𝑴𝑨𝑪𝑪𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑫𝒀.

ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤ‧₊˚ ⠀. . . 𝑹𝑶𝑩𝑬𝑹𝑻 𝑱. ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ𝑴𝑨𝑪𝑪𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑫𝒀 !! ㅤㅤ𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘺𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘦. ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤhis heart rate still spikes at the sound of uninvited footsteps slowing to a stop beside him, but the moment he notices it's haze, something eases within him. he's grateful it's her and not anyone else; the pressure is lifted somewhat. he chuckles. "somethin' like that." ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤhis sniffles are purely cold related. they're nothing to do with that heavy beast called grief that's been slowly crushing him recently, nope... ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤㅤlines up some spare tin cans for target practice. ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤㅤhe's recounting his bullets, debating writing the names 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬 and 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘴 on separate casings. ㅤㅤㅤ𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔, 𝒓𝒋. 𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒔𝒆 𝒅𝒂𝒚𝒔... ㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤpretty sure you're not supposed to admit to that. now i know to be more mindful of what i say around 'ya. ㅤㅤㅤ i appreciate it, adelaide. thanks. and, of course, the same goes for you, so long as i don't need them. ㅤㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤthat sweet, sweet diet. guaranteed to make you lose weight in no time, not to mention, yknow, the highly likely side of radiation poisoning you get for free from most things. ㅤㅤㅤyum. ㅤㅤㅤ

ㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤright. sorry. still getting used to the whole 'no strings attached' thing. ㅤㅤㅤ