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⠀⠀⠀ *̲⠀⠀⠀⠀🕷️⃤⠀⠀ ⠀
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[ˎ @rromancva]

⠀⠀⠀⠀𓈒 *̲ 𝘭𝘦𝘵𝙝𝙖𝙡 ⠀⠀⠀# 𝗯i𝘁͙𝙚 ...
ид𝐞а͟льная⠀⠀༽ᣟ݂ т𝙤чность 𓂂

[ˎ @rromancva]

she trails offˎ struggling to even say it. it was hard to think about. even harder to speak out loud.

[ˎ @rromancva]

she's always known. and it always hurts to hear.

⠀⠀⠀〞 ... it's beyond hateˎ bruce. sureˎ i hate knowing how badly you're hurtingˎ but i don't want you to ... —— 〞

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[ᯓ 𝕲𝘼𝙈𝙈𝘼 ⚡︎ 𝐑𝐀𝐃IATION . @SClENCETR]

can she figure the 𝓻ough patch he's going through .ᐣ

[ˎ @rromancva]

⎛ a light smirk. ◞

⠀⠀⠀between steven and jake —— jakey's in the lead. marc is all business with meˎ i don't know if he's the type.

⠀⠀⠀ ... no offenseˎ marc. *🙂‍↕️

[𓋹ᅠ𝗷𝗎𝙨t 𝗹𝗂k𝗲 th͡𝗲 ￫͜ 𝗠❍❍𝗡 @whxtevigil]

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( boots halt mid—stride 、head angling sharply towards her . )

who’s your money on ?

... fair warning 、we’re all sore losers . some more than others .
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[ˎ @rromancva]

⠀⠀⠀〞 bruce .. ?̲ if you can't dieˎ then why does it feel like you can't stop *𝘵𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 to ?̲ 〞

[ˎ @rromancva]

she exhalesˎ a heavy – hearted sigh leaving her lips.

⠀⠀⠀〞 i guess i can't stop you. 〞

this timeˎ it's her who avoids the other ; eyes drifting to her fidgeting hands as she speaks.

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[ᯓ 𝕲𝘼𝙈𝙈𝘼 ⚡︎ 𝐑𝐀𝐃IATION . @SClENCETR]

technically die anyways 、 i've tried .... 〞

even with all she stays 、 why .ᐣ even if all efforts seem in 𝒗𝒂𝒊𝒏 ...

[ˎ @rromancva]

https://t.co/2ganlgaFdq so sleepy .. replies tomorrow .. *🛌

[ˎ @rromancva]

⠀⠀ you're risking your * 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦 for this .. 〞

her expression is pure pain ; a whorl of worryˎ sadnessˎ & desperation.

⠀⠀⠀〞 i can't stand seeing you hurtˎ bruce .. i'm worried. 〞

[ˎ @rromancva]

⠀⠀⠀〞 ... 𝙗ruce. 〞

a moment of hesitationˎ his avoidant gaze prompting her hand beneath his chin. softly tilting it up.

⠀⠀⠀〞 i know it's hardˎ but .. ——

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[ᯓ 𝕲𝘼𝙈𝙈𝘼 ⚡︎ 𝐑𝐀𝐃IATION . @SClENCETR]

i never wanted to be like this . 〞

[ˎ @rromancva]

⠀⠀⠀⠀𓈒 *̲ 𝘭𝘦𝘵𝙝𝙖𝙡 ⠀⠀⠀# 𝗯i𝘁͙𝙚 ...
ид𝐞а͟льная⠀⠀༽ᣟ݂ т𝙤чность 𓂂

[ˎ @rromancva]

⠀⠀⠀〞 is that even 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 ?̲ 〞

[ˎ @rromancva]

she frownsˎ shifting him to face her ; brushing a stray tuft of his hair behind his ear.

⠀⠀⠀〞 get *𝘳𝘪𝘥 of it ... ?̲ i —— .. is that really what you want ?̲ ... 〞

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[ᯓ 𝕲𝘼𝙈𝙈𝘼 ⚡︎ 𝐑𝐀𝐃IATION . @SClENCETR]

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〝 i 𝒉𝒂𝒗𝒆 to get rid of this .... natasha 、 i can't keep living on e̲g̲g̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲s̲h̲e̲l̲l̲s̲ .... 〞

he's serious. dead. this had been purging his thoughts for so long.
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[ˎ @rromancva]

she sighsˎ shaking her head. a dangerous pattern of hisˎ one she couldn't miss.

⠀⠀⠀〞you have to be more careful ˎ bruce ... what if you got hurt ?̲ or *𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘦 ?̲ 〞

[ᯓ 𝕲𝘼𝙈𝙈𝘼 ⚡︎ 𝐑𝐀𝐃IATION . @SClENCETR]

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〝 i tried ... another 𝓮xperiment ... that's what caused ... this mess .... 〞

what is this the hundredth self destructive experiment he's pulled .ᐣ it's like he's seeking death .
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[ˎ @rromancva]

⠀⠀⠀〞 shhh .. 〞

she leans against himˎ softly rubbing his shoulders.

⠀⠀⠀〞 you've done nothing wrongˎ *солнышко. ⎛ *𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦. ◞ you have nothing to apologize for. 〞

[ᯓ 𝕲𝘼𝙈𝙈𝘼 ⚡︎ 𝐑𝐀𝐃IATION . @SClENCETR]

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〝 𝓽his is all .... my 𝒇𝒂𝒖𝒍𝒕 .... i'm so sorry .... 〞

he's practically curling into a 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍 against natasha's chest , facing away in shame .
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[ˎ @rromancva]

a little smile tugs at her lipsˎ shrugging in reply ; as if it were obvious. her hold on him never falters.

⠀⠀⠀〞 of * 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 i stayed. i'm a woman of my word. 〞

[ᯓ 𝕲𝘼𝙈𝙈𝘼 ⚡︎ 𝐑𝐀𝐃IATION . @SClENCETR]

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it * 𝒏𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓 got any easier on him even when he thought things were looking up ... but here SHE was .

〝 y- you 𝓈t- stayed .... .ᐣ 〞
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[‍‍ ‍‍‍ ‍* ▌ ‍VIOLENT ‍DEVOTION @decayingvirtue]

https://t.co/a0P2sSDTcL

[ˎ @rromancva]

a low humˎ hand gently rubbing his back. poor thingˎ she thought. it never got any easier on him.

⠀⠀⠀〞 mhm .. ?̲ how're you feeling .. ?̲ 〞

[ᯓ 𝕲𝘼𝙈𝙈𝘼 ⚡︎ 𝐑𝐀𝐃IATION . @SClENCETR]

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after an unbearable view more grading minutes of that ──── 𝒉e's not shaking anymore rather ... limb in her grasp .

〝 𝒏at ..... natasha .... 〞
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[ˎ @rromancva]

⠀⠀⠀〞 i know ... i know. 〞

her arms wrap around himˎ head resting atop his own —— a gentle graspˎ but firm enough to prove she would not let go.

⠀⠀⠀〞 i've got you ... 〞

[ᯓ 𝕲𝘼𝙈𝙈𝘼 ⚡︎ 𝐑𝐀𝐃IATION . @SClENCETR]

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he's leaning directly into — * 𝒉𝒆𝒓 ... shaking his head ' * 𝓷𝓸 ' he's far from okay . dread emerges inside him as his body shakes within ﹠̲ beside her .
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[ˎ @rromancva]

oh. *😀 well. let's fix thatˎ then !

⎛ gaze narrowing at the paperˎ scanning the lines upon 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 of names. ◞

huh. you'd think with such a big – name eventˎ more people would rsvp early.

[݁ ‍ ֶָ֢ 〝 ‍ PEPP‍ER ‍—— ‍ 𝗣𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗦 ‍ , ‍ ᵎ @12percents]

[brims quirk into an amused smirk , manicured digits depositing the clipboard into the other’s waiting grasp. ] *🙂‍↕️

happy offered———so , technically , no! no one of use.

[ˎ @rromancva]

⠀⠀⠀〞 ... hey ... is —— is everything okay ?̲ .. 〞

crouching beside his jittering formˎ a hand nervously outstretched.

[ˎ @rromancva]

she swallows the anxious lump in her throat. moments like these were always unpredictableˎ but she would keep her word. she would *𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 stay.

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[ᯓ 𝕲𝘼𝙈𝙈𝘼 ⚡︎ 𝐑𝐀𝐃IATION . @SClENCETR]

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he's 𝒄lutching his chest ; tightly . forgetting the ability to 𝓫reathe as his whole body begins to uncontrollably SHAKE . quickly falling out of his seat .
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