( observing the candy … it’s strange he’s never seen her eat — well anything before . but she crouches to find a mini pack of m&ms , taking it . ) sounds nice , i love chocolate .
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ᅠᅠᅠᅠ...ᅠᅠguess it wouldn't hurt to try one .ᐣᅠᅠthe packaging looks new ..ᅠᅠso ,ᅠᅠcant hurt too much .ᅠᅠ(ᅠᅠstepping over & leaning down ,ᅠᅠtaking a fun sized twix .ᅠᅠ)ᅠᅠwant one too .ᐣ
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̶a̶c̶o̶r̶p̶s̶e̶
maria hums , settling back down beside
̶h̶e̶r̶h̶u̶s̶b̶a̶n̶d̶ 𝚓𝚊𝚖𝚎𝚜 , head leaning on him now . )
i’m here for you , james . you’ll keep me safe , i know it .
( he didn’t call her 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘺 — the dead woman hanging between them like a ghost that wouldn’t just go away . & yet , sometimes , when maria looked at herself , she thought she saw someone else wearing her face looking at her .
something rotted & bloated like—
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ᅠᅠᅠᅠbut ..ᅠᅠshe just looked soᅠᅠ*ᅠsimilar .ᅠᅠ& in this light —ᅠᅠor lack thereof —ᅠᅠit was made all the more obvious .ᅠᅠhe swallowed .ᅠᅠhe felt strained .ᅠᅠ)
ᅠᅠᅠᅠthank you ,ᅠᅠmaria ...
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( scoping the place out , she frowns , searching for some fresh water …. well . she’s not sure how *fresh these bottles are , but they’ll do . )
here . ( coming back over to him , hips swaying in the darkness …. the lights still worked , but there could be monsters outside . )
—only thing illuminating them both … in other circumstances , it would be quite romantic . )
we’ll find some , don’t get sick , james . i still need you .
i’m not sure , actually . ( why can’t she remember ? she remembered he didn’t want beer last time . ) there’s probably some . are you getting sick .
( if something happens to him , she’d die . she doesn’t know why , but she knows it’s true . allowing the dark lights to be the—
yes , i know . ( looking for that *dead wife , she wants to say , but doesn’t . it’s a nice moment ) well , the monsters aren’t going away anytime soon , so they won’t miss you for a few hours , i know .
( & i’ll be there . )
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ᅠᅠᅠᅠ(ᅠᅠher hold was gentle ,ᅠᅠa searing pain against his palm .ᅠᅠit never felt quite right —ᅠᅠbut still ..ᅠᅠcomforting .ᅠᅠ)ᅠᅠwell ,ᅠᅠits hard to stay still too long .ᅠᅠguess i get antsy .
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mm …. maybe , you’ve been running around a lot today . come on , it’s safe in the bar . ( leading for once : holding his hand , her touch is warm & soft , not cold at all )