𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐘 , 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃 , && 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐂𝐊 𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐁𝐄𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐀𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐍 && 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐔𝐌𝐀 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄. body is defensively curled in on itself with knees drawn close to chest with arm wraps wrapped ‘round . . widened , now , brown hues glance between the features of her father && whom she’d assume is gabriel. it’s been a little over twenty-five years since the first red sun , the pair having spent so much time trying to bring everyone back . . lilith can tell it’s taken more than just a physical toll. russell moves away from her , having been clutching onto dear life like he had with josephine not too long before , to make way for gabriel to whom keeled in front of her all the same. ( her brother , she liked to refer to him as. a part of her family the same he was for josephine. ) he hesitates when lilith allows eyes to roam over 𝙰𝙶𝙴𝙳 face until hand can reach out. tender the girl touches against his cheek , see the wrinkles formed in forehead && near eyes before lips can part to speak. ; ❝ you’ve . . aged. ❞ she’d whispered with a slight laugh , though she’s glad it’s returned from him ! voice 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 of her own . . it sounds different then it did before though she suspects nothing is the same about who she was before. silent moment is shared between the two , lilith can feel the sting of tears behind her eyes as arms take the initiative to wrap ‘round his shoulders. face is pressed into his shoulder , fingers clutching as for once before the moment she died , a sense of 𝖕𝖊𝖆𝖈𝖊 washes over her. ❝ thank you. ❞ she’d whispered , feeling his hand cradling the back of her head or kiss to the side of it. slowly , tired body pulled away , smile still there━before gabriel places a gentle kiss to forehead.
