𝒎𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐞.

⠀⠀⠀𝗱raw the cat eye ⠀ ──── ⠀ 𝒔𝒉arp enough to 𝗄͟𝗂͟𝗅͟𝗅 a 𝖒𝖆𝖓 . . . ( 𝖘𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭'𝐬 𝖑𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 ) ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀

[𝒎𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐞. @serpevnt]

⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝓱ere’s ⠀⠀ the ⠀⠀ 𝒕𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡
⠀⠀⠀⠀───── from my r͟e͟d lips
⠀⠀

[۟ @godsfell]

my dear, i think of you always.

[𝒎𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐞. @serpevnt]

⠀
Until then, this letter will have to suffice, though I hate it for its inadequacy. I hate how small the space between the lines feels, compared to the expanse of what I feel for you.
⠀⠀
𝒀𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒎𝒆,
𝓐𝓜𝓝.
⠀⠀

[𝒎𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐞. @serpevnt]

⠀
Everything just felt… heavy, like I was waiting for something, and now I know exactly what it was.
⠀

[𝒎𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐞. @serpevnt]

⠀
So I will wait for you—in a place similar to where we shared our first kiss, though different and farther away. The London Bridge, in England. Come, and you will have your answer there.
⠀

[𝒎𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐞. @serpevnt]

⠀
Time seems to blur into itself, one day indistinguishable from the next. Perhaps it’s the routine here at the orphanage, or perhaps I’ve simply been elsewhere—lost, even to myself.
⠀

[𝒎𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐞. @serpevnt]

⠀
It is strange how life conspires to disorient us, to upend the quiet chaos we’ve grown used to. I’ve spent the last few weeks in a sort of limbo. I haven’t been to school, though I imagine that’s of little consequence now.
⠀

[𝒎𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐞. @serpevnt]

⠀
to your voice carried across these letters from distant places, but this… this one was different. A weight pressed on my chest even before I read the words.
⠀

[𝒎𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐞. @serpevnt]

⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ 𝑷𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒄𝒆𝒍𝒖𝒊 𝒒𝒖𝒆 𝒎𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒐𝒆𝒖𝒓 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒆,
⠀⠀

[𝒎𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐞. @serpevnt]

⠀⠀
Your letter arrived this morning. I sat there, staring at it, the paper trembling in my hands before I even dared to unfold it. I had grown accustomed to the rhythm of your words,
⠀

[𝒎𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐞. @serpevnt]

⠀⠀⠀
Actually, I've been feeling very depressed lately. And you, my love?
⠀⠀⠀

[𝑬𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑎.̲ 𝐍𝗈𝗍𝗍 @junooceans]

Don’t hide your mysterious aura from the rest of us. Are you feeling well?

[𝒎𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐞. @serpevnt]

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I've been busy cleaning the cobwebs in my room. That's what happens when you stay locked in there for too long.
⠀⠀⠀

[𝑬𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑟𝑎.̲ 𝐍𝗈𝗍𝗍 @junooceans]

My beautiful french lady , where have you been? I’ve been standing outside of slytherin for nearly everyday each week to see if you’d come out

[𝒎𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐞. @serpevnt]

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What kind of joke is that.
⠀⠀⠀

[꭛ 𝑬𝑺𝑴𝑬 𝑷𝑶𝑻𝑻𝑬𝑹 @esmefayee]

It’s a joke-

[𝒎𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐞. @serpevnt]

⠀⠀⠀
What kind of question is that.
⠀⠀⠀

[꭛ 𝑬𝑺𝑴𝑬 𝑷𝑶𝑻𝑻𝑬𝑹 @esmefayee]

... what?

[𝒎𝐚𝐱𝐢𝐧𝐞. @serpevnt]

⠀⠀⠀
Excuse me?
⠀⠀⠀

[꭛ 𝑬𝑺𝑴𝑬 𝑷𝑶𝑻𝑻𝑬𝑹 @esmefayee]

What's the difference between a criminal and an orphan?