‍ ‍ ‍FRANKIE .ᐟ

⠀⠀no⠀need⠀for⠀sleep⠀tonight,

[‍ ‍ ‍FRANKIE .ᐟ @punkadventures]

⠀don't⠀fear⠀your⠀fate⠀that⠀soon⠀arrives /⠀it's⠀a⠀𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐲⠀𝙡𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙖𝙗𝙮.

[‍ ‍ ‍FRANKIE .ᐟ @punkadventures]

⠀
⠀there's an audible creak, and they freeze. shit.
⠀

[‍ ‍ ‍FRANKIE .ᐟ @punkadventures]

⠀
⠀their own pace quickened as the critters investigated their previous hiding place, eyes squeezing shut for just a moment as they ducked behind a child's bed. it's long since abandoned, still left unmade. there's dust all over the sheets.

⠀they're pressed against the +
⠀

[‍ ‍ ‍FRANKIE .ᐟ @punkadventures]

⠀
⠀+ opportunity, not wanting to suddenly just bolt for the room's apparent exit —- they didn't want to find out just how fast the giant cat could be.

⠀moving to their feet again, stepping with careful consideration, pleading silently for the floors to *not* make a sound.
⠀

[‍ ‍ ‍FRANKIE .ᐟ @punkadventures]

ugh...awake.. 🌀

[𝐍𝐎𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐇𝐈𝐃𝐄! @omnipotechs]

⠀ ⠀
⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ for whom does
⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ ⠀ that bell now toll?
⠀ ⠀

[‍ ‍ ‍FRANKIE .ᐟ @punkadventures]

// i changed his name because harvey sounded too much like harley and it was pissing me off

[‍ ‍ ‍FRANKIE .ᐟ @punkadventures]

// lrt. he returns <3

[‍ ‍ ‍FRANKIE .ᐟ @punkadventures]

⠀
⠀〝 ...i liked it too, y'know. you being around. talking, staying up late with you... 〞 what are they trying to say? they don't know, they're not sure what they want to say.
⠀

[‍ ‍ ‍FRANKIE .ᐟ @punkadventures]

⠀
⠀they're staring at her, brows raised in surprise as they acknowledge the closeness of the two. their face is warm, they don't know what she's trying to say.

⠀( they do, but they're scared they've gotten it wrong. )

⠀a pause, they're thinking...
⠀

[~ 𝓟𝑳𝑨𝒀𝑬𝑹 𝓣𝑾𝑶 @gothadventures]

...I didn't hate doing that, you know.

[ She hesitantly rests her head on their shoulder. ]

Even if it was just to be warm. I liked that.

[ She doesn't know how to say it. She doesn't know how to get the words "I love you" out of her mouth. ]

[‍ ‍ ‍FRANKIE .ᐟ @punkadventures]

i'm probably nonbinary but i gotta survive the horrors so i don't really care about that right now

[‍ ‍ ‍FRANKIE .ᐟ @punkadventures]

⠀
⠀〝 ...yeah? 〞

⠀it was cold that night, they wanted to make sure she was at least comfortable while she slept.

⠀( they remember how warm their face had gotten while they stared at the ceiling with ’nessa asleep beside them. )

⠀〝 what about it? 〞
⠀

[~ 𝓟𝑳𝑨𝒀𝑬𝑹 𝓣𝑾𝑶 @gothadventures]

Right, yeah, well... Do you remember the first time you let me sleep in your bed, with you?

[ Her eyes are avoiding them. ]

[‍ ‍ ‍FRANKIE .ᐟ @punkadventures]

⠀
⠀〝 oh, c'mon, totally the same thing. 〞

⠀a snicker, though they're knelt down to his height — they're sure to keep the open flame away from the toy. don't want the little dude accidentally going up in flames.
⠀

[★💰𝙁𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐌𝐘 𝐄͟𝐆͟𝐎͟ ! @egosmokee]

it's NOT a necklace , it's a PENDANT .

which is a TOTALLY different thing .

* a small flinch from being poked. a small defensive scowl nearly forming , but disappearing as fast as it came .

[‍ ‍ ‍FRANKIE .ᐟ @punkadventures]

⠀
⠀〝 duh, 〞 they smile. it's warm. 〝 you did that last week, how could i forget about that? 〞

⠀they think it was last week, anyway. the days...the time in this place, they really don't know how long they've been down here. hours? maybe a day?

⠀a week?
⠀

[~ 𝓟𝑳𝑨𝒀𝑬𝑹 𝓣𝑾𝑶 @gothadventures]

I just- I don't know. Just... thinking, a lot recently, and I think there's a lot I never got to say before we came down here.

[ She refers, of course, to Playtime. She shifts herself closer to them. ]

...Remember when I'd sneak into your room?

[ She lets out a half-laugh. ]

[‍ ‍ ‍FRANKIE .ᐟ @punkadventures]

⠀
⠀there's a gentle, yet firm squeeze on vanessa's hand. as if to remind her that they're here, of course she can tell them anything.

⠀〝 dude, 〞 they say instead, gently bumping her with their shoulder. 〝 what's on your mind? 〞
⠀⠀

[~ 𝓟𝑳𝑨𝒀𝑬𝑹 𝓣𝑾𝑶 @gothadventures]

[ Her hand is intertwined with @punkadventures's hand. ]

[ There's so much on her mind she can't say. Not that she doesn't want to, but she's almost scared to. ]

Frankie, I can tell you anything, right?

[‍ ‍ ‍FRANKIE .ᐟ @punkadventures]

⠀
⠀... ... snrk—!!

⠀〝 is your necklace seriously a dollar sign? 〞 they ask, grinning as they kneel down to poke at him.

⠀and they'll admit, the piercings are pretty cool —- but they're not saying a word about it to simon, not after that scare!
⠀

[★💰𝙁𝐄𝐄𝐃 𝐌𝐘 𝐄͟𝐆͟𝐎͟ ! @egosmokee]

th' name's Simon Smoke , and i'm the coolest critter around !

* moving slightly closer to the lighter so his pendant could shine more . what is up with him and that stupid yellow dollar sign ??

[‍ ‍ ‍FRANKIE .ᐟ @punkadventures]

⠀
⠀they swallow thickly, hunching over as they shakily shuffled further from their hiding spot, trying to get to their feet.
⠀

[‍ ‍ ‍FRANKIE .ᐟ @punkadventures]

⠀
⠀heart pounding in their chest — breath stifled as they held a hand over their mouth, they're certain that he can hear them. they're certain they're going to die down here like everyone else.

⠀daring a glimpse from where they hid, a few large boxes hiding their form.
⠀

[‍ ‍ ‍FRANKIE .ᐟ @punkadventures]

⠀
⠀he's looking for them, they know that. they don't know what to do. the fear makes them tremble, eyes wide as they scan their surroundings for a more secure hiding spot. preferably a hole they can crawl into and hide forever.
⠀