note / @ rachel!!
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‘pon reading the note , rachel immediately puts it over the candle ( countenance neutral as it disintegrates , until only ashes remain ). it was from the queen ——— she detailed her grievances & as the countess she’s to look into it … this will be her first request as per the queen.
gloved hands crumple the fabric o’er her chest , as if it can calm the unease parading in her chest. however , even when her heart pounded against her ears , bonamy’s gentle query catches her attention … within the maid’s hold , a pair of black gloves.
a subconscious gnaw on the insides of her cheeks , a fruitless attempt to suppress distant memories. vincent never allowed her to help him put on his gloves … it was a symbol that her beloved was no longer —— he is was earl phantomhive , the queen’s watchdog. now , was it time for her to lose a part of herself ? a quiver lingers on fingertips as she discards her white gloves for the black pair. ocean blues stare down at it. they’re but a pair of black gloves now , but … as blood soak these hands , is her soul damned beyond salvation ?
if she was honest , she didn’t care. a life without vincent , a life without her children was a life not worth living … it’s just —— her gaze falls on bonamy , the darkness in her eyes unreadable. to drag her cherished friend into this … it may be her last regret. however , despite everything , she’s grateful. even if she can never rid her hand of blood , even if death trails her heels , she’s glad her children need not walk down this path. she’s glad that vincent is free from these chains.
THIS TITLE WILL DIE WITH HER.