“ i always think that one of these days you’ll leave me behind. “ micah to helena ! to Hehe
the rose queen merely stares , consuming his words . i always think that one of these days you’ll leave me behind . she wonders if this was the moment where ( actions speak louder than words ) finally bloomed from their flower pot . watered and tended until finally , a burst / she feels it . a slight irritation under her skin . her nails dig into the palm , almost breaking skin . a self inflicted wound for her self directed annoyance .
“ did i leave you behind on that bus ? ” her words are clipped and inwardly , she chastises herself for allowing her sharpened tones to be directed at micah . “ i mean , ” she works her jaw . the rose queen rarely back tracks on her words . she feels titania in her heart , in her head , telling her to not show mutts sympathy . lest they come back , mangled , begging for more scraps . always trying to bite the hand that feeds them .
‘ be quiet , titania . you run your mouth too much ’
“ i won’t . leave you behind , that is . not in that way . ” helena says. shaking her head , black curls falling , her thumb presses significantly harder into the crease of the book she’d stopped reading to address micah with her full gaze . “ we’re two of eight people who managed to survive death . our bond , while annoying , won’t break that easily . ”
and then , she cants her head . and the faintest of smirks tint her lips . “ most importantly , you can’t function without me . it’d be inhumane to leave you behind . ”
@dreamskept / a meme.
