beastbane || velour & flannel
He’d notice her creeping around the neighborhood like clockwork. She snuck past the front gates at 2:35AM, was out by 3:00AM. That was none of his business, so he ignored it for the most part. Honestly, he could care less what she stole out of the houses in the neighborhood; neither he nor Leon cared for most of its residents. She seemed to have some pattern to her thieving, but he hadn’t picked up on it quite yet.
Still, he was amused enough that he occasionally stayed awake to see how much she could carry out. It occurred to him that eventually she would attempt to break into his own house, and unfortunately he couldn’t let her do that although he would’ve enjoyed watching her try. Flannel finally decided that it seemed like she would hit every third house before starting over again. Now it was easy enough to figure out when she’d stop by.
He leaned against the side of the house and stared at his watch, taking a sip of the coffee he had brought outside with him. As always, she slipped past the guard house and crept through backyards until she reached Leon’s house. Flannel set his coffee on the ground and crept up behind her, snatching her by the hood so that she couldn’t run off.
“Hey little red. I’ve been expecting you.”