMNPAPl ... MAAAAAN, I DON'T LIKE JORTS.

[˗ˏˋ 𝐕𝐎𝐗 ˎˊ˗ @mediumdominatio]

you can suck me without the jorts?????

[valentino ๋ ࣭ ⭑꒷꒦ @DAAAMNPAPl]

now. because i want to suck.

[˗ˏˋ 𝐕𝐎𝐗 ˎˊ˗ @mediumdominatio]

— eventually.. i'll stop entirely. just gotta stop being a bitch and let you go, y'know? 's harder than i thought it would be."

[˗ˏˋ 𝐕𝐎𝐗 ˎˊ˗ @mediumdominatio]

".. you never asked me why."

he deadpans silently before shrugging.

"i'm many things, y'know. but someone who steals from a partner? i don't think i'm that.

i wouldn't have. not with you." he doesn't do it with those other two idiots either but still.—

[🎙️𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝙰𝚒𝚗'𝚝 𝚆𝚘𝚗 𝚈 𝚎 𝚝🎙️ @DidntStayGone]

W h y?

Why complicate things n o w?

/Why did she bother asking?/ She had been perfectly happy to believe that he had done it to take credit for her work, only to find out now that had been a grievous untruth.

"I said no because I thought you were going to use my work and then>

[˗ˏˋ 𝐕𝐎𝐗 ˎˊ˗ @mediumdominatio]

— "doesn't matter much now, does it? after all that happened." his hands are shoved into his pockets just to keep from fidgeting.

"those times.. they're gone, right? you made that clear enough that last fight. 's why i haven't shown up as much.—

[˗ˏˋ 𝐕𝐎𝐗 ˎˊ˗ @mediumdominatio]

@DAAAMNPAPl then why i gotta put 'em on!!!

[˗ˏˋ 𝐕𝐎𝐗 ˎˊ˗ @mediumdominatio]

— he doesn't have one. not really. not one that is entirely his own. he never had it in life, why start now, right?

" 's fine. i've gotten over it now. i get it. it is what it is. the past is the past. i've chosen to let it die and rest there, i guess."

[˗ˏˋ 𝐕𝐎𝐗 ˎˊ˗ @mediumdominatio]

he's silent for a moment, glancing her way and averting his eyes.

the noncommittal shrug comes first before he sighs and nods slowly. if they're.. going to discuss that, he might as well be honest about it.

".. yes. i figured.. if you were there maybe it would be.. different?"—

[🎙️𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝙰𝚒𝚗'𝚝 𝚆𝚘𝚗 𝚈 𝚎 𝚝🎙️ @DidntStayGone]

That was a lot more perspective than she'd anticipated.

It made him as much a product of the life and times he found himself in as she had been-everything they did in death

they did because they were conditioned to in life. Survival, but at a cost.

She gave up her womanhood >

[˗ˏˋ 𝐕𝐎𝐗 ˎˊ˗ @mediumdominatio]

— different. not as it was now. with two hours of sleep at best if he gets any at all and going stir crazy if he as much as has an afternoon off.

as much as he is proud of what he built, her reminding him of what he lost in the process kind of stings.

a life.. —

[˗ˏˋ 𝐕𝐎𝐗 ˎˊ˗ @mediumdominatio]

— it was the only way to get anywhere in life when i was alive. it was drilled into me. now there's not much else, sad isn't it?

but hey, it's been this long, no use trying to fix what's working for me now when all that would do is leave me antsy and bored.

[˗ˏˋ 𝐕𝐎𝐗 ˎˊ˗ @mediumdominatio]

-he's quiet for a moment, thoughtful.-

see.. the thing is, and i guess that's the difference.. without this? i go crazy. crazier than i already am.

i can't just.. sit and do nothing. i hate it. i have to do something. i'm a workaholic, through and through.—

[🎙️𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝙰𝚒𝚗'𝚝 𝚆𝚘𝚗 𝚈 𝚎 𝚝🎙️ @DidntStayGone]

Oh V o x~

I don't /want/ to run a company.

I don't want /your life at all./

I am not envious or jealous of the fact that you have to sit here at 3am

doing p a p e r w o r k.

Where is the f u n? Where is the entertainment?

I'm sure having l o a d s of money was always a >

[˗ˏˋ 𝐕𝐎𝐗 ˎˊ˗ @mediumdominatio]

— i've always been like this except.. when i was glued to your ass like flies on honey.. ? i guess?

-a little shrug follows, head turning to stare at vee tower in the distance.-

i think if i let anyone else do my work, i would explode. i don't know how to.. NOT be this way.—