it was the day after the incident and after sleeping in well past eleven, mariana had forced herself to get cleaned up and take a walk to the store to get some groceries. as tired and beat down and angry and sad as she was, she knew sitting at home and crying would do absolutely no good. she was staring distantly at the peanutbutter options when she heard a familiar voice call out her name. “oh, zephyr,” she greeted, her smile much smaller than it usually was. it disappeared entirely when she saw the bruising on his face, instinctively stepping forward to tilt his head back and get a better look. “please don’t tell me you got this at the casino.” @bloodngold










