INBOX TRANSMISSION: @unpossession: Caught sneaking a peek at anybody here through a gap in the door at Zeroās.
Roxy stands over Zeroās bed, one hand on her hip while the other wearily rubs her temple. Sprawled beneath her gaze is Zero himself, asleepāor more like passed outāon the mattress, limp body tangled up in sheets and comforters, one arm dangling with elegant drama off the edge of the bed. With an abrupt, violent exhaleāone part sigh, two parts huffāRoxy rubs her face with both hands. Then she pulls her phone from her pocket and sends a text, beginning to pace in a small, aimless circle.Ā
Her third time around, she looks up and sees Willow through the door. Her eyes sharpen immediately.
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āYou,ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā she says, aimlessness swapped for intention as she marches closer.Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āHave you been here all day? Do you know what heās taken?ā
She makes it a rule to know as little as possible about Zeroās revolving door of conquests. It makes it easier to fuck them over the way she often has to, and most of the time they arenāt worth getting to know anyway. Willowās one of the ālifersā, as she calls them, so sheās a little more familiar with her, but not by much. Sheās read the book; it was good. Mostly she knows her like this, lurking around the edges, trying and failing to seem normal.Ā
Sheās nice enough, though. Nice enough that Roxy wishes she were a little less weird, for her own sake. That creepy-sexy-babydoll thing is bait for predators, and she doesnāt just mean Zero; obviouslyāunfortunatelyāthat ship has long since sailed.















