ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 .ᐟ 𝙉𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙮

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ㅤ A blossomed rose that forever
ㅤ decorates @HyaenidaeThiren 's garden.
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[ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 .ᐟ 𝙉𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙮 @taffytactics]

ㅤ
ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ𝖐eep your 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 close
ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ ㅤ&̲&̲ your 𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙚𝙨 closer ׅ⎖
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[ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 .ᐟ 𝙉𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙮 @taffytactics]

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“ vei, sweetie .. it's going past midnight already, you've been out literally all day, can't this just wait till tomorrow morning ﹖ all the tabs we keep on those shitheads are in anby's room, not here ”
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[ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 .ᐟ 𝙉𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙮 @taffytactics]

ㅤ
ㅤ avei's body language spoke
ㅤ aversion rather than simple
ㅤ dislike; it was becoming much
ㅤ harder to keep troubling waters
ㅤ from staying ashore.

“ raider groups ﹖ ”

ㅤ the inquiry wasn't problematic,
ㅤ rather the timing ..

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[ᴀ ᴠ ᴇ ɪ .ᐟ @ethericaries]

⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀Rummaging activity seemed to be brushed under the rug . . attention willingly shifting to offered food .
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⠀⠀⠀❛ yeah ,, I'm just peachy . hollows are tiring and people can be worse ── I'm sure you get it . ❜
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[ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 .ᐟ 𝙉𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙮 @taffytactics]

ㅤ
ㅤ teasing you about banging
ㅤ your girlfriend because my
ㅤ scent is on you, but let's
ㅤ be honest .. they probably
ㅤ already do that, don't they ﹖ ”
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[ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 .ᐟ 𝙉𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙮 @taffytactics]

ㅤ
ㅤ “ what .. you think I don't enjoy eating up your 𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒓𝒐𝒕 ﹖ well .. no reason to push the idea if you've got something better in mind for us later, baby .. ” ﹙✨﹚

ㅤ she'd have much preferred
ㅤ her way of things, but ...

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[𝔸 𝕟 𝕪 𝕒 @HyaenidaeThiren]

Anya's already loading stuff into some storage containers, walking to her hanging bike to attach them with ease.

❝ Yeah. We can always do that later, when we got more time. 'Sides, I'd rather do something both of us can enjoy. ❞

Detaching chains to lower hanging vehicle of-

[ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 .ᐟ 𝙉𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙮 @taffytactics]

ㅤ
ㅤ satin, hot-pink, full-face
ㅤ helmet could fit nicely,
ㅤ afterwards she'd adorn
ㅤ herself on the back of
ㅤ bike as the princess she
ㅤ was.

“ Probably better this way anyway, the last thing you need is your new little lambs ...

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[ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 .ᐟ 𝙉𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙮 @taffytactics]

ㅤ
ㅤ Following her suggestive words
ㅤ was a much too lecherous hand
ㅤ motion, no reason to dial back
ㅤ their usual antics if all was fine.
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[ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 .ᐟ 𝙉𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙮 @taffytactics]

ㅤ
ㅤ Avei's response, 𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚
ㅤ 𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙛 be flat, unsprung,
ㅤ 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 was missing, but
ㅤ that smile adorned visage as
ㅤ it usually did, so rather than
ㅤ play into anby's tune further ...

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[ᴀ ᴠ ᴇ ɪ .ᐟ @ethericaries]

⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀Frantic digging finally gave way to what she assumed to be even a shard of information . . just for it to be outdated beyond use . . steadily dwindling an already faux bar of patience .
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[ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 .ᐟ 𝙉𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙮 @taffytactics]

ㅤ
ㅤ negativity had yet to grip,
ㅤ thus she approaches the
ㅤ lamb's personal space without
ㅤ a smidgen of worry.

“ but hey, y'know .. if you need a 𝙥𝙞𝙘𝙠-𝙢𝙚-𝙪𝙥 that always makes anby feel better too, hear me ﹖ ”
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[ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 .ᐟ 𝙉𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙮 @taffytactics]

ㅤ
ㅤ what was thought to be
ㅤ an opportunity could also
ㅤ be a potential car wreck, but
ㅤ of course a lecherous mind had
ㅤ not thought that far, yet.
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[ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 .ᐟ 𝙉𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙮 @taffytactics]

ㅤ
ㅤ Helmet removed as quickly
ㅤ as it was fitted, a defeated
ㅤ pout that washes excitement.

“ come on, i'm trying to meet in the middle here, you really just gonna throwaway a nice oppurtunity like this ﹖ ”

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[𝔸 𝕟 𝕪 𝕒 @HyaenidaeThiren]

Lips plucking away from vanilla skin as a more thoughtful course of action was made. Steamed exhale from the the Thiren indicating the slightest bits of frustration, fading as a kiss to the head was given.

❝ Mhm. . .yeah. Guess we should get moving. ❞

Reaching behind the-

[ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 .ᐟ 𝙉𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙮 @taffytactics]

ㅤ
“ 𝙫𝙚𝙞-𝙫𝙚𝙞 ﹖.. ”

ㅤ night swallows room, save for
ㅤ the small invasion of moonlight
ㅤ that makes out a clear silhouette
ㅤ of her new little lamb searching
ㅤ in darkness, definitely not a tell-
ㅤ tale 𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣.
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[ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 .ᐟ 𝙉𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙮 @taffytactics]

ㅤ
ㅤ hectic audio from her room;
ㅤ that 𝙞𝙣𝙠𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 was here to stay,
ㅤ &̲&̲ without further thought she'd
ㅤ rush to open her door forgetting
ㅤ that prepped burger in hand to
ㅤ catch even a glimpse of what
ㅤ was supposedly 𝙤𝙛𝙛.

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[ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 .ᐟ 𝙉𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙮 @taffytactics]

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“ we've all had our moments .. ”

ㅤ mumblings to drive that
ㅤ inkling negativity away as
ㅤ combat stilleto boots clack
ㅤ down dim hallway, but
ㅤ momentarily alone with her
ㅤ thoughts she was not, the
ㅤ silence gave way to a rather

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[ᴀ ᴠ ᴇ ɪ .ᐟ @ethericaries]

⠀⠀
⠀⠀⠀Familiar wear momentarily stolen to navigate Eridu without much glances ,, only returning to the Hares den with the intent of information digging . Memory was shared with the original vessel . . though less specific parts were still scattered .
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[ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 .ᐟ 𝙉𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙮 @taffytactics]

ㅤ
ㅤ the 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙤𝙪𝙧, or having the both
ㅤ of best worlds at once &̲&̲
ㅤ surprisngly ...

“ that's .. really tempting, but we really shouldn't keep them waiting, y'know how we get, 𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 .. after it's been so long ”
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[ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 .ᐟ 𝙉𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙮 @taffytactics]

ㅤ
ㅤ prurience a heavy flavour, often
ㅤ without a second consideration,
ㅤ but curiosity of new crew would
ㅤ challenge her volatile mind, even
ㅤ amid the rousing affections.

“ sweetie.. ”

ㅤ a voice conflicted between
ㅤ wanting to take ...

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[𝔸 𝕟 𝕪 𝕒 @HyaenidaeThiren]

Part of Anya felt like those two troublemakers would wait until an uninterruptible moment would arise to make their entrance. No specific evidence, but it happened too often to be considered mere coincidence.

Musing the idea of having their late night rendezvous in a building-

[ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 .ᐟ 𝙉𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙮 @taffytactics]

ㅤ
ㅤ to go up those stairs,
ㅤ but as a knight she had
ㅤ a duty to protect what
ㅤ was precious, nicole's
ㅤ carelessness was often
ㅤ her near undoing, but of
ㅤ course anby be always
ㅤ near to shield her from such.
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[ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 .ᐟ 𝙉𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙮 @taffytactics]

ㅤ
ㅤ common cloth, yet inner
ㅤ differs, 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙣𝙤𝙩 ﹖

“ But .. nicole, she doesn't seem like herself right now, sh— ”

ㅤ An irritated huff escapes the
ㅤ cunning hare's leader, but even
ㅤ then her breath be not ...

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[ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁 .ᐟ 𝙉𝙞𝙘𝙠𝙮 @taffytactics]

ㅤ
ㅤ right this time around, she
ㅤ had been wrong before &̲&̲ there
ㅤ was no hard evidence out the
ㅤ gate to lean towards avei's
ㅤ uncharacteristic behavior be
ㅤ a sign of something 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚, thus
ㅤ she allows nicole ...

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