a snack? you are a snack
𝙿𝙰𝙻𝙴 𝙲𝙷𝙴𝙴𝙺𝚂 𝙱𝙻𝙾𝚂𝚂𝙾𝙼 𝚆𝙸𝚃𝙷 𝙵𝙸𝚁𝙴, their vibrance giving way to the truth hiding in plain sight. she's been aching for some time now, donning a mask of professionalism that's too tight around the edges, cutting into skin the longer it clings to her face. she's doing it again, working to the bone, staring down the lens of a microscope at a virus that's unfortunately landed on her doorstep. another maniac with an ego the size of the world, hoping to eradicate anything less of his skewed vision of perfection. it never ends. so long as man exists, evil will 𝙿𝚁𝙾𝚂𝙿𝙴𝚁.
she lets out a deep sigh, pinching the bridge of her nose in vexation. there's an apology 𝚂𝚃𝙸𝚁𝚁𝙸𝙽𝙶 around in her head like a storm, resting on the tip of her tongue, along with the guilt of being absent for so long, not even having the time to come home at night, rest her head on the pillow, and say goodnight. no, this nightmare has ensured they won’t know rest until they’re six feet in the ground.
❝ you came all this way to deliver that line? ❞ her voice pushes through weary breaths, lips curling upward into a 𝚃𝙴𝙽𝙳𝙴𝚁 smile. even in the midst of darkness, jill finds a way to light up the entire room. ❝ i've missed you. i should have answered your calls it's just... ❞ she trails off, averting her gaze toward a group of monitors blinking 'error' in unison. great. the last thing she needs right now is an error...
❝ have you seen the news? i'm in the headlines now. how does it make sense that a megalomaniac can create a virus that's killed thousands, but i'm the one who’s responsible for their deaths? if i don't find a cure in time... ❞ jaws clench, and she swallows the anguish swelling from within. she can cry later, when it's all said and done. when the. vaccines are distributed at 𝙻𝙸𝙶𝙷𝚃𝙽𝙸𝙽𝙶 speed, and countless lives are saved. ❝ thousands will turn to millions, and these small clusters will spread into one giant outbreak stretching out from the atlantic to pacific. i can't let that happen... i can't fail, because if i fail? we all die, and none of this will have ever mattered. ❞
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