#gracesmuses 002.

[sunnaes]

“     𝐢     𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭     𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝     𝐚     𝐡𝐮𝐠.     ”

𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚝     &     𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚝     𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚝𝚜     :     𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙥𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜     :     @gracesmuses

things are bad. beyond bad. to call it a mess would be, quite frankly, a gross understatement. kevin was fucking gone. just like that. one bad night, one night of not paying attention, and it had all fallen apart. in a few short moments nick’s entire world had collapsed, no doubt satomi’s had fallen apart too. kevin, as much of a mess as he was, had been the glue in a lot of peoples lives, even with the way he’d changed since everything happened. it had been a few days since it happened, the first time nick had seen just about anyone.

he’s never been overly affectionate with anyone, but especially not her. they’d never been the best of friends, he’s pretty sure they only tolerated each other as much as they did because of kevin. and yet, at her words, he’s quick to wrap his arms around her, pull her in close. not that he’d admit it, but he’d needed a hug too. he’s good at showing apathy, had always had an outwardly apathetic look to avoid pain, but there was no hope of that now. pain was obvious, there was no hiding that.

[bakedcookies-a]

@gracesmuses     ,     starter     call

he’s been trying to convince himself that he’s not a monster, that violence isn’t the only thing he’s capable of. ever since she’d saved him from actual torture he’d been a lot softer than expected, perhaps even convincing her to some extent that he was safe. that he was that boy again. they’d been living a relatively quiet life, he’d been almost like a normal person. but things change oh so quickly. it’s only one guy, but he’s clearly from the republic. whether he’s there for charlie or for satomi is unclear, but it’s satomi that he makes a move towards first. the guy doesn’t even get the chance to touch her before charlie’s grabbing him from the back of the neck and slamming him to the ground, on top of him and throwing punches within seconds. the brutal blood lust that the facility had trained into him coming out, perhaps even some form of catharsis regarding all he’d been through. he may want to convince himself that he’s capable of more than violence, but there’s no doubt that violence was his forte.