TALLY.WAV

𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩⠀⠀⠀ₜₕₑ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀(𝙳𝙸𝙶𝙸𝚃𝙰𝙻] ⠀⠀ᴱʸᴱ⠀⠀．．．

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[tallycam]

                       . . .                        >   [you’re all i have.]

                                                             >   @sanscouer​​,    𝙼𝙸𝙲𝙷𝙰𝙴𝙻.

              tally   doesn't   know   much   about   him   still,   admittedly.   there   are   little   shards   of   his   past   that   come   out   through   his   words,   cutting   his   tongue   and   his   lips   as   they   do.   they   reopen   the   same   old   wounds,   unless   they're   splitting   open   a   new   one.   and   she's   not   mad   about   his   quietness   either;   she'd   be   the   same   if   she   knew   how   to   sew   her   mouth   shut.   she   tells   him   everything.   every   damn   embarrassing   thing.

              from   what   tally's   gathered,   he's   alone.   lonely,   even.   sometimes   he   feels   like   an   odd   reflection   of   herself   with   some   of   the   things   they   share.   born   to   lose,   the   two   of   them.   no   guardians   and   no   angels,   just   a   dingy   streetlight   to   bring   them   home.

              tally   thinks   on   it   herself.   that   she's   alone.   her   apartment   sits   in   the   dark,   littered   with   wires   and   old   electronics,   and   the   only   time   she   sees   someones   face   is   when   her   computer   turns   off   and   she   sees   her   reflection   staring   back   at   her.   for   as   miserable   as   this   job   is,   to   put   it   simply,   it   is   all   she   really   has.

              "   you're   all   i   have,   too,   "   she   reaches   out   for   his   hand,   gently   intertwining   their   fingers.   she's   used   to   feeling   cold,   but   she   feels   warmth   instead.   "   so   it's   not   so   bad.   "

[tallycam]

                       . . .                        >   [don’t be gone, please don’t be gone.]

                                                             >   @sanscouer​​,    𝙼𝙸𝙲𝙷𝙰𝙴𝙻.

              "    hey,   hey,   "   she   reaches   to   cradle   his   face   in   her   hands;   she   brushes   away   any   loose   strands   of   hair   out   of   his   eyes.   "   i'm   right   here.   i'm   here.   "   normally   she'd   feel   the   opposite,   but   she   can   feel   her   heart   racing   and   how   it   thumps   against   her   chest.   it's   an   unsettling   reminder   she   doesn't   enjoy   facing.   "   i'm   here.   "

[tallycam]

                        . . .                        >   [together again.]

                                                              >   @sanscouer​,    𝙼𝙸𝙲𝙷𝙰𝙴𝙻.

               "   i   didn't   think   you'd   miss   me   that   much,    "    she   absently   spins   around   in   the   office's   chair,   old   tablet   in   hand.   tally   isn't   entirely   sure   what   she'd   call   michael        (is   he   a   friend   or   just   a   workplace   acquaintance?)        but   whatever   he   is,   it   beats   having   to   do   the   night-shift   alone.   "   it's   only   been   like,   a   day,   mike.    "

[bunnieresources]

transistor sentence starters.

“ we’re not going to get away with this, are we? “

“ together again. “

“ you’re still in one piece, that’s all that matters. “

“ look, don’t fret―just do something, okay? “

“ still too close. we better get as far from there as possible. “

“ i’m so sorry, ____. i couldn’t stop them. “

“ hey, let’s just go. c’mon, just go. just… yeah. “

“ you met these things, they do not have a sense of humor. “

“ they will track you down, wipe you out, and take whatever’s left of me. “

“ do me a favor―don’t let me go. “

“ guess i’m not supposed to be here. not that anyone else is. “

“ wish we could just sit and watch the world go by. “

“ still here for now, don’t worry. “

“ think i’ll go where it suits me. “

“ don’t be gone, please don’t be gone. “

“ look if ___’s gone, i’ll… i’ll what? i’ll nothing. “

“ you’re alive. “

“ hey, say something already. “

“ i see you hurting. “

“ i do what i can. “

“ i won’t save you. “

“ i’ll do what i can, but i won’t save you. “

“ maybe you’re looking for someone to blame. “

“ don’t know what i was expecting but… not this. “

“ everything’s like we left it. “

“ i want to go fast and i want to go far. “

“ best view in town. “

“ i can’t imagine what it’s like for you. “

“ it’s strange coming here. like this. “

“ i’m starting to lose you. “

“ when i look up to where the sky should be, i see you. “

“ i know you can hear me. “

“ that’s my star. “

“ you could always handle yourself just fine. “

“ i love you so much ____, you know that right? “

“ you see ____ out there and you punch him/her/them/it right in the nose for me, will you? “

“ seems your safe. i take full credit. “

“ look, we’re going to get ourselves out of this, okay? “

“ you just have to hold on, alright? “

“ you have to hold on. “

“ i’m going to find the thing that’s doing this and i’m going to break its heart. “

“ when everything changes, nothing changes. “

“ maybe there’s still time. “

“ see you in the country. “

“ remember me? the guy you killed the other day? “

“ you’re all i have. “

“ will i ever see you again? “

“ about what i said back there, i want you to know… i meant it. “

“ hello world. “

“ everyone always said you could be whatever you want in this town. “

“ this is it for me. “

“ this is it then. “

“ you know what you have to do. “

“ what do you have to lose? “

“ i love you. you know that, right? “

“ i will see you again. “

“ i won’t let you go. “

“ stay with me. “

“ it looks like… we’re stuck. “

“ no, it can’t be gone. “

“ i’m still with you. “

“ don’t you do it. don’t you dare. “

“ don’t do this. please. “

“ i will always find you. “

“ i will always find you like it’s written in the stars. “

“ we can run, but we can’t hide. “

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