ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗥 .ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ

[ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗥 .ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ @traitoramends]

⠀⠀why is it 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 the
⠀⠀𝖕𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲 ones who cause
⠀⠀𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦 .ᐣ

[ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗥 .ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ @traitoramends]

⠀⠀why is it 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 the
⠀⠀𝖕𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐲 ones who cause
⠀⠀𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦 .ᐣ

[ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗥 .ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ @traitoramends]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ in the operating room so she can prepare it early for violet’s surgery .

[ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗥 .ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ @traitoramends]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ she'll most likely remind her again but it was for a good cause . “ this surgery might be risky but if she doesn’t get it then she’ll die for sure , we have to do this . ”

[ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗥 .ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ @traitoramends]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ she walks with her , in any attempts to find violet and doesn’t she feel so bad for quinn who had to receive the news like this .

“ she’ll be fine once her head gets fixed , don’t worry . ” she knows violet will

[𝐐𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙣ﺇ @BADSHlTCRAZY]

ㅤ
ㅤㅤ... shit, she must've missed out on a lot when she left ericson's. quinn's hands ball into fists, her nails digging into her palms. a harsh breath escapes her. her chest felt tight.

`` alright. `` ↝ㅤ
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[ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗥 .ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ @traitoramends]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ be fine . even not knowing her for long —— she seems like a tough cookie , adjusting the scarf that was around eleanor’s neck .

“ you need to wear mask and gloves while in the room , to be safe . ”

[ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗥 .ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ @traitoramends]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ find her together . “ come with me . ”

[ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗥 .ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ @traitoramends]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ “ intracranial hypertension is a condition she has , she had it since the bell tower fell apart , it's what's giving her memory lost and headaches . ” she tries to explain as gently as she can , but the reality

[𝐐𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙣ﺇ @BADSHlTCRAZY]

ㅤ
ㅤㅤ`` intracranial what? ``

her attention flickers back up to eleanor, staring in disbelief. this has got to be some sort of sick joke, right? she takes a few long, hard moments of glaring, attempting to get a reading off of the other.

but she got nothing. ↝

[ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗥 .ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ @traitoramends]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ of it is that there's no gentle way to tell someone your love one is suffering . looking quinn sympathetically ── looking around as if violet would pop out at any moment .

she gestures the other to follow , they'll

[ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗥 .ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ @traitoramends]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ close enough for quinn to be in the same room as her , clearing throat .

“ if she doesn't get the surgery , she will die ᅠ .. ᅠ we have to do this . it starts on friday . ”

[ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗥 .ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ @traitoramends]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ eleanor knows how hard this was to process , she's been through this a few times herself . kinda surprised nobody told quinn about the surgery yet —— pushing forward despite the shock state quinn was in .

[𝐐𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙣ﺇ @BADSHlTCRAZY]

ㅤ
ㅤㅤher raised brow drops, stunned. she stands up straight.

`` i— surgery? what? ``

immediately snatching the pamphlet, she flips it open, eyes scanning over the words.

`` what are you talking about? last i heard she was having some sort of check up or somethin'— ``

[ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗥 .ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ @traitoramends]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ “ she did have the checkup , the thing is we did a scan on her head and she has intracranial hypertension , buildup pressure in her brain . ” eleanor was unsure how close these two were but from what she heard ,

[ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ𝓼𝐡𝐨𝐰 ᅟ 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 ᅟ 𝚋𝚒𝚝𝚎 .ᐟᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ @wieldedlove]

⠀⠀
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[ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗥 .ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ @traitoramends]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ something else . . . ” her voice drops to a grim expression , holding out the pamphlet towards quinn .

“ violet would like for you to be by her side when i do her surgery . ”

[ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗥 .ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ @traitoramends]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ the music didn't really bother eleanor , venus blasted music at times when she was in richmond so this wasn't anything new for her .

eyebrow raise with small smile , shaking head . ᅠ “ please , i'm here to tell you

[𝐐𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙣ﺇ @BADSHlTCRAZY]

ㅤ
ㅤㅤshe jolts. turning towards her makeshift speaker, she groans, rolling over to turn down the volume.

tossing her half-made shiv to the side, she drags herself out of bed and makes her way towards the door.

...

eventually, it opens.

[ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ𝗘𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗡𝗢𝗥 .ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ @traitoramends]

⠀⠀⠀⠀ she's been looking for quinn everywhere , even asking around to break the news . one last place to check was mickey's and farris‘ .

stepping upwards toward the door —— giving a gentle knock , pamphlet in hand , waiting .

[𝐐𝙪𝙞𝙣𝙣ﺇ @BADSHlTCRAZY]

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ㅤㅤback at farris and mickeys now, she's sharping a crumbled can, rock blarring in the background as she falls backwards into her bed with an exhausted huff. she hasn't slept since she got here.