pshhh , it'll come out eventually . . . and if it doesn't .ᐣ
just means i'll have a part of you forever and ever and ever .
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀﹙ a hand gently goes up and down her back , then , rests on the back of her head . ﹚
of course , lovely .
for as long as you want .
[ a snort . ]
yeah , when anything else but the black tears of your girlfriend get on them .
[ she chuckles , now just resting herself on her . her arms wrapped right around robin's waist . ]
can we just — stay like this .ᐣ holding each other .ᐣ for a while .ᐣ
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀﹙ she shakes her head , wiping any stray tears on her face away . another gentle kiss , to the forehead this time . ﹚
of course not , why would that upset me .ᐣ
what matters is that you're safe , and i'll try my best to keep it that way .
promise .
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but she won't tell her that . Instead , she just looks up at robin — makeup all a mess , and eyes red . ]
so — you're not upset at me .ᐣ for — for not telling you .ᐣ
you're here , you're safe right now , okay .ᐣ
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀﹙ giving a squeeze and a quick kiss to the top of her head , then resting her chin atop it . ﹚
if they wanna get to you they've gotta get through this awkward radio host first .
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀﹙ robin couldn't care less about the mess on her shirt , or her own safety , at that . if they were to find her , they wouldn't hurt robin .
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀and if they did , at least it was her and not jackie . ﹚
i know , i know , , it's okay , jj .
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even closer , somehow , tears and makeup staining whatever robin was wearing. ]
I know I shouldn't , [ she sniffles , ] but I can't help but apologize for it .
that I didn't tell you , that I kept it for so long ...
oh , jackie . . . .
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀﹙ after she was done , robin immediately pulled the other into a tight embrace . ﹚
shh , you don't have anything to apologize for at all . . . .
you didn't do anything wrong , i'm just glad you're okay .
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀﹙ and she listened intently to every word that left her , thinking back to their first meeting .
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀she had a feeling there was more to it , i mean , again . with everything that's happened . . .
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀but she's still a bit surprised . ﹚
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I escaped , a long time ago — and I just ... god I've wanted to tell you for so long , robin .
but I was so scared . I was so sca—
[ a sob leaves her , and she covers her mouth with both hands. there's a mutter of an " I'm so sorry . " in there . ]
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀﹙ silent as she spoke , reaching over to lay her hand gently over jackie's , hopefully calming her down a bit .
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀looking down at the ink on her wrist , , she could feel her heart break for her . maybe she teared up a little , too . ﹚
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⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀﹙ she also pauses , ears perking up at her words . nodding , and taking a seat . ﹚
yeah , yeah , of course , you can tell me anything , jj .
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀﹙ her tone immediately softened . despite being a really good talker , she's a really good
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