it is not Sunday, but I have a snippet :3
hellooo I have been writing non stop idk why I haven't been posting it. like. at all. but I got the urge now so here's some. cw for discussion of Eating People
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He waited for Rosalind to leave. That was the polite thing to do. When she was far enough away, collecting birch bark and twigs, Arthur turned to Orion.
“I told you I knew that woman didn’t die from a stab wound.”
Orion barely frowned. “You don’t have to rub it in.”
“I’m not.” He let his gaze settle over Orion. Their dark eyes were deep-set and tired, and there was a hunch in their posture that hadn’t been there before. The words light on his tongue, he asked, “Should I consider myself to be travelling with a cannibal or a monster?”
Orion’s head shot up. “I beg your fucking pardon?”
“I think the question was clear?” Arthur said, shrugging.
“You're asking if I'm still human.” They fidgeted as they spoke, but didn't break eye contact. “That didn't matter before.”
“You weren't eating people before.”
They stepped forward, head held high and as in Arthur's space as they could be, with the nearly full foot of height difference. “Are you scared?”
“Not of being eaten.” Arthur lightly pushed them backward. “I just wanted to know. Do you see yourself as person who eats other people, or an animal who hunts other animals?”
Orion scowled. “Do you see yourself as an asshole or a bitch?”
“I'm fluid.”
“Beautiful.” Orion looked at him for another few seconds, then sighed, and admitted, “I don't know.”
“Which makes you more comfortable?” Arthur asked.
They swallowed. “I don't know.”
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aaaaa I will hopefully be back on actual Sunday with more snippets okay goodbye 🫶













