𝚆𝙰𝚂𝙽’𝚃 𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙵𝙸𝚁𝚂𝚃 𝚃𝙸𝙼𝙴 𝚃𝙷𝙸𝚂 𝚃𝙾𝙿𝙸𝙲 𝙷𝙰𝙳 𝙱𝙴𝙴𝙽 𝙱𝚁𝙾𝚄𝙶𝙷𝚃 𝚄𝙿. and from the experience the two had so far been dealt , it wouldn’t be the last. the difference this time being : the tone in which @graveries conveyed it [...] lacking the usual amusement they often found whenever brought up —— it suddenly thrusted him into the light , forcing him to face the truth head first.
𝑳𝑶𝑹𝑹𝑨𝑰𝑵𝑬 : “ 𝑵𝑶𝑩𝑶𝑫𝒀 𝑾𝑨𝑵𝑻𝑺 𝑼𝑺 𝑻𝑶 𝑩𝑬 𝑻𝑶𝑮𝑬𝑻𝑯𝑬𝑹. “
not spoken in giggled whispers within the furthest corner of their shared church , away from family and pesky onlookers alike. not spoken in a dingy dressing room as she hatched the latest plan of sneaking back into her bedroom ; 𝙿𝚁𝙰𝚈𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝚃𝙾 𝙶𝙾𝙳 𝙼𝙸𝚂𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝙼𝙸𝚂𝚂𝚄𝚂 𝙳𝙰𝚈 𝚆𝙾𝚄𝙻𝙳𝙽’𝚃 𝙲𝙰𝚃𝙲𝙷 𝚃𝙷𝙴𝙸𝚁 𝚅𝙸𝚁𝚃𝚄𝙾𝚄𝚂 𝙳𝙰𝚄𝙶𝙷𝚃𝙴𝚁 𝙲𝙾𝚅𝙴𝚁𝙴𝙳 𝙸𝙽 𝚂𝚃𝙰𝙶𝙴 𝙱𝙻𝙾𝙾𝙳 𝙰𝙽𝙳 𝙿𝙰𝙸𝙽𝚃 𝚃𝙷𝙰𝚃 𝙳𝙸𝙳𝙽’𝚃 𝙱𝙴𝙻𝙾𝙽𝙶 𝚃𝙾 𝙷𝙴𝚁.
𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒃𝒐𝒚 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒍 𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒊𝒎.
they’d say , clutching their crosses —— watching the two exchange sweet smiles and long glances from across the holy nave.
❛❛ who fuckin’ cares ? ❜❜ it’s spoken more harshly than he’d originally intended [...] 𝑩𝑼𝑻 𝑷𝑬𝑹𝑯𝑨𝑷𝑺 𝑻𝑯𝑨𝑻 𝑾𝑨𝑺 𝑾𝑯𝑨𝑻 𝑾𝑨𝑺 𝑵𝑬𝑬𝑫𝑬𝑫. a scoff scratched the surface of his throat. ❛❛ ‘cause i don’t. ❜❜
there’s a pause as certain dread made home in his gut —— the thought of her ending whatever this was [...] it scared him more than he’d like to let on. 𝙸𝚃 𝙷𝙰𝙳 𝙰𝙻𝚆𝙰𝚈𝚂 𝙱𝙴𝙴𝙽 𝙰 𝙿𝙾𝚂𝚂𝙸𝙱𝙸𝙻𝙸𝚃𝚈. and who would blame her if it meant no more secrets and sneaking around ?
sudden shift in tone to match the softening of his features , he’d almost whisper. —— ❛❛ do you ? ❜❜
