❛ er, hey, sir. ❜
❛ oh - um - yeah. thanks. ❜ a hint of bitterness, of regret & sorrow. he bites it back before it has the chance to grow, before it can SWALLOW HIM WHOLE ( much like it did all those months after the attack on beacon, where his sheets were his best friend and silence his ever present companion ) . this isn’t JUST about him. ❛ - … i’m sorry too. it must be hard, seeing her - both of them - like this. ❜
“ feel free to sit down. it’s been a hard time for all of us. ’
ashes of the long lost dead coat his tongue with an acidic after taste, corrupted lungs breathing in phantoms of a forgotten past. buried under the floorboards was a once happy family -- every piece in pristine placement. and now what tragedy has become of it. death is greedy with how he steals the living. a wry smile, sadness infused.
“ it is hard. ruby is optimistic. despite the emotional blow she’ll bounce back. yang, ---- yang i’m not too sure. they’re both still healing, but there is only so much that can be done. ruby, though -- she’ll be happy to see you. it’ll bring up her spirits a bit. ’















