𝓣𝒉𝒆 𝓦𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒆𝒓 .

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[𝓣𝒉𝒆 𝓦𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒆𝒓 . @quiindecim]

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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝐋𝐀𝐌𝐁⠀ 𝐓𝐎⠀ 𝐓𝐇𝐄⠀ 𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐄𝐑 .

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[𝓣𝒉𝒆 𝓦𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒆𝒓 . @quiindecim]

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⠀ 𝐧𝐨 ⠀⠀𝐨𝐧𝐞⠀  ⠀𝒍𝒐𝒐𝒌𝒆𝒅  ⠀⠀𝐟𝐨𝐫 ⠀ ⠀𝐮𝐬 .
⠀ 𝐧𝐨 ⠀  ⠀𝐨𝐧𝐞  ⠀ ⠀𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒅 ⠀  ⠀𝐮𝐬 .
⠀ 𝐧𝐨⠀𝐨𝐧𝐞⠀𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐰⠀𝐰𝐞⠀𝒆𝒙𝒊𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒅⠀𝐚𝐭⠀𝐚𝐥𝐥 .
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[᥎. @vulnusaltum]

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⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀⠀ 𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐃 ⠀𝐓𝐎 ⠀𝐊𝐈𝐋𝐋 .

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[𝓣𝒉𝒆 𝓦𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒆𝒓 . @quiindecim]

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⠀no because if you cry I'LL cry
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[— 𝐏. 𝐌𝐜𝐕𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 #̲𝟐̲𝟑̲ ̲.̲ᐟ̲ @hisscarredhope]

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you’re gonna keep being sentimental and i’ll cry
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[— 𝐏. 𝐌𝐜𝐕𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 #̲𝟐̲𝟑̲ ̲.̲ᐟ̲ @hisscarredhope]

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⠀ ⠀ ⠀ @quiindecim . . . ⊹܀˙

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[𝓣𝒉𝒆 𝓦𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒆𝒓 . @quiindecim]

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⠀i knew i was lucky the moment i met you , softie .
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[— 𝐏. 𝐌𝐜𝐕𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 #̲𝟐̲𝟑̲ ̲.̲ᐟ̲ @hisscarredhope]

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only for certain people, consider yourself lucky .
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[𝓣𝒉𝒆 𝓦𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒆𝒓 . @quiindecim]

⠀
⠀... you're just a great big softie .
⠀( ditto . )
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[— 𝐏. 𝐌𝐜𝐕𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 #̲𝟐̲𝟑̲ ̲.̲ᐟ̲ @hisscarredhope]

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without you life would be worth nothing , you’ll always be my family .
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[𝓣𝒉𝒆 𝓦𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒆𝒓 . @quiindecim]

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⠀terrible . awful . empty . there's your answer .
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[— 𝐏. 𝐌𝐜𝐕𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 #̲𝟐̲𝟑̲ ̲.̲ᐟ̲ @hisscarredhope]

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twitters down and i often wonder what life would be like if i wasn’t around
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[𝓣𝒉𝒆 𝓦𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒆𝒓 . @quiindecim]

https://t.co/VgYFlELFun
follow my new tlw oc?? 🙏🏾

[𝓣𝒉𝒆 𝓒𝒐𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒆 . @triiginta]

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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝐎𝐍𝐄 ⠀𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐓 ⠀𝚰𝐍 ⠀𝐓𝐇𝐄 ⠀𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄 .

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[𝓣𝒉𝒆 𝓒𝒐𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒆 . @triiginta]

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⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝐎𝐍𝐄 ⠀𝐅𝐎𝐎𝐓 ⠀𝚰𝐍 ⠀𝐓𝐇𝐄 ⠀𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐄 .

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[𝓣𝒉𝒆 𝓦𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒆𝒓 . @quiindecim]

⠀
⠀she's hesitant , and it's written all over her
⠀demeanor . brows knit , idle grip tightens .

⠀' ... you sure ? ' she ultimately says , hushed
⠀as if not wanting to admit her own exhaustion .

⠀' i don't ... want you to get one too , y'know . '
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[ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠ #𝟒𝟕 ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠ 、 ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ 𝒢ᴀʀʀᴀᴛʏ @walkngvengeance]

ray speeds up slightly , catching up to be at her side . adjusting the bag on his back before reaching to take a sip from his canteen .

“ wanna lean on me for a bit ? get some shut - eye ? i’m not too tired right now . “

[𝓣𝒉𝒆 𝓦𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒆𝒓 . @quiindecim]

⠀
⠀it took her a moment to answer . well , to
⠀clear her head long enough to think back on
⠀how many times she'd been shouted at .

⠀' two , i think , ' she says , and the reminder
⠀seems to correct her pace , for the time being .
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[ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠ #𝟒𝟕 ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠ 、 ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ 𝒢ᴀʀʀᴀᴛʏ @walkngvengeance]

carefully eyeing her up and down , if she kept up like this she’d be sure to fall over . fortunately , ray was actually pretty awake tonight .

“ how many warnings you got right now ? “

[𝓣𝒉𝒆 𝓦𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒆𝒓 . @quiindecim]

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⠀' i don't feel heroic . '

⠀she wasn't even sure what she was feeling .
⠀her hands adjust on the backpack straps .

⠀' i wasn't even thinkin' . i don't think i started
⠀thinkin' until the major fired the startin' gun . '
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[— 𝐏. 𝐌𝐜𝐕𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 #̲𝟐̲𝟑̲ ̲.̲ᐟ̲ @hisscarredhope]

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“ shit. . “

it’s mumbled and kept quiet, she wasn’t even suppose to be here yet she willingly took her brothers spot .

“ you’ve got some balls for that . but selfish ? i don’t know. . . it’s almost heroic in some ways . “
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[𝓣𝒉𝒆 𝓦𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒆𝒓 . @quiindecim]

⠀
⠀' so i cut my hair and stole his identification .
⠀we're twins so ... it wasn't hard . but now i ... '

⠀she hesitates mid—sentence , gaze averting .

⠀' ... i guess i feel selfish . '
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[𝓣𝒉𝒆 𝓦𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒆𝒓 . @quiindecim]

⠀
⠀no matter the reassurance , she still hesitates .
⠀looking at the ground and idly chewing her lip .

⠀' ... my brother was supposed to do this . not
⠀me . i knew they'd never let a girl do this , '
⠀she says , the terminology bitter on her tongue .

⠀( + )
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[— 𝐏. 𝐌𝐜𝐕𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 #̲𝟐̲𝟑̲ ̲.̲ᐟ̲ @hisscarredhope]

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the mood change makes pete realize how dire this information was , subtly stepping closer to her so no nearby ears could pick up the confession .

“ whatever you have in store will be taken to my grave with me , you have my word . “
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[𝓣𝒉𝒆 𝓦𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒆𝒓 . @quiindecim]

⠀
⠀that makes charlie's smile falter just a bit .
⠀she clears her throat , looking back at the
⠀military men and their rifles trailing behind
⠀the pack . her cerulean gaze returns to him .

⠀' can you keep a secret ? '
⠀

[— 𝐏. 𝐌𝐜𝐕𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 #̲𝟐̲𝟑̲ ̲.̲ᐟ̲ @hisscarredhope]

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pete was currently at the jelly phase of his legs , they felt like they could give out at any moment but he knew what awaited him if he did that .

“ there you go . . . now i’ve got a question . . why are you here , kid ? “
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[𝓣𝒉𝒆 𝓦𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒆𝒓 . @quiindecim]

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⠀' hm ? '

⠀she sort of jolts awake a bit , glancing briefly
⠀over her shoulder before holding tighter to
⠀the straps of her bag . trying to right her steps .
⠀
⠀' y—yeah , i'm okay . just ... resting my eyes . '
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[ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠ #𝟒𝟕 ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠᅠᅠ 、 ᅠᅠ ᅠᅠ 𝒢ᴀʀʀᴀᴛʏ @walkngvengeance]

ray notices how her feet stumble over each other while walking , only a couple feet behind her .

“ hey . “ spoken up , but not too loudly . “ you alright up there ? “

[𝓣𝒉𝒆 𝓦𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒆𝒓 . @quiindecim]

⠀
⠀the talk helped distract from the burning of
⠀her legs . she'd hoped they'd be numb to that
⠀by now . no matter , she was too busy laughing .

⠀' alright , alright . i guess we're kinda legendary . '
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[— 𝐏. 𝐌𝐜𝐕𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 #̲𝟐̲𝟑̲ ̲.̲ᐟ̲ @hisscarredhope]

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“ no no no , compadre. you have to believe we are legends in order for it to work ! “

there’s a chuckle of his own falling from lips and there’s a bit of hope simmering throughout that they’d be okay. for however long that was he’d just enjoy it while it lasted .
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[𝓣𝒉𝒆 𝓦𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒆𝒓 . @quiindecim]

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⠀' legends ? '

⠀that makes her laugh a little . god , she hadn't
⠀heard her own laugh in what felt like forever .
⠀fitting , that he was the one to get it out of her .

⠀' i wouldn't go that far just yet . '
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[— 𝐏. 𝐌𝐜𝐕𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 #̲𝟐̲𝟑̲ ̲.̲ᐟ̲ @hisscarredhope]

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returning the first bump; little did they both know it was a promise for the two there on forward to stick together. a pact was made and pete would ensure that charlie kept pushing forward.

“ we fucking got this, we’re legends like that . “
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