𝐁𝐎𝐘 𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 / 𝐇𝐎𝐖 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐇𝐀𝐒 𝐈𝐓 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 were not hell - swallowed ? devil - touched ? how long has it been since YOU WERE TOUCHED with something other than acid - spit rain , fingers like brands . how long , how long ? do you remember a touch soft like this , ( 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚋𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚎 𝚝𝚘𝚞𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚜 ) , before all you learned was painpainpain ?
here , lydia rests palm gently on hell - throne’s shoulder , here , she steps between his knees , close enough that he could rest palm ‘pon her hips , should he want . pain radiates like this : 𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚌 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚐 , a hunger for SOMETHING , ANYTHING , hurt like dull - throb . hurt like numbness . lydia knows . lydia knows what it is like to bleed and bleed until you run dry . knows what it is like to feel alone through it . ❛ SAM , ❜ coaxing and soft , LYDIA COMMANDS ATTENTION , focus , look look look at me , fingers now soft at his jaw . ❛ SHH , let me help you . ❜