‍ ‍ ‍ 𝓥𝙾𝚂𝚃𝙾𝙺𝙾𝙵𝙵.

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[ً @dovedeaths]

beautiful, ambitious, ruthless, destructive.

[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝓥𝙾𝚂𝚃𝙾𝙺𝙾𝙵𝙵. @motheringwidows]

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❪ her hand jerked at the initial contact, slightly widened eyes shifting between the fingers around her wrist to the lips wrapped around the spoon. if she hadn’t such a tight hold, she would’ve dropped it ❫. yeah?
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[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝓥𝙾𝚂𝚃𝙾𝙺𝙾𝙵𝙵. @motheringwidows]

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❪ stepping between her legs, the spoon was offered again. personal space was not important when the quality of dinner was on the line ❫.
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[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝓥𝙾𝚂𝚃𝙾𝙺𝙾𝙵𝙵. @motheringwidows]

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❪ she stepped away for a moment to grab the sour cream, adding it to the simmering pot ❫. will you taste it again﹖
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[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝓥𝙾𝚂𝚃𝙾𝙺𝙾𝙵𝙵. @motheringwidows]

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i think so . . . stay here.
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[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝓥𝙾𝚂𝚃𝙾𝙺𝙾𝙵𝙵. @motheringwidows]

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❪ she’s fighting back a smile ❫. it’s just vegetable, but i feel like something is missing.
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[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝓥𝙾𝚂𝚃𝙾𝙺𝙾𝙵𝙵. @motheringwidows]

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❪ a spoon is lifted to her lips ❫.
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[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝓥𝙾𝚂𝚃𝙾𝙺𝙾𝙵𝙵. @motheringwidows]

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it’s soup, идиот. will you
please taste it for me?
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[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝓥𝙾𝚂𝚃𝙾𝙺𝙾𝙵𝙵. @motheringwidows]

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don’t be annoying. i want
you to taste something.
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[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝓥𝙾𝚂𝚃𝙾𝙺𝙾𝙵𝙵. @motheringwidows]

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open your mouth, @vaefiteius.
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[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝓥𝙾𝚂𝚃𝙾𝙺𝙾𝙵𝙵. @motheringwidows]

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she joked before raising a brow. “now the heathen thing is definitely on you.”
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[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝓥𝙾𝚂𝚃𝙾𝙺𝙾𝙵𝙵. @motheringwidows]

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there’s a gentle smile that is offered, one reserved for only aliana and the girls, as she carefully wipes the tears away before they can spill down the soft cheeks she had longed to grasp. there was a lingering pain from

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[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝓥𝙾𝚂𝚃𝙾𝙺𝙾𝙵𝙵. @motheringwidows]

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losing aliana before, one that could only be described as some sort of heartbreak, but the care she held outweighed it. it was always impossible not to forgive her.

“what can i say, i turned into a lover instead of a fighter.”

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[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝓥𝙾𝚂𝚃𝙾𝙺𝙾𝙵𝙵. @motheringwidows]

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had an attitude.
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[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝓥𝙾𝚂𝚃𝙾𝙺𝙾𝙵𝙵. @motheringwidows]

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❪ her heart clenches at the sight and before she knows it, the palm of her hand is pressed against aliana’s cheek, thumb stroking the skin beneath it gently ❫. i think yelena picked it up from her big sister. i have never

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[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝓥𝙾𝚂𝚃𝙾𝙺𝙾𝙵𝙵. @motheringwidows]

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it’s a lot to take in. she’s gone so
long thinking one thing, only to find
out the complete opposite is the truth.
she’s awfully stubborn, a lot like you
are, but she will come around. you
have to give it time.
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[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝓥𝙾𝚂𝚃𝙾𝙺𝙾𝙵𝙵. @motheringwidows]

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ali . . . ❪ a hand reached out as she
took a step forward, resting it gently
on her shoulder ❫. i did what you
asked me to do, but nobody can
take away what you are to her. i
never wanted to.
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[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝓥𝙾𝚂𝚃𝙾𝙺𝙾𝙵𝙵. @motheringwidows]

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it’s the job he was assigned to do.
just the same as it was for me . . .
natasha wanted you there. ❪ and so
did she ❫.
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[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝓥𝙾𝚂𝚃𝙾𝙺𝙾𝙵𝙵. @motheringwidows]

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the entire point was to be convincing.
i mean, i didn’t dislike him. he was
kind and did what he needed to do,
but he was a colleague. a friend at
most.
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[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝓥𝙾𝚂𝚃𝙾𝙺𝙾𝙵𝙵. @motheringwidows]

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❪ a shrug, the annoyance going
ignored ❫. there was not much
he discovered.
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[‍ ‍ ‍ 𝓥𝙾𝚂𝚃𝙾𝙺𝙾𝙵𝙵. @motheringwidows]

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only a lucky few get to find out.
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