ঌ ᠻ ⓘ ɛ ཞ ყ 𓂃 ⓖ 𝐚 ʐ ɛ ﹗

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⠀ ⸝⸝ ⠀y𝐨𝐮’re burn𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐢𝐠her, hig𝐡𝐞𝐫
⠀ ⠀ ⠀i'𝐦 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫ming 𝐭h𝐢𝐬 wild𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞.ᐟ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀

[ঌ ᠻ ⓘ ɛ ཞ ყ 𓂃 ⓖ 𝐚 ʐ ɛ ﹗ @softscorch]

ঌ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐭ty ple𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐨m𝐞 𝐨𝐧 ov𝐞𝐫
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⸝⸝ ⠀ ⠀ an𝐝 𝐫𝐮𝐢n 𝐦𝐲 life.

[ঌ ᠻ ⓘ ɛ ཞ ყ 𓂃 ⓖ 𝐚 ʐ ɛ ﹗ @softscorch]

( a beat passes. he doesn’t soften it. doesn’t retreat. )

if you call this flirtin’ then, maybe i am flirtin’ with you.

[ঌ ᠻ ⓘ ɛ ཞ ყ 𓂃 ⓖ 𝐚 ʐ ɛ ﹗ @softscorch]

( flambae goes quiet again when robert presses him—properly quiet this time, like the circling has finally reached the center. )

( watching with the same careful attention robert has been giving all along. the tension between them stretches,

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[❝ 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓 ── @DISTXRTEDFXRCE]

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͏ ( reticence stretched between them , matter not the lack of such distance . )

( and he watched attentively for all the cues flambae's words did not give , through the actions that did . )

( some play of cat and mouse occurring within their exchange . going

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[ঌ ᠻ ⓘ ɛ ཞ ყ 𓂃 ⓖ 𝐚 ʐ ɛ ﹗ @softscorch]

like he understands why robert cut straight to it. )

( he studies him for a long second, as if measuring the weight of the answer before giving it. )

it’s headed wherever you let it go, ( he says at last, tone steady, certain. ) because i’ve already made my choice.

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[mitra ☆ COMMS OPEN | മിത്രverse @mitraavrs]

i stan prism #dispatch #prism

[ঌ ᠻ ⓘ ɛ ཞ ყ 𓂃 ⓖ 𝐚 ʐ ɛ ﹗ @softscorch]

( his gaze holds, unwavering, the answer simple but honest. )

that’s the truth of it. ( flambae adds quietly. )

[ঌ ᠻ ⓘ ɛ ཞ ყ 𓂃 ⓖ 𝐚 ʐ ɛ ﹗ @softscorch]

( flambae stills at that—properly still this time. )

( not irritated. not defensive. just quiet in a way that feels deliberate, like he’s weighing the question instead of brushing it off. his gaze settles on robert, steady and searching. )

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[❝ 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓 ── @DISTXRTEDFXRCE]

͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ( ridding himself of small flickers , the impassive visage is back in place . funny , how each is treating the other like a project needed to be studied . )

( aware how his comment alone would've sent flambae on a rant about how that couldn't be , yet

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[ঌ ᠻ ⓘ ɛ ཞ ყ 𓂃 ⓖ 𝐚 ʐ ɛ ﹗ @softscorch]

you’ve kept me here because you haven’t pushed me away, ( he says after a moment, tone even, certain. )

( a small pause follows. he studies robert’s expression, unhurried. )

and I’m still here because I don’t want to leave.

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[ঌ ᠻ ⓘ ɛ ཞ ყ 𓂃 ⓖ 𝐚 ʐ ɛ ﹗ @softscorch]

/ sorry guys i didn’t feel like writing, BUT, i’m back

[ঌ ᠻ ⓘ ɛ ཞ ყ 𓂃 ⓖ 𝐚 ʐ ɛ ﹗ @softscorch]

( a quiet breath leaves him, slow and warm. )

am I flirting? ( he echoes, voice low, thoughtful rather than teasing. )

( his head tilts slightly, studying robert like he’s the one being deciphered now. )

[ঌ ᠻ ⓘ ɛ ཞ ყ 𓂃 ⓖ 𝐚 ʐ ɛ ﹗ @softscorch]

( he pauses at that—just long enough to make the silence feel intentional. )

( not flustered. not caught. simply considering him, eyes steady as they trace the shift in robert’s expression, the way that careful composure keeps giving him away in the smallest tells. )

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[❝ 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓 ── @DISTXRTEDFXRCE]

͏ ͏ ͏
͏ are you flirting with me , flambae ?

( quick at deciphering body language , the act of dalliance was something that robert genuinely took time in catching on — sometimes he wouldn't catch it at all unless the other was direct . but this did not

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[neyorx3!COMMS OPEN!(1/3) @Neyorxx3]

My big guy
#flambae #dispatch

[ঌ ᠻ ⓘ ɛ ཞ ყ 𓂃 ⓖ 𝐚 ʐ ɛ ﹗ @softscorch]

you stopped looking at me like i was the enemy. ( he continues, quieter now, the warmth in his voice deliberate. )  and somewhere along the way… i stopped wantin’ to prove you wrong.

[ঌ ᠻ ⓘ ɛ ཞ ყ 𓂃 ⓖ 𝐚 ʐ ɛ ﹗ @softscorch]

what made it change? ( he echoes, voice low, measured. )

( his head tilts slightly, studying Robert in return—not challenging, not retreating. just present. )

you did.

( a small pause settles between them, thick with meaning. his gaze drifts briefly, then returns—unwavering. )

[❝ 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓 ── @DISTXRTEDFXRCE]

͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ( there had been no anticipation for that reaction , much as he tries to foresee what comes next . which in itself had sincerely cracked through his visage — though , he was quick to compose . )

are you saying you 𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦 the fact that you 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩

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[ঌ ᠻ ⓘ ɛ ཞ ყ 𓂃 ⓖ 𝐚 ʐ ɛ ﹗ @softscorch]

( his head tilts, eyes narrowing just a
touch—not in anger, but in disbelief at how simple robert is trying to make something that clearly isn’t. )

no. ( he says at last, voice lower now, stripped of teasing but still warm. ) It can be both.

[ঌ ᠻ ⓘ ɛ ཞ ყ 𓂃 ⓖ 𝐚 ʐ ɛ ﹗ @softscorch]

( flambae goes very still at that. )

hate you?

( he repeats softly, almost tasting the idea—and then a faint, incredulous huff of amusement slips out. )

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[❝ 𝐉𝐔𝐒𝐓 𝐑𝐎𝐁𝐄𝐑𝐓 ── @DISTXRTEDFXRCE]

͏ ͏ ͏
͏ ( and he caught to it . miniscule expression hadn't gone unnoticed . a winning card to the play . )

that's because i am . one second you're hating my guts and the next you're so close i can feel my shirt clinging to my skin .

( though , the tonality

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