#t. gray.

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clam casserole : the j.essa baby is named after will

me, cringing : nah

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HANDS     REACH     /     FINGERS     ENTWINE     .          here     are     two     girls     connected     :     iron     &&     silk     &&     golden     blooded     .          ❛     jessie     [     …     ]     ❜     there     is     no     accusation     in     her     words     but     they     strike     at     tessas     heart     with     surprising    ,     painful     accuracy     all     the     same     .          she     feels     strung     out     /     wrung     out     /     draped     over     glowing     coals     .          ❛     jessie     .          i     promise     .          i     won't     .          ❜

𝐘𝐎𝐔     𝐀𝐑𝐄     𝐆𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐆     𝐓𝐎     𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊     𝐘𝐎𝐔𝐑     𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐄     .          𝐈     𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐍𝐃     .      /     @traqedeis​     (     j.lovelace + t.gray     )

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hey who does tessa love most? will, jem, or jessamine????????? only one answer is right

jessamine, obviously

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SHE     WAS     RAISED     TO     BE     STRONG     .               the     creatures     they     go     against     will     give     no     inch     to     enemies     ,     not     even     of     the     female     sort     :     aloysius     had     it     pounded     into     her     head     as     a     child     before     she     was     sent     from     york     &&     into     london     [     ...     ]     institute     of     her     birth     deemed     too     small     for     her     ,     especially     after     mothers     demise     .               it's     been     years     since     she's     been     back     home     ,     but     tessa     still     remembers     the     teachings     in     the     trophy     room     .          

SLIM     HANDS     READJUST     THEIR     HOLD     ,     SOUND     OF     METAL     CLASHING     ECHOING     WITHIN     TRAINING     ROOM     STILL     .               they're     alone     [     ...     ]     not     a     rarity     .               it's     simply     her     &&     jessie     &&     discarded     weapons     littering     the     floor     about     their     feet     .               tessa     isn't     winded               -----               something     that     backs     up     parabatais     claim     &&     the     smile     she     gives     is     half     bare     of     blunt     teeth     .               it's     not     as     if     she     does     not     trust     other     girl     in     her     skills     ,     feels     them     as     intimately     as     if     they     were     her     own     [     ...     ]     rather     ,     it's     a     test     .               how     long     until     jessie     is     aggravated     enough     by     this     that     she     makes     a     mistake     ?               ❛               get     better     ,     then     .               ❜         

QUIT     GOING     EASY     ON     ME        .       (     J.     LOVELACE     +     SHADOWHUNTER ! T.     GRAY     )     /     @iswarholy​

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FINGERS     STILL         :     THUMBS     PRESSING     AGAINST     BLADE     EDGES     JUST     SHY     OF     WELLING     BLOOD     .               there's     something     pressing     against     the     insides     of     her     ribs     &&     it     takes     a     curl     coming     loose     from     the     pin     above     her     ear     to     drag     her     back     down     to     earth     .               [     ...     ]               already         :     she     misses     the     haze     of     cloud     against     her     scalp     but     there     is     an     angel     upon     firmament     ,     too     .               standing     just     feet     from     her     .               ❛               -----               is     this     really     the     time     ,     jessie     ?               ❜               cants     a     look     at     parabatai     before     continues     in     actions     .               a     swing     of     her     arm     &&     a     knife     hits     just     shy     of     center     mark         :     grey     eyes     watch     vibrating     handle     before     returning     to     other     .               ❛               also               [     ...     ]               bubblegum     ?               really     ?               personally     ,     i     would     have     gone     with     strawberry     &&     cream     .               ❜               a     pause     .               ❛               try     not     to     use     it     when     i'm     in     range     ?               the     smell     of     bubblegum     tends     to     make     my     stomach     ache     .               ❜      

BOUGHT               A               BUBBLEGUM               SCENTED               SWORD               SO               THE               LAST               THING               MY               ENEMIES               REALIZE               IS               HOW               CUTE               AND               FUN               I               AM      .       (    j.lovelace + t.gray     )     /     @iswarholy​

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❛               JESSIE          -----                    ❜               she's     curling     up     ,     resting     head     in     blondes     lap     with     no     warning     .               ❛               you're     pretty     &&     it's     very     rude     .               ❜               

       @iswarholy​​     (     j.lovalace + t.gray     )     sc

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❛           JESSIE     [     ...     ]     ❜           changeling     girl     bites     her     tongue     for     a     moment     ,     takes     a     moment     to     consider     any     &&     all     words     that     vie     for     the     chance     to     go     spoken     into     existence     .          there     are     so     many     that     wish     to     be     said     but     very     few     would     go     appreciated     by     lovely     blonde     beside     her     .          ❛           i     think     demons     take     precedent     over     an     outfit     ,     sorry     .          ❜           spares     her     a     look     over     tome     spread     before     her     .          means     it     to     be     quick     &&     reproachful     but     cannot     help     the     way     grey     eyed     gaze     wanders     over     jessies     form     .          after     all     ,     other     girl     quickly     became     the     most     fashionable     person     tessa     has     ever     known     .          ❛           ---     you     do     look     rather     good     ,     i     suppose     .          if     one     likes     that     sort     of     thing     .          ❜      

  𝑾𝑰𝑺𝑯           𝑷𝑬𝑶𝑷𝑳𝑬           𝑾𝑶𝑼𝑳𝑫           𝑺𝑯𝑼𝑻           𝑼𝑷           𝑨𝑩𝑶𝑼𝑻           𝑻𝑯𝑬           𝑫𝑰𝑴𝑬𝑵𝑺𝑰𝑶𝑵𝑨𝑳           𝑹𝑰𝑷           𝑰𝑵           𝑻𝑯𝑬           𝑺𝑲𝒀           𝑾𝑰𝑻𝑯           𝑫𝑬𝑴𝑶𝑵𝑺           𝑷𝑶𝑼𝑹𝑰𝑵𝑮           𝑶𝑼𝑻           𝑶𝑭           𝑰𝑻           𝑨𝑵𝑫                𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑹𝑻           𝑻𝑨𝑳𝑲𝑰𝑵𝑮           𝑨𝑩𝑶𝑼𝑻           𝑴𝒀           𝑪𝑼𝑻𝑬           𝑶𝑼𝑻𝑭𝑰𝑻           𝑨𝑮𝑨𝑰𝑵 .     /     @iswarholy     (     j.lovelace + t.gray     )

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THERE'S     SOMETHING     ABOUT     JESSAMINE     LOVELACE     THAT     FRIGHTENS     HER     .          has     since     the     moment     they     met     ,     back     when     the     world     was     frightening     &&     new     but     still     sturdy     around     the     edges     .          tessa     has     never     been     able     to     put     her     finger     on     it     ,     give     it     a     name     but     it's     been     there     since     day     one     ,     simmering     /     shimmering     even     as     they     got     closer     .          allowed     themselves     to     be     friends     as     opposed     to     the     enemies     the     world     always     desires     girls     like     them     to     be     .          '     why     -     why     -     why     '     the     word     hammers     against     her     ribs     in     time     with     her     heart     ,     hummingbird     quick     beat     it     adopts     as     soon     as     query     passes     other     girls     lips     .          why     would     jessie     want     to     kiss     her     ?          girls     like     jessie     deserve     the     world     :     deserve     the     sun     ,     the     moon     ,     all     of     the     stars     plucked     from     the     sky     &&     anointed     upon     their     person     like     jewels     .          why     on     earth     would     she     settle     for     kissing     a     girl     like     her     ?          

❛           WHY     ?          ❜           utterance     goes     spoken     out     ,     blurted     out     before     tessa     can     catch     it     behind     her     teeth     &&     swallow     it     back     down     .          ❛           why     on     earth     would     someone     like     you     wish     to     kiss     someone     like     me     ?          ❜           tessa     knows     she's     pretty     ,     in     a     vague     sort     of     way     .          recognizes     it     as     if     through     a     blurry     mirror     so     as     to     not     make     it     obvious     that     she     does     not     agree     .          she     is     pretty     ,     she     supposes     ,     but     there     are     far     too     many     things     about     her     that     lessen     that     fact     .          in     contrast     ,     everything     about     jessamine     furthers     her     rather     blatant     beauty     .          ❛           ---     surely     there     are     [     ...     ]     more     fitting     people     for     you     to     want     to     kiss     .          ❜      

𝑪𝑨𝑵 𝑰 𝑲𝑰𝑺𝑺 𝒀𝑶𝑼 ?      /     @iswarholy     (     j.lovlace + t.gray     )