❝ YOU’RE LOSING YOUR TOUCH . the only reason we’re in this situation is because you had no wish to be married , ❞ you are not SURPRISED at the calm ice that surfaces in your voice , floating to the top upon the pool of venom laced with honey . oh , how you pity the POOR BASTARD , to let him think he is still in control , he wants his LIFE back , well fuck , you want your HEART back ! you’ll rip it from his fucking fingers if you have to , let it bleed crimson on his hand —
— but he’s used to having that kind of sin on his HANDS . that spot will not leave him ; lest he parades around with it like a trophy . and he might be right . but you don’t want him to WIN , he has won for far too LONG , it is time for him to be dethroned .
oh , how your heart aches at the thought of not being able to be THERE at his side , even if it meant through bitter words and GENTLE LAUGHTER , through raging fights and swooping dances across the ballroom — ERASE IT FROM YOUR MIND . crumple it up in your hands and let it burn in the hellfire he all but created , if he wants to burn , then let him burn alone .
but you are not known for not getting burned by the fires you set , are you , arson girl ?
❝ you will not get far like this , darling , ❞ but even the pet name on your lips is still filled with the honey of appeal , searching for the person that was never to be there . ❝ not everyone ROBBED you of something . ❞ spark up the gasoline in you . COME ON , GASOLINE GIRL . give him the show he wants . ❝ NOT EVERYONE WILL HURT YOU . i did not want to . ❞
raise an eyebrow , if he loves gold so much , he must love your EYES , so make sure when you pierce him , it hurts . ❝ HOW LONG will you continue to slice your own veins open and blame it on others ? ❞ scrutiny washes over the fire , a sneer that you’ve learned best from HIM ( hey , baby . are you proud of me ? proud of the person you made me ? do you still fear the fire you sparked into a flame ? afraid of being burnt ? sorry , baby , you have to take consequences for your actions . )
keep your head up , princess . the crown isn’t that heavy . ❝ don’t waste the PAPER . much like this supposed life i robbed you of , you WON’T get it back . ❞
the wall that protects & isolates his heart & his soul will be granted life upon his features, scorn has NO PLACE here. that sort of emotional energy is only for those he cares about. ah, she’s so wrong about him. get far ? where else is there for him to go except to take his place on this earth ? one day he’ll be a king & his crown will be the one she must bow to. ( all will bow before him & his throne of broken hearts --- he won’t feel lonely up there, he tells himself. of course he won’t --- loneliness is a lie. )
❝ everyone wants to hurt others, my love. ❞ says the words so sweetly it turns to salt on his tongue & twists the word into poison, but a gentle POISON, intended to send the victim off into the land of dreams as it slits their throat. smiles so wide it is a grimace. he can act better than this, they both know it. he’s just not trying.
❝ if you didn’t, then either you’re lying --- to whom, I don’t know --- or you don’t care about people. ❞ it’s the simple truth, one rarely given light. he means every bit of it. this situation is NOT HIS FAULT. she accepted it, he had been half-joking. ( what a liar. ) if she can’t see that --- well, then she never deserved to be by his side, anyway.
he’s not the reason why he bleeds out on the floor. ( stop taking everything from him, he begs the gods. ) everyone else has taken their fair share of his flesh, but if you wear a crown --- who doesn’t believe they are owed something ? one for the taxes they had to pay & one for all the time they spent envious of you, one for the hearts you BREAK & another for the lives you failed to save --- WHERE IS THE END ?
❝ I won’t think of you at all in a week’s time. the promise I made was an empty one, anyway. ❞ more & more he’ll distance himself from the discussion. it’s reflected in the glassy nature of his gaze & how he’ll put up more walls, stacks each block on top of each other & doesn’t even try to climb it. ❝ see you whenever --- ❞ a MOCKING pause, stops as if to say something. he turns away some more, a considering look over his shoulder. how quick he is to escape, but :
❝ sorry, what was your name again, miss ? ❞