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FUCK. THATâS ALL SHE COULD THINK AS HER FINGERS CLASPED THE GRIP OF HER PISTOL, continuously tapping at the magazine in hoping that itâd work again. She digs her boot deeper into the dirt of the ground, flicking her index on the trigger three more timesânothing.
âFuck,â she actually sneers out loud, tossing the weapon against the ground, entirely frustrated after standing there for almost thirty minutes. She didnât have time to be in one placeâshe had to move.Â
Traveling through the wastelands of the French Quarter almost felt like a reward at this moment. Sheâd been moving for ten daysâtwo-hundred and sixty hours to be exactâbut she never expected it to be that simple walking on foot back into her home of New Orleans. Her arms ached from continuously pulling herself over fences, her legs throbbed from squatting down from the sight of othersâwhether that was guards of the Embassy, other Rouges, or even worseâHollows.Â
Empty, a missing soul, no pulse. The mutilation of their skin appeared a dull grey, deepening with every step, every snarl of their jaw, every bite of their teeth. Their limbs dragged through the city, groaning as they searched for their next victimâshe just hoped it would never be her.Â
But there was something she mightâve had in common with themâher fingers were sticky, able to get her palms on anything she neededâdesiredâfood, money, weaponsâit nearly made her smile at the sight of confused expressions when their items went missing, and she was already onto her next part of the city.Â
But this time aroundâshe mightâve made the wrong decision.Â
Her eyes glanced up to the sky, seeing the mixture of pink and orange hues clinging to one another as a sign of the sun being tugged away by the moon.Â
Close to nightfall.Â
She adjusts the tactical slung across her shoulder and hip, the material swaying with each step of her curved frameâshredded flags hung from discolored buildings, molded beads sunken under the murky waters along the ground. The sight is nearly a leeway to a neighborhoodâshe stops.
Maybe she was just lucky. Maybe she wasnât. Her eyes peer over a gated houseâno, a castle of sorts.Â
A once majestic Southern mansion, now a fortress. A wrought chained fence surrounds the perimeter, punctuated by razor wires atop the high stone walls and a sturdy wooden gate being the only entry point. A faint glow emerges from the cracked windows to show a sense of humanityâyet an ominous silence permeates the area.
Sheâs quick to move. Her fingers sting as she climbs along the metal, grunting as makes it to the curve of the barbed wireâshe feels a light sting on her thigh, dropping down with the hold of her backpack still within her clutched palm. The light sheâd taken attention to earlier shines from a window towards the back of the home, wood covering atop of it to block entryway. Of course, this looked like green signs pointing to come in for her.Â
Sheâs quieter than before, taking soft steps towards the windowâher eyes fixated through the dirtied glass to get any signs of lifeformâbut itâs only a singular candle flickering against the wall.Â
She pulls her head back, digging her fingers down and slowly pulling up to crack the windowâit opens without much struggle. Using the ledge of the window to hoist herself in, she drops herself down to the wooden ground a few feet below. It was nicer than sheâd presumeâa golden mirror from across the bed, more candles planted across the vintage dresser, but thatâs when her eyes halted. Snacks, jewelry, weapons everywhereâshe was like a kid in a candy store.Â
The clicking of her flashlight echoes throughout the room as she rummages through the drawers, throwing aside useless items in search for something moreâsatisfying. She throws her hand into the drawer, pulling out a gold watch that shined along the candles flame. She holds it up to the light, admiring the piece of jewelry in the mirrorâa small smirk appears on her face.Â
But that succession didnât last long.
The smile on her face mightâve been wiped off. Not literally, but the weight of metal connecting to her skull mightâve had her entire body freeze.
âI suggest you move when I say moveâ unless you want this bullet in the back of yoâ skull.â
It was the baritone voice of a man; it was low, stern. His finger pressed tightly on the trigger.
âTurn.âÂ
She doesnât move. After the metal pushes further into her curls, she slowly turns on her left side, keeping her arms at her sidesâthatâs when she meets his face.
His form was big, broad-shouldered and muscular, to the extent his bicep flexed with the tension of the weapon, dirt smeared muscle tee hugging his sculpted abdomen. He was intimidatingâthe furrow of his thick eyebrows narrowed down like his eyesâhis brown skin glows beneath the candles within the room, cornrows tight and neat despite the jagged energy he carried. Tattoos cascade his body, never stopping until they reach his cheekâa cross beneath his right eye.
She didnât have time to be gawking.Â
So, she swipes the weapon out of his palm as she reaches for her pistol, the other hand gripping his arm as she attempts to twist it behind his backâof course, that didnât work in her favor.
His palm latches around her neck and forces her body to the ground. He uses one hand to keep her throat in place, using the other to rip the handgun away from her grip. Fingers dig into the crevasses of her throat.Â
She grunts, âLet go of me!ââÂ
He tightens his grip, âOr what? You finnaâ call yoâ people?âÂ
Click on the side of her temple.
âYou gonâ give me a reason why I shouldnât pull this shit?âÂ
His strength irritated her. So she does what she canâshe spits in his face.Â
âFuck you.â
âYoâ, OnyâWhatâs going on?ââ
Footsteps come trampling down the hallwayâThatâs when they all see the scene in front of them. More guns now point in her directionâbut a pair of feminine eyes outside of the three men within the room question, âOnyankopon, what the hell are you doing?!âÂ
âThis oneâs Rouge.â
She was pretty. The woman that spoke before takes softer steps into the room, her grip loosening on her handgun. Her hair was braided similarly in cornrows, brown skin and full lips glowing under the lightsâa baby was strapped to her chest.
âOnyankopon, get off of her.â
The woman comes closer, âAre you alright?â
âFuck off,â she spits in return, eyes narrowing as the manâs strength doesnât let up.
The woman takes another step closer, the other two men following closelyâa dark-skinned man with an unbuttoned shirt, followed by a lighter skinned man with glasses and a buttoned-up tee.Â
The lighter man spoke, âOnyankopon, broâget off of her, sheâs not a threatââ
âYou finnaâ act stupid?â his deep voice cuts off, âYounâ see whatâs in her hand?â
His free hand grips her wrist, forcing the girl to open up her clenched fistâthe watch.Â
They all stare.Â
Thatâs when the dark skinned man speaks up, âNigga, câmonââÂ
âShe couldaâ been bit.â
âYou gonâ give her the opportunity to tell us that?â the lighter skin man counters.
A slight frown rests on the womanâs face, âOnyankoponâjust let her explain herself, please?âÂ
A couple of seconds passâOnyankopon slowly releases her throat from his palm. She immediately yanks at the gun in his other hand, pointing it at all four people staring at her. Her fingers tremble a bit, but she doesnât loosen her hold nonetheless.
âWeâ not trynaâ hurt you, aight?â the darker man speaks up, âYou gonâ tell us why you broke in?âÂ
She doesnât answer, just letting her eyes shift to the womanâs againâshe was the most calm, even with a gun pointed at her.Â
âYouâre bleeding.â
The girl's eyes fall to her own bodyâthatâs when she sees the gash at the top of her thigh, the olive green of her shorts oxidizing a dark hue from the blood. Her head flicks back up, adjusting her fingers along the weapon as the woman questions, âWere you bit?âÂ
She waits for a second.
âNo,â she attempts for her voice to carry, âCut myself climbing over the fence.âÂ
The dark skinned man takes another step forwardâher fingers tighten, âStay backââ
âShe was a nurse,â he raises his hands in defense, âShe just wants to help you.âÂ
âPut the gun down,â the light skinned man orders, his voice deep and calm. He holds his hand out, waiting for it.
âWhat group are you with?â The man, Onyankopon, questions. His entire body is still tense.Â
âI donât have one,â she answers, voice pensive.
The baby coos within the womanâs handsâshe frowns, âYouâre actually Rouge?âÂ
They stared at one another.Â
âHow long âyou been alone?âÂ
Onyankoponâs questions are aggravated. Thereâs a silence in the roomâher fingers twitch on the piece of metal as the woman speaks again.Â
âWe can help youââÂ
âI donât need help.âÂ
âSo what are you gonnaâ do? Bleed out?âÂ
Those words lay heavy on her chest.
Thatâs when Onyankoponâs low voice questions, âWhat yâall trynaâ talk her into? We needaâ be takinâ her to the Embassy.â Â
âIâm not going to the Embassy.âÂ
The woman frowns, âEven if we wanted to do that, we canât. The suns going down.â
âAnd?â
âHollows are everywhere, Onyankopon.âÂ
âAnd,â the dark skinned man interrupts, âWe have no idea where the Embassy even is. Sheâll be more useful here thanââÂ
âUseful? For all you know she couldaâ been bit!ââ
âI already told you I wasnât,â she snaps. Her eyes flick to everyone in the roomâthe silence speaks louder than her words.Â
Thatâs when the woman continues, âAre you hungry?âÂ
Sheâs hesitant to answer. She is hungry, but she wasnât going to tell a group of strangers that.Â
Her finger falls from the trigger of the weapon slightly, her shoulders beginning to slump as the woman questions again, âCan you justâplease let me treat you? I canât imagine itâs been easy on your ownâbeing Rouge.âÂ
âShe beenâ alone this entire time. Sheâll be fine.âÂ
âOnyankoponâthatâs enough,â the man with glasses calls, his eyes narrowing on him.Â
He turns back to the girl with an assuring voice, âSheâs right. Itâd be better for you here.â
Still, she doesnât reply.Â
âPlease,â the woman repeats, âIf you need somewhere to sleep, justâstay for the night, alright? And when the sun rises, you can goâokay?âÂ
The room was quiet. They waited in anticipationâthatâs when she takes in a deep breath, a slow nod in response, and she drops the gun from her hands, kicking it in the direction of the man that attacked her.
His face remained stone like. She could feel his glare burning at her, but she was too invested in the woman moving closer with a soft, faint smile.Â
She turns to the dark skinned man, âElijah, go get me the first-aid kit,â her eyes flicker to the man next to him, âTheoâgrab some towels from the upstairs bathroom.â
They both nod, turning to leave the room.
She takes another step, âIâm Emeryâyour name is?â
She looks unsure about answering.
âSahfeya.â
Emery grins, âYeah? Thatâs pretty.âÂ
She lowers herself to meet Sahfeyaâs body, unstrapping the baby off the front of herâEmery questions, âHeyâOny? You mind taking Aaila to the living room?â
Onyankoponâs broad stature towered her as he slowly bent over to take the young infant into his arms, the same hand that once held a gun to Sahfeyaâs head now securing Aailaâs body.Â
He leaves the room silentlyâbut not before giving one more look to her.Â
âAlright,â Emery exhales, âLet me take a look, yeah?âÂ
Sahfeya nods, her body tenseâat this very moment she feels the pinch of her injuryâShe sucks in a breath, mindlessly clutching the hand Emery.Â
She mutters, âSorry.âÂ
âDonât worry. Iâve seen worse reactions in my time.âÂ
The alcohol from the wipes sting the cut on her thighâa harsh huff comes from Sahfeyaâs mouth.
âSo,â Emery distracts her, âHow long have you been traveling?âÂ
Sahfeya breathes deeply, âTwo months now.â
Emery is quick, already working on the cut along her thigh as she murmurs, âYouâre braveâIâd be too scared to take New Orleans on my own.âÂ
Thatâs when Elijah peeks his head back in, âYou good? Need anything else from me?â
âWound isnât as bad as I thought itâd be. Thank you, baby,â she mumbles, not looking up from the work sheâs doing.Â
Sahfeya stares at him for a momentâhe warmly grins, making his way out of the room.Â
âThe other guyâOnyankoponâheâs not yourâŠumâŠâ
âBoyfriend?âÂ
Emery shakes her head.
âAbsolutely not,â she releases a small chuckle, âHeâs my older brother, actually. Elijahâs my husband. Theo is Onyankoponâs best friend.âÂ
She wraps the bandage around Sahfeyaâs thigh, the girl letting her eyes follow the work of her hands.Â
Emery pauses, âYouâre also bleeding on the side of your neckâdid my brother do that?â
Sahfeyaâs fingers slowly go over her neck, feeling the light cut on her flesh. She shrugs, âIâm not sure. I uhâspit on him, so it wouldnât surprise me if it was.â
She smiles.
âYouâre a ballsy one, huh?â
Sahfeya faintly smiles. Her face falls quickly as the alcohol wipes along her neck, the smaller wound stinging more than the bigger one.Â
She softly questions, âHow old is your baby?â
âSheâs six months,â Emery hums, using the gauze in her palm to dab the blood away.Â
Another faint laugh releases, âSheâs a big baby, though. I blame Onyankoponâhe makes sure to hunt the ends of the earth for baby food.â
Sahfeya hums dryly, âHe seems nice.âÂ
âHe can be an assâbut heâs just protective,â she mutters quietly, smiling, âI know that can be hard to believe since you literally just got a gun pulled out on you, butâhe means well.âÂ
Emery then sighs, âYouâre all patched up,â she gives a pat to her thigh, âAnything else you need me to look at?â
âNo.âÂ
âOkay,â she doesnât press it; itâs clear Sahfeya needs a moment to breathe, âYou can rest awhile, if you need it. We have a guest bed near the living roomâI donât suggest sleeping in hereâthis is my brother's room,â she lightly jokes, standing from the floor as she dusts herself off.
When she makes it towards the door, Sahfeya slowly stands up as she calls, âEmery?â
âYeah?â
âUmâthank you,â she whispers, âYour kindnessâit means a lot.â
Emery gives her a soft smile, âYou're welcome.âÂ
She exits the room, leaving Sahfeya filled with only silence. Her fingers trace along the cuts on her neck, her mind filled with the overwhelming thought ofâWhat now?
She didnât realize sheâd fallen asleep. When her eyes peered open, her body laid against a twin sized mattress within the guest bedroom. Sahfeya slowly rose up, glancing around the darkened wallsâher eyes frantically searchingâbut when she looked to the dresser, she saw a bar of soap, two towels, and a change of clothes seated next to her backpack. She sighed.Â
The feel of hot water along her skin felt like heaven, her fingers dousing the vanilla scented soap everywhereâher large curls, her freckled cheeks, her curvy frame.Â
Emery was unfortunately a little smaller than her, so the pale pink tee she gave her fit like a baby tee, her midriff showing above the sweatpants that didnât even have much room for her assâshe exhales, the full tresses of her curls already drying back up into full waves passing her lower back. She had to dismiss the embarrassment as bunny slippersâalso lended by Emeryâsqueak down the hallway with each stepâwhen her body turns into the kitchen, the familiar three bodies sit at the table.
 Emeryâs lips part to greet her, âOh good! Youâre awake, and the slippers fit youâare you still hungry?â
Sahfeyah just stands in her spot, shifting the shirt down her waist as she shrugs, âA little.âÂ
âAaila was a little fussy, so Onyankopon made dinnerâis meatloaf okay? We have some other vegetables, too,â she takes a moment to breathe, âWe donât have much variety since supply runs get harder soâhopefully you donât have any allergies.â
Sahfeya glances at Onyankoponâhis wife beater is now clean, the back of his muscles flexing as he stands over the stove. She can feel the irritation coming off his body.Â
Her voice is soft, âIâll manageâum, thank you.â
âYou were out cold,â Theo mentions, standing from the table as he asks, âDo you wannaâ sit down?âÂ
When Onyankopon makes his way over, he nearly tosses the plate in her direction. Sahfeya places her palms on the sides of it, glancing back to Emery who gives an apologetic nod. So instead of taking that plate upside his head, she sits down to eat.
She tries her best not to dive into the food, but she canât help itâshe swallows instead of bites, keeping her head down as everyone Emery, Elijah and Theo talk amongst themselves. She also canât help her eyes stealing glances at Onyankopon on the end of the table, eyes peering away each time he notices her staring.
She figures she could beâpolite.Â
âYâall from here?âÂ
âYeah,â Elijah replies, âWe moved to New York when we got marriedâEmery picked up on living up north, thatâs why she doesnât have an accent.â
She pouts at her husband, âI do, too! Itâs just not as strong.â
Elijah just chuckles, kissing her temple, âCame back to visit Onyankopon and Theo to introduce them to Aailaâthatâs when the world went to shit.âÂ
âWhat was left of it, anyways,â Theo hums, leaning back into the chair as he flicks his gaze toward Onyankopon, who was looking between everyone at the table, âBut itâs livable here, I guess. What are you doing here?âÂ
âTheo,â Emery scolds, âYou canât just ask the girl questions like thatââ
âItâs fine.â
Sahfeya lowers her fork, wondering exactly how to answer this questionâshe couldnât lieâher throat felt a little tight already.Â
âI lived out in Mississippi with my best friend before everything happened. The Embassy ordered groups, so we justâstuck with some people weâd grown up with. But then she wasâumâbit by a Hollow, and when we learned that there was a cure we planned to travel in hopes of finding the Embassyâthe group we were in didnât think it was safe, and just figured it was easier to kill her. Soââ
Her throat feels closed.Â
âSorryââ she politely stands from her chair, feeling her body beginning to shudder, âWould youâexcuse meââ
Sahfeyaâs already making her way back into the guest roomâshe didnât realize that hearing herself say this out loud was harder than watching it happen. She refused to cry in front of a bunch of strangers. The room was perfectly dark as she raised her eyes to the ceiling, holding her fingers over her face as she took a deep breath, feeling her body trembling as she fought the tears attempting to release.Â
Her body then jolts, hearing the sound of the door creaking openâwhen she looks over to the frame, she sees that familiar tatted figure standing in between. He holds out a pair of sweatpants.
âI know Emeryâs clothes a lilâ uncomfortable soâhere.âÂ
Her eyes flick down to the pants, going back up to his eyes.Â
She asks, âTheyâre yours?âÂ
He stands still in the doorway, his fingers clutching the material a bit tighter, âMhm.âÂ
His deep voice is softer than before, but his shoulders are still tense, eyes watching her face in silence.
Sahfeya steps forward as she slowly takes the pair from him. Her voice is equally soft as she replies, âThanks.âÂ
He nods at the reply, glancing away as he shoves his palm back into his pocketâhis shoulders square back, eyebrows pushing together as he stands a bit taller.
âWhat was yoâ friendâs name?â
She blinks at the question.Â
Her throat returns back to that tightness as she replies, âSamira.â
âSamira,â he repeats slowly, his eyebrows loosening just a bit.Â
The silence between them is deafening, and he doesnât realize she has to look up in order to actually see himâher features were soft, eyes big and vulnerable.Â
âIâm sorry about yoâ friend, Sahfeya.âÂ
She stares and stares, her brain trying to process the words coming out of his mouth.Â
âI know what itâs like to lose someone close to you, soâI see why youâ soâyou.âÂ
Sahfeyaâs eyebrows raise, âSo me?âÂ
âIndependent.âÂ
Sheâs never been unsure of herself, but maybe it was the face that belonged to this man. It was intimidating. She could see the way he eyed her body and faceâlike he was trying to read her.Â
Thatâs when she replies, âIâm a little surprised you sayinâ all that after I spit in your face.â
A ghost of a smile appears on his lips.
âYou gonâ apologize?â
Her eyebrow raises, âIs that what youâre looking for?â
âI mean, I did bring you a lilâ peace offering, even witâ them sticky ass fingers you got.âÂ
She holds the pants up, âOhâthis equates to putting a gun to my head?âÂ
âI ainât put no gun to yoâ head,â he corrects, âJust aimed it at you.â
âSame difference.â
She then takes a breath, realizing she mightâve been in the wrong.Â
She sighs, âLookâIâm sorry for spitting on you, okay?âÂ
âAnd?âÂ
âAnd, what?âÂ
âAnd you trynaâ steal from me?âÂ
âI ainât know it was your room, Onyankopon. Are you gonna accept my apology or not?âÂ
His eyes graze over her entire body.Â
âItâs aight,â he leaves it at that, âYou gonâ come eat the rest of yoâ food?âÂ
It seemed like they were two sides of the same coin, unable to be entirely vulnerable with each other. So if this was a stepâit was better than nothing.Â
âI need to change out of these uncomfortable ass pantsâbut yeahâIâll be there.âÂ
Silenceâhis eyes watch as she turns around, wrapping her fingers beneath the waistband of her pants.Â
Sahfeyaâs notices him, eyes narrowing, âYou just gonâ stand there?â
Her fingers are still hooked under the pants as she turns back aroundâ heâs gone.Â
The sun had risen quicker than she expected it to the next morning. Her body had sunken into the bed, it being a while since sheâd known the comforts of an actual duvet. She could hear the faint sound of crying within the kitchen, assuming Aaila was fussing as Emery attempted to feed her.Â
But what she didnât expect was to be woken up as abruptly as she was. Her body jolts when she feels something drop down on herâher eyes fly open, looking down to see her clothes from the day before.
When she looks up, the first thing she sees is Onyankoponâbare, a towel wrapped around his lower body as his deep voice greets, âWe donât sleep through the morninâ âround here.âÂ
Sahfeyaâs eyes narrow, âAnd what time is it now?âÂ
âBoutââeight in the morning,â he tells her, âI washed yoâ clothes.âÂ
With the natural light coming into the window, sheâs able to see himâhis features were sharper against the morning, the wetness from the shower leaving his skin glistening. His toned shoulders were wide, the tattoos along his body darker than yesterday.Â
Her eyes flicker over him as heâs turned awayâher voice soft, distractedâshe mindlessly murmurs, âThank you.âÂ
âYou cominâ shortened our food supply, so we gonâ have to huntâWhen weâ outside of the house, you gonâ have to listen to everything I say, aight?
Her eyes are still wandering over his body. Her brain is a bit muddled, âMhm.âÂ
He pauses, glancing behind himself to realize she had zoned out. His face remains unfazed, but thereâs a flicker of amusement in his eyes.Â
âMhm? Thatâs all you got?âÂ
Sahfeya blinks.Â
 âYeahâheard you.â
âDonât take too long, then,â he orders, tattooed back flexing, âWeâ goinâ in thirty.â
Her eyes mightâve followed him on the way out.Â
Sahfeya walks into the kitchen twenty minutes later, seeing Emery whoâs feeding Aaila, Theo and Elijah sitting at the table reloading their weapons.Â
âMorninâ,â both men greet her.Â
She gives them a soft nod, turning towards Emery whoâsâ smiling?Â
âGood morning,â Emery gives her a small wink, âHowâd you sleep?â
âDecentââÂ
Emeryâs still smiling.Â
Sahfeya raises an eyebrow, âWhy are you looking at me like that?âÂ
Emeryâs voice is giddy, âI heard you and my brother talked last night.â
âWe did.â
âAnd?âÂ
âWeââÂ
Sahfeya sighed, âWe mightâve found some common ground.â
That causes the others at the table to snicker, both Elijah and Theo eyeing one another with the same smirk on their face.Â
âCommon ground?â Emery questions with a hum, âWhat kind of ground would that be, exactly?â
She shrugs, âI donât knowâweâre bothâprideful, I guess.âÂ
Her words make them all chuckle again.Â
âDonât worry about him,â Emery attempts to reassure, âHeâs actually a big softie.âÂ
âMajor,â Elijah adds.
âExpeditiously,â Theo finalizes.
In that moment, Onyankopon turns into the kitchenâhe adjusts the chain he wears, muscle tee hugging his abs he tugs it over his body, camouflage printed cargo pants held by his tactical, hefty boots weighing his feet.
He pauses, eyebrows furrowing.Â
âWe talkinâ âbout me?âÂ
Heâs making his way to the window, eyes narrowing through the blinds.
Emery shakes her head, âJust talking about how we hope you find something good out there.âÂ
Onyankopon lets out a hum before moving, adjusting the pistol at the back of his pants. Itâs quiet, the only audible noises being Aailaâs slight coos. He goes over to his sister, pressing a kiss to her forehead and her baby girls, âYou good?âÂ
Emery nods, âAlways. Youâll be careful, right? Iâm making beef stew for lunch, so please donât take too long.â
âYou already know.â
Sahfeyaâs distracted as she props her finger in front of Emeryâs six month old, her dark curls sprawling all the way down to her wide hipsâthe olive green shorts she wears clings to the fat of her ass, the black long sleeve doing no better as it hugs her upper body, showing her midriffâher nipples mightâve been poking through, too. Her paratrooper boots come up, tying all the way to her knees. Maybe this was the first time Onyankopon caught himself looking at this girl in the sunlight.Â
However, he dismisses his own thoughts, âYou gonâ sit around with the baby all day, or you gonâ come help a nigga hunt?â
Sahfeyaâs eyes were round, attempting to be masked by her naturally long lashes, dark pink lips flushed as her freckled face glanced over to him, âYeahâWhere are we going?â
She notices his face. He was glaring.Â
His voice is low, âWe gonâ hit the forest nearby. Here,â he goes into the corner, the loud click of his shotgun shifting in his palm as he reaches it out to her.
She wraps her fingers around the weapon, âUhâWhat am I supposed to do this? I have a pistol.â
He raises a thick eyebrow, âItâs a shotgun. âCanât kill no Hollows with that lilâ ass pistol you got.â
âIt ainât little,â her nose scrunches, âJust ainât no shotgun.âÂ
âYou done?â He grunts, âIâm trynaâ be back before the sun goes down.âÂ
âAre you done?â
âIâm not finnaâ keep arguing with you, girlâLetâs go.âÂ
And with that, the door shuts.Â
âLawdâthey gonâ kill each other out there.â
Birds soar above the trees, cawing loudly through the clouds as the sky attempts to clear up above. Sahfeyaâs body bends as Onyankopon holds a broken part of the gate open, crouching into a walkway that leads towards the forest.Â
Her eyes squint as the sun comes out, âYou sure thereâs no Hollows back here?â
Onyankoponâs steps are long, he takes one stride to her three. His head cranes behind him, âThatâs why itâs called a hunt.â
Heâs a few steps ahead of her as the foliage becomes thicker, his tone more serious.Â
âYou got ammo on that shotgun?â
Sheâs dragging the weapon as it feels heavy in her fingers. Sahfeya glances down, slowing her steps as heâs still walking, âUhâmaybe?âÂ
âYours is a pump action,â he calls back, âPut the end of the shotgun against your shoulder.âÂ
He continues through the thicket of trees, his voice a hiss, âLoad and rack it.â
Thatâs when Sahfeya fully stops. Her expression is a frown, âYouâ must be speakinâ creole or something.â
Onyankopon stopsâhis head turns back to look at her. He slowly walks, moving to stand just a foot ahead as he snatches the weapon from her hands.Â
âHow youâ been on yoâ own and canât even use shit like a shotgun?âÂ
He begins to load the weapon. His movements are swift, showing that heâs done this an effortless amount of times.Â
âLookââ he leans closer, âYou pull this lilâ tab here right before you shoot. If you donât do it right, youâll know âcause the shit gonâ kick right back and break yoâ faceââ
âI thought you said we were hunting for food, we huntinâ Hollows or something?â She cuts him off, curls draping over her shoulder, head tilting in confusion.
She has no time to react before heâs lifting the shotgunâhe fires, her body flinching at the boom as he takes a shot a couple feet away from her.Â
âYou ainât payinâ attention.âÂ
âI am!â her face almost goes into a pout, âWhy canât I just have your pistol?â
âHollows ainât a joke,â he narrows his eyes, âYoâ lilâ gun like a damn peashooter. You trynaâ die?â
âYou ainât gonâ protect me while weâ out here? Whatâs all these muscles for? Cuddling?âÂ
She reaches for the pistol in the back of his pants, shrieking when she feels her knife suddenly tugged from her shorts, pointed directly at her throat.
âWhat you gonâ do when another Rouge comes at you trynaâ snatch yoâ ass for everything you got?âÂ
She huffs, âWhy are you playing that scenario now?â
âIt ainât playing,â he places it back in her tactical, âYou just ainât ready.âÂ
The shotgun was unfortunately back in her hand. Sheâs still dragging it, âDonât you think weâre far enough?â
âYou think far enough gonâ feed us?âÂ
The sun shines fully, eyes squinting as he looks back to her, âYou want me to catch youâwhat, a rabbit?âÂ
Itâs more of a mossy pond they come uponâand as if on cue, a bunny goes flying past their feet, taking off further into the trees.
Sahfeyaâs shakes her head, âI would hope notâwhere did Emery get beef from if yâall hunt animals too?â
âWe gonâ keep walkinâ.â
His boots thud against the soft ground, âPeople gotâ meat,â they come upon a lakeâa group of deer slowly drinking from the water, âWe trade with âem sometimes.â
Sahfeya watches the animals, a soft sigh coming from her lips, âWe canât go trade today?â
He raises the shotgun at her, âJust for thatâyou get the first shot.âÂ
âI just told you I donât know how to shoot with that, Onyankopon.â
âYou gonâ learn.âÂ
Thatâs all he responds withâhe steps closer, taking her small body into his bigger, broader one. He pulls the shotgun over her shoulder, his chest now against her back, âHold it.â
âOnyââÂ
"Hold it.âÂ
He places her finger underneath the trigger with his grip firm. His warm breath hits the side of her ear, his voice a deep grunt.
"You gon' have to get comfortable wit' it. This âyour safety,â his body somehow moves closer, her back pressed firmly into his torso as he points to where heâs referring, âThis tab here gonâ eject the bullet when I push it in.âÂ
She releases a breath, âPush it in?â
"In,â he repeats, slow and deliberate, watching the way she almost flinches at his voice in her ear.
âItâs gonâ release it from the chamber,â he rasps, âMeans you still got two more bullets in here.âÂ
Onyankoponâs thick bicep moves to grip underneath her own, aiming the gun towards a deer. His other arm wraps around her waist to steady the rifle, âYou hearinâ me?âÂ
He slowly shifts his hand around the trigger, moving the tab just like he saidâa bullet ejects, causing the deers to scatter at the sound.Â
Sahfeya stiffens.Â
âRelax,â he grunts.
She lets out another breath, âOkay.âÂ
âYou see the one Iâm pointinâ at?âÂ
One of the deer had a large pair of antlers, standing taller than the others. Sahfeya lets out a soft, âMhm.âÂ
âWhen you actually shootâthe gun gonâ kick back. Iâm holdinâ it tight, so it ainât gonâ hurt you.âÂ
She can feel his grip tighten around her, âAll you gotta do is hollonâ to me, aight?âÂ
Sahfeya just nods, not trusting her voice.
âShoot.âÂ
The shotgun goes off, the deer dropping to the ground with a loud bangâOnyankoponâs grip on her body is the only thing that keeps her from falling backwards.Â
Sahfeyaâs ear rings as she shrieks, but nothing hurts more than the warmth she feels on her back from him. His face is close to her own, the smell of cedar from his neck filling her nose.
âSorry.âÂ
Onyankoponâs grip remains firm. The swell of her ass pressed tightly to his hips, and she was scared that if she moved, sheâd feel more than his tactical.Â
She smells like vanilla, like everything that was sweetâ pretty.Â
âMy fault,â he murmurs, âYou good?â
A rush of adrenaline pours through her bodyâshe leans deeper into his, a breathless giggle falling from her lips, âThink Iâd still prefer my pistol.â
Itâs like hell had frozen overâOnyankopon chuckles, the sound deepâsexy, âYouâ cute.âÂ
He allows her to step out of his grasp, her body somewhat missing the warmth as soon as she does. He adjusts his cargos with his large palm, âLemmeâ grab the deer. Weâll head back.â
Their eyes seem to linger over each other for a momentâSahfeyaâs face flushes a bit, keeping her eyes focused on the weapon still held within her palm. She smiles.Â
But that only lasted for a millisecond.
A groan ceases through the trees. The birds from above begin flying awayâSahfeya frowns, her eyes glancing around the area, her entire body tensing as the deers take off in different directions.Â
âOnyankopon?âÂ
The sound brings a sudden stillnessâOnyankoponâs jaw ticks, his movements silent as he looks towards the woods on the other sideâHe takes a step towards Sahfeya, arm entrapping her behind him.Â
They listen.Â
Just then, another moan echoes.
âHollows.âÂ
And thenâthey see them.
She counts two. One is a man, his stomach rippedâintestines dangling from his open wounds. His face is scarred, his head a matted mess.Â
Itâs the sound of his heavy breaths that cause them to tenseâbut he isnât alone. Before they can even think, heâs flying towards themâthe speed of his body nearly breaking the sound barrier.Â
âMove!âÂ
Onyankoponâs hand grips her shorts, tugging her in the direction back towards the mansion. He yanks his pistol from the back of his pants, already aimingâfiring, the sound loud as it bounces off the trees.
Sahfeya takes off, crunching branches beneath her boots as she flurries through the woodsâher heart drops the moment another groan surfaces in the direction sheâs runningâshe halts, raising the shotgun towards the feet sloppily trampling towards herâshe fires.
The kickback from the shotgun thumps her jawâit aches, but she doesnât have time to accept the painâThe Hollow slumps to the ground, dead.Â
âSahfeya!ââÂ
She hears Onyankopon call, but a force steps into her path, making her flinchâa Hollow reaches, mouth snapping towards her, only being held back by her arms blocking his bite. Itâs strong.
She strugglesâthe force pushes her onto the ground, snapping teeth just a mere second from her face. She beats at its chest, âShit!âÂ
Onyankopon is fast, his hand raising as a bullet flies from the weapon, shooting the Hollow in the headâthereâs a moment where it cries, dropping directly next to Sahfeyaâs legs.Â
The moment she throws her body up, her shoulders nearly jolt as her body is snatched behind a treeâher scream stifles under Onyankoponâs palm, body against the front of his chest as he clasps her mouth shut.Â
His large palm is so big compared to her face, completely covering her mouth with a strength that doesnât take much to keep her in place. Their breathing is harsh, her heart racingâOnyankoponâs muscles on her back arenât helping to bring her pulse down either.Â
Another moan echoes.
Sahfeyaâs body stiffens, watching Hollows surfacing from the trees. This was the first time sheâd ever been this close to one. Not sinceâ
âOnyankopon,â her voice mewls through his fingers, the warmth of her tears on his skinâsheâs reaching back to tug at his shirt. Theyâre everywhere.
âIâm here.â
His voice is just as low when he finally releases his palm, âI donât gotâ the clips to kill all of them. GoââÂ
âI canât leave you hereââ
âYes the hell you can,â his voice grows a bit louder, his body hardening against her own, âImmaâ be behind you, girl. I promise.âÂ
He didnât lieâhe couldnât lie. Heâs tugging her arm as he begins to move, his strides wide. Onyankopon shoves the pistol in his pocket, now pushing his arm in front of her smaller frame as he hastily clears his way forwardâshe didnât seem to think of herself as weak and scared, but for the moment, he was using the lightness of her body, pulling her as fast as he could.Â
They make it back towards the broken part of the fence, the sound of bullets zipping past her earsâOnyankoponâs firing off every shot from his pistol, heavier footsteps pounding behind them, spits and groans loud.Â
He tugs the bottom of the gate open, still firing off shots with one hand as Sahfeya crawls her way throughâwhen she turns, heâs still on the other sideâshooting, shooting.
âOnyâOnyankopon!â Sahfeya calls, fingers brushing the tattoo on the side of his arm, reaching for his body.
Her fingers fumble from the adrenaline coursing through her bodyâsheâs trying to lift the fence, the metal too heavy.Â
Sheâs yelling, âOnyankopon, câmon!â Â
âI canât let emâ get pastâGo!âÂ
He takes his palmâslamming the gate shut where he stands. Her voice trembles the entire ground as she cries, âNo!âÂ
Onyankoponâs back is pressed to the gate as the grunts of the Hollows become louderâhis gun empties, the clips dropping to the ground second after second. Heâs breathing hard as his eyes dart, his fingers reaching into his other pocket.Â
But the only thing he has is a knife.Â
His eyes narrow at the sight of more Hollows emerging, his palm slamming into the chest of the first one who gets within his spaceâthe blade pierces through its throat with a squelch.
But nothing is scarier than his body beginning to be piled by three of themâand thatâs when it happensâa loud groan comes from Onyankopon himself, gnashing teeth digging into the flesh of his arm, sinking deeper by the second.Â
Sahfeya didnât know where sheâd found this strength, but she yanks the gate up, tugging the knife from his palm as sheâs stabbing forcefully, blood splattering all over her body in return. Sheâs fighting.
One bulletâit surfaces from the end of the shotgun, sending the final Hollow running back into the forest. Sahfeya groans as she drags his body under the gate, clasping it shut into the grass as much as she canâshe holds him up, âHey, HeyâOny? Are youâhey, look at me!âÂ
His brown eyes widen, a groan leaving his lips as he stares at the sky, chest heaving as he tries to catch his breath. He tries to push up, but his arm feels like itâs on fire.Â
Blood drips down his elbow, pooling on the ground near her fingers, âIâm good,â he pants, âIâm good, Sahfeya.â
âFuck,â she quiversâher voice rushes, âYouâre bit, Onyankopon.â
The adrenaline that fueled his body is beginning to dwindle as she brings him back into the mansion, heâs staggering with every step. Heâs trembling as they reach the back door, Sahfeya shoving it open and yanking him inside.Â
Sheâs crying, tears leaving a trail on her cheeks as she begs, âEmery!âEmery!â
Emery runs as soon as she sees them, her body freezing at the sight, Theo and Elijah right behind her.Â
âMy god,â she gasps, eyes widening as his arm dangles helplessly, âOny?âwhat happened?âÂ
âThem fuckinâ Hollows,â his voice is hard, as if he was running out of oxygen to even talk, his eyes rolling as he pantsâ heâs fighting the urge to pass out.Â
âHe was bitââ Sahfeya expresses, her words scrambled, âHe shot all the ones he couldâI couldnâtâI couldnât push the gate upââ
âHey,â Theo is firm, âItâs gonâ be okayââ
âGet the fuck outtaâ here,â Onyankoponâs voice is loud, eyes wide, âPut me outside. Iâm not finnaâ let myself hurt yâall.â
âWhat?âÂ
Theoâs eyes go wide, âWhat âyou mean outside? You sayinâ you gonâ just let this happen?âÂ
Elijah gives Theo a look, "He's gonâ turnâitâs in his body.âÂ
Emery shakes her head, tears in her eyes, âYou canât do that, Iâm not watching you die!â
âYou donât gotâ a choice!â
He knocks his head down to Sahfeya as he still holds on, âLet me go.âÂ
âOnyankopon, please!ââ
Onyankopon tries to take another step, but his knees buckle, his hand gripping into the wall beside themâthe floor feels closeâcomfortable.Â
Heâs falling.Â
The fear that grips everyoneâs body vibrates the wallsâit feels nauseous, a soft sob spilling from Emeryâs lips as she watches her brother try to push away from all of them. Her sibling. Elijahâs brother in law. Theoâs
best friend. Sahfeyaâsâ
He collapses.Â
Nothing.
He was nothing.
đá„«áĄ
FOR IT TO BE NO ELECTRICITY WITHIN THE HOUSE, THE CANDLES ALMOST SEEM LUMINESCENT. Heavy eyelids catch the blur of flames, going from narrowed, to open.Â
They try to find some type of focusâthe sable duvet of blankets, back to the flames flickering softlyâor, the feminine silhouette, darkened curls framing the round face that doesnât come into full vision yet. However, the faint scent of vanilla comes to fruition.Â
âHey.âÂ
Was it a dream?
Things become more clearâand seeing those round brown eyes, freckles, soft featuresâmaybe it wasnât a dream.Â
His body joltsâa warm, small palm coming above his, âItâs just me.âÂ
âDonât touch me.â
His voice grunts as an effort to raise himself from the bed, âIs everyone okay?âÂ
âOnyankopon.â
The events of the day begin to flood his memory; he struggles to sit up, but his arms feel weakâhe growls, âDonât lemmeâ repeat myself.â
Sahfeya eyes him for a moment. She sighs, âEven almost dying, youâre still stubborn.âÂ
Her voice is softer, âEveryoneâs fine. Theyâre all restingâAailaâs been real fussy for the past couple of daysâshe just misses her uncle,â she lightly pokes.
At the mention of Aaila, his expression softens. But he canât lie, heâs confused.Â
âA couple days? Thatâs how long I beenâ out?â
Sahfeya shakes her head, âAlmost a week now,â she corrects, âYouâre probably experiencing a bit of soreness.â
His eyes glance down to his armâthe bitten one, his fingers running along the now bandaged skin. At the sight, his eyes narrow.
âI didn't change,â he mutters.
Sahfeya eyes him.Â
âNever got the opportunity to use that cureâI figured Iâd do some good, put it to better use than using it on myself.â
âThe cure?â he frowns, âYou had it?â
Thatâs when she raises her hand, âSticky fingers, remember? Who knows, I may be on the run from the Embassy.âÂ
Something in him wants to be amused. But he canât help but to say, âYou ainât have to do thatâthat shit couldâve happened to you, Sahfeya.â
Sahfeya shrugs, âIt could have. But it didnât.â
Her fingers brush along his palm, âI gave it to someone who deserved itâJust as much as Samira did.âÂ
The words she speaks sinks into him.Â
"You saved a nigga life.âÂ
Sahfeya gives a gentle smile, âCall it an actual apology for trying to rob you in the first place.â
Onyankopon just stares at her for a momentâhis eyes roaming over her figure with an unreadable expression.
Her shoulders hike up a bit, more tense than she shouldâve been as she notices, âAre you feeling okay? Oh godâare you having a stroke or something? Do you need waterââÂ
No, he just needed her.Â
Onyankoponâs rough palm cradles the smooth flesh at the back of her neck, pulling her mouth against his, kissing her.
Itâs slowâhis lips soft, gentle, a contrast to everything else about him. Heâs warm, fingers wrapping to the back of her neck, taking in every part of herâher eyes flutter shut as she exhales against his mouth, hands trembling a bit as she leans herself against his bicepsâshe tenses as she feels her fingers along his gauze, pulling back as her face flushed a red, âUmââÂ
She presses her fingers to her mouth, âYou should shower.âÂ
"You sayinâ I stink?"Â
âNo,â her giggle feels awkward, âI justâyouâve been laying in bed for daysâit might clear your head a bitââ
âWhat youâ sayinâ? That I kissed you âcause my brain muddled?â
She blinks softly, âMaybe.âÂ
And to her surprise, he listens. His body mightâve felt a slight soreness, but the hot water against his muscles definitely helped his mind clear, the past couple of days replaying all in a multitude of imagery within his mind. Everything meant something to him.Â
Onyankopon steps out of the shower, towel hanging low along his hips, only being held by the clutch of his palm. His durag is tied atop of his head, full lips flushed from the warmth of the shower, the steam hazing into the bedroom as he steps out, catching sight of a silhouetteâthe bare dip of Sahfeyaâs back curves inwards, her ass heavy as she pulls the oversized tee to cover her bodyâshe hears him, pulling the material down as her soft voice questions, âYou mind if I sleep in this?â
His eyes had lingered, drinking in his fill of her soft body before looking up to meet her gazeâsheâs flustered, body flushed from head to toe as she stood at the edge of the bed.Â
His voice is low, âGonâ head.â
She tugs a curl of her hair, pulling a bit as some type of distractionâher eyes look at him, but she doesnât make it entirely obvious as she questions, âThe shower made you feel any better?âÂ
His body moves towards the dresser, tattooed chest glistening in the dim lightâhe leans forward as he pulls out a drawer filled with his clothing, but he doesnât move to retrieve anything yet.
Onyankopon leans further, âThe hot water felt good,â he husks, âMade it easier to thinkâmy mind was all over the place when I first woke up.âÂ
âAnd?âÂ
âAndâionâ remember much now,â he takes a step towards her, Sahfeyaâs round eyes blinking in return.Â
âYou donât?â
Onyankopon shakes his head, eyes moving over her own, âNahâEverything before me gettinâ in that shower is kinda blurry.âÂ
His tone lowers, âButâionâ know, I mightâve remembered a lilâ kiss or sumâ.â
Sahfeyaâs face drops, her palm swatting his arm as she whines, âDonât play like that,â stepping back as he dips his face to meet hersâheâs grunting as he reaches for her waist, âPlay like what, huh?â
âOny.âÂ
He chuckles, his palms gripping her soft hips, pulling her forward as she attempts to move, âYou already forgettinâ me?â
âNo,â her arms hesitantly found his shoulders, âI justâwanna make sure it wasnât a pity kissâyou know, âcause I helped you.â
âThat shitâ crazy,â he grumbles, âI kissed you âcause I canât get my mind off you, girl.âÂ
His nose brushes hersâSahfeyaâs body tenses a bit, her nod soft as she glides her teeth along the plush of her bottom lip, âOkay.âÂ
Through all of that shell sheâd protected herself with being here, he feels it being broken down the moment her fingers trail the silk of his durag, her breath hitching as his lips brush against hers.Â
âYou gonâ let a nigga have you?â
The question makes her body taut in his arms. Her teeth dip lower into her bottom lip, Sahfeya tensing to ground herself, âOnyââ
His voice is gruffer than before as he narrows his eyes down, his lips brushing her own in torturous repetitions, âRelax yoâ hand.â
Her eyebrows furrow a bit, a throb coming from her clit in a way that it shouldnât have. She takes another breath, her palm slowly releasing from the nervous hold she had, whimpering the moment his mouth sucks at her lips.
"Youâ a good ass girl. Don't tense," he gruntsâSahfeya squeaks softly the moment he grabs her by the thick flesh of her thighs, tossing her down the bedâhis shoulders loom the arch of her body.Â
Onyankoponâs head then dips, his lips pressing to hers with more force, âYou know what you doinâ to me?â
His fingers slip into the intertwine of hers, holding her palms against the bed. It causes her lower body to sway a bit in return, her forehead knocking into his as her face flushes, eyes fluttering shut.Â
"Don't do allatâ," he rasps, âYou a nigga riled up," his fingers trail up her arms, grazing the tips of her knuckles with his thumb. He grips onto her fingers, "Gon' let me see you, girl.â
The kiss he gives her is hardâhis mind blank as he comes down onto her plump lips, âEyes.âÂ
Her lashes flick up, palms trembling under hisâat the same time, his tongue slides deep into her mouth, Onyankopon lowering down to begin sucking up the flesh of her throat. Her eyes clasp shut.Â
âNah,â he growls âhis fingers grip onto her jaw with one hand, pulling her gaze up, breath hot against her lips, âKeep themâ eyes up here.âÂ
Itâs as if he commands her attention.
âYou gonâ have to relaxâmy shit ainât nothinâ nice.âÂ
If his lower region wasnât nice, his mouth certainly wasnât any better.Â
Heâs tugging off her panties, dragging her to meet his mouthâa slurp resounds against the room as his lips suck at her clit, the facial hair along his face becoming coated with the arousal that glistens on her pussyâSahfeya hitches a breath, clawing for his shoulder. Her thighs tremble, âOnyâsâshitâŠâÂ
âYou wet as fuck.âÂ
Heâs giving her a mean showing of pleasure, his tongue lapping between her folds with every shiver of her bodyâHer thighs trap his head, back arching from every rapture that courses through her stomach. It seems like the words he speaks are laced with fire and truth, a soft shudder making her mind feel fuzzyâhis shoulders rise, tongue sweeping across the top of her lips, âKeep them legs up.âÂ
Heâs telling her that, but heâs moving them on his own as latches her ankles above her headâSahfeyaâs eyes are low, fighting to keep them from closing at the sight of him. The brown of his eyes and skin, his jaw clenched as he watches her, handsome features hard.
Onyankoponâs forehead connects with hers the moment his towel drops, Sahfeya jolting at the feel of his dick smacking her folds, tip rubbing her clitâhe was right about something though, his dick was nothing nice. Veiny, girthy, long. But the moment he sinks into her, her mouth parts open at the truth of his wordsâher fingers clutch, hips unable to move as he holds her down. He grunts when she gives a whimper, her body tugging beneath hisâshe feels full, a pleasured discomfort.Â
âI know,â he rumbles, tightening the hold he had on her hands, âYou full, baby. My shit curvinâ in you.â
Her legs tremble beneath his body, and when his tip lugs deeper, Sahfeyahâs face hides within her shoulder, tears brimming her eyes as another deep, fiery pinch of pleasure rushes through her bodyâher voice is soft, âOâOohâŠâ
His lips sear into her own, âYou gonâ take me?â
She shakes, her nose finding hisâsheâs mewling, âItâs big, Ony.âÂ
Onyankoponâs grip tightens on her wrists. Heâs grizzled at the plea of a voice, âYou wanna see how you takinâ it?â
He releases her hands, cradling both of his palms at the back of her head as he strokes so slowlyâhe pulls her face up, allowing her eyes to find the connection of their bodies below. Sheâs watching.Â
And just from the sightâher legs slowly spread open in a way that her folds stretch to take more of him in, her forehead pressing further against his as her arms wrap around his backâshe whimpers, âOh my godâŠâÂ
He doesnât stop pounding, the grip on her head possessive, her mouth parted open, yet, nothing comes out.Â
âJust keep watchinâ my shit go inâitâs gonâ go deeper every time.â
Heâs grunting this to her.Â
âOohmygodOny.âÂ
âYou betâ not fuckinâ move. Keep it up.â
The connection of his palm to her face has Sahfeya moan, Onyankopon groaning to her in repetitions, âKeep it up. Keep it up.âÂ
Her walls are softening the more his dick encases her folds, it makes her feen for more. Sahfeya takes her ankles, wrapping her palms around the soles of her feet as she spreads her legs completely openânow, theyâre to the sides of her headâthis angle, her eyes rollâsheâs groaning.
The splatter and schluck overwhelm her ears, her cream coating his dick to a discoloration. He has her pressed into the mattress, her face screwing upâsheâs loud.
âOnâOnyan,â she breathes, a small, soft sob coming from her lips, âMy stomachâŠâÂ
âYeah?â The grip he finds on her jaw goes tight, âIâm in there?âÂ
âYouâre in there, baby,â she harshly exhales, âFuck.âÂ
âI know. You gettinâ loud, all in a nigga ear.âÂ
Sheâs still holding her own legs up, her lower lip bruised as her teeth sink into it. Sheâs repeating with every move, âOooh, Oooh, Oooh,â her mouth going.Â
âGood girl,â he coos, his hand gripping her chin so her eyes are back on his, âCan a nigga spit in your mouth?â
Sahfeya faintly nodsâall of a sudden, sheâs shy.Â
âUse themâ big girl words, ionâ want that shy shit.âÂ
Her breathing is hard, panting when she attempts to speak, âYeah, baby. Lemmeâ have it.âÂ
Onyankopon snarls at her plea, the tip of his fingers sliding along her chin as he re-grips her jawâhis fingers curl, his spit landing on her tongue, jaw flexing at the sight of herâSahfeya squeezes her eyes, mouth parting to catch his saliva.
âMy shit feel that good?âÂ
âUh-huhhh,â her eyes rolled back in return.Â
She whimpers in such a bimbo way, âLike the way you fuck me, Ony.âÂ
âGood ass girlâyou gone,â his lips are close, breath hot against her own, brown eyes gleaming over her faceâSahfeya sticks her tongue out once more, twisting it around with hisâshe moans, flicking it up and down against his, just tasting him.
âOoh,â he groans, âJust like that, girlâJust. Like. That.âÂ
Onyankoponâs kiss is aggressive, his palms gripping her jaw as his hand slides up her faceâhis tongue strokes hers, his grip rough as it finds the flesh of her throat.Â
His breathing turns sharp, grunting in a way thatâs loud, his hips snapping.
âThis shit good,â his hips deeply thrust down into her pussyâholding at her cervixâSahfeya gasps intensely as he tugs back out.Â
Onyankopon growlsâthe grip on her throat tightens.Â
âI heard that. Do that shit again.â
âOny.âÂ
On the second strokeâSahfeyaâs voice is high, her back arching from the bedâher body shakes against his.
His palm slaps her cheek, "Gimmeâ that noise again."
âOooh,â she moans, fingers still holding her ankles in place, âOnnny.â
She raises her nails up to his abdomen, dragging them along the flesh. She whimpers, âComeâ closer.âÂ
His groan is gruff, his arms wrapping around her waist as he yanks her closeâHer arms latch around his neck in return, holding him tight as she smashes her mouth to his. He feels her.Â
This kiss is slow, a contrast to the hard grinding Onyankopon does.Â
âYeah, yeah,â heâs coaxing, his hands sliding up the smooth flesh of her back, âKeep them sounds cominâ.âÂ
Theyâre nearly seated up at this point, Onyankopon holding her by the flesh of her thighsâSahfeyaâs clinging on, clawing along his back while her other hand rests at the nape of his neck. His groan is low, his hand gripping the back of her curls as he yanks their mouths together, still stroking, âGot a nigga fuckinâ you crazy.â
âAâAgh,â she mewls, knocking her cheek into his jaw, eyes shut as she moans within his ear.Â
âOâOny,â sheâs whining, "Oh my god, baby.â
He thrusts deeper, her body shaking in his hands, âYou sound so pretty, baby.âÂ
âYou feel good as hell,â he continuously rasps, âYou feel so good.âÂ
Onyankopon is hissing, his lips sucking at the side of her neckâSahfeyaâs whining out, her grip on him tight, fingers holding. Â
âThere, baby.âÂ
His dick curves to the angle Sahfeya wants as he slams into herâshe cries outâ clutching onto him, a rapture of pleasure wafting her entire body. But he wanted more. He then flips her onto her stomach, eyes facing the mirror directly across from the bed. His hand is already clutching her throat, Sahfeyaâs eyes rolling as shoves back in, her ass clapping to the gush of his dick returning inside herâShe drops her face into the sheets, mewling for the thousandth time.Â
âNahâlook,â His hand forces her face to look up, âSee how I got you?â
His palm slaps the flesh of her ass, a loud echo coming within the room mixturing with the rhythm of her ass bouncing on his abdomenâOnyankoponâs palm grips her asscheek, his eyes narrowing at the reflection in the mirror, âLook at that.âÂ
He lays his body atop of hers, face burying into the crook of her neck as his lips rests at the shell of her earâher face is flushed, cheeks rosy and lips bruised as her low eyes look within his.
But sheâs no better than himâsheâs taking her lower body, grinding it back. Her head turns to face him, keeping her ear against his mouth as she hears him groan into it.Â
She giggles through her whimper, âLemmeâ bounce back on it, baby. Wanna hear you.âÂ
Onyankoponâs voice is a huff, his teeth sinking into the flesh of Sahfeyaâs neck, the hand on her chin yanking her head to the side, âYou donât gottaâ beg.â
His body sits up, fingers spreading her pussy from behind, âGet close,â he grunts. Sheâs obedient, grinding her body back against his, whimpering, âOh myâOohâ,â her body shaking against him, Onyankoponâs head rolling back.
Sheâs whiny, voice hiccuping as she justâtakes him.
âYou got it,â heâs biting his own lip as his curved palm pulls her into each thrust, his eyes narrow as they travel from their reflection back to herâhe swats her ass, âYou a muhfuckinâ pro. You takinâ this fat ass dick.âÂ
âSlow down, babyâŠâÂ
From the mirror, she watches his palm slide to the right side of her faceâhe slaps at it, âYou gonâ take me like you want it. Donât be cryinâ now.âÂ
âOooh!â sheâs groaning, âFuck, Ony.â
Her lips are parted, a soft gasp coming from her mouth as he keeps. Going.Â
 âYou gonâ give me all of you?â
He smacks her ass again.Â
âTell a nigga.â
Her pussy rocks back onto his dickâOnyankopon finds her throat from behind as she responds, her voice quiet, âIâm yours, Ony.â
âYou gonâ be mine forever, huh?â
Heâs sloppily tugging herâhis breaths quickening as his palm goes to the back of her neck.Â
Sahfeyaâs eyes flutter when he lowers himself back into a kiss from behindâa low groan coming from his lips, âLook at me,â heâs coaxingâsheâs quick to obey, âThatâs it, baby,â his lips sucking at her own, âMy fuckinâ girl.â
Itâs a rush of emotions between the twoâ she frowns between her soft sob of, âIâm cumming.â Â
She keeps repeating it, holding onto him like sheâd never touched him beforeâlike she did when she thought heâd held his last breath.Â
Thereâs a sudden snarl from his chest as he slowsâa flash of emotion comes across his featuresâhe moans with her, the final smack of their lips louder than before as he feels her folds drenching his tip feverishly. It doesnât stopâit doesnât stop, theyâre moving, rocking togetherâhot, messy, passionate.
Then, theyâre silent.Â
A moment of peace, of reassuranceâSahfeya is the first one to break the tension, her voice soft, âIâm sorry.âÂ
He remains in her, his breathing soft as he buries his face in the crook of her neck, âFor what?âÂ
ââThink I scratched your arm where you were bitten.â
Onyankopon furrows his eyebrows. His lips tug into a small smirk, âYou too good.â
âYoâ! Emeryâs finally makinâ that beef stewââ
The door swings open, Theo adjusting his glasses as he continues, âShe needed to know ifâoh shit!âÂ
Sahfeyahâs body is instantly shielded, her lips squeaking at the sudden movement.
Sahfeya covers her face beneath Onyankopon, âHi, Theo.â
Onyankoponâs frown deepens, his eyes glaring as Theo takes the hint, âRightâI was gonâ ask if yâall need somethinâ to eat, but it seems like you already ateââ
âTheo, Immaâ knock yoâ ass out. Why youâ still standinâ here?â
âI canât come check on my bestie? You almost died!âÂ
Onyankoponâs head shakes as an exhale comes from his lips, âIâm alive,â he rasps, âLeave.â
âI get it, man,â Theoâs smiling, his hands held up in mock defeat, âPussy prollyâ great after allatâââ
âTheo.â
âYou hungry, beautiful?â He directs his question towards the body hiding.
Theo leans against the door, a smirk on his lips, âSoâhowâd this happen?â
Onyankoponâs eyes narrow, âImmaâ be worse than a Hollow if I gottaâ get up, Theo. Swear taâ god.âÂ
âIâm actually a bit lilâ hungry,â Sahfeyaâs voice is soft, her hands over her nipples, âAnd youâre heavy.âÂ
âYou heard the womanâwe cominâ. Now getchoâ ass gone.â
Theo smiles, âAightâYoâ, Emâ, theyâ in here hunchinâ!âÂ
âWhat?!â Both Emery and Elijah bleat in return.Â
The door slams shut.Â
And once more, Sahfeyaâs amused in a time where Onyankopon thought nothing was funny.Â
âWe gonâ have to deal with that every time?â she questions.
âUnfortunately. You ready for allatâ?â
Sahfeya sighs, âI donât knowâmaybe I should just take my things and leaveââ she goes to turn on the bed, a mixture of a shriek and laugh pouring from her lips as he tugs her back.Â
âLike hell.âÂ
He groans when her lips latch onto his, the kiss slow yet warm. Sahfeyaâs fingers trace the side of his face, eyes closed as she breathes, âIs this too fast?âÂ
âNah,â heâs low, âNah.âÂ
âMaybe we should skip dinner then,â Sahfeya sucks at his lips, âYeah?âÂ
âWe gonâ eatâ just lemmeâ get a lilâ appetizer in.â
Thatâs when he tugs the covers over their bodiesâand of course, Sahfeya giggles.
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Onyankopon Kode had a very particular schedule.
At 5:30 a.m. he would be at the stadium or the athlete's gym
At 7:30 a.m. he would be back at his apartment, heating up the breakfast sandwiches he'd frozen several nights ago.
From 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. he'd go to the two to three classes he strategically registered for. Then later at 5:00p.m. he'd bore himself with the lecture he did not willingly sign up for.
The nights he reserved himself to stay in the students' library or his apartment's study room. Maybe if he was feeling a bit adventurous, he'd walk to the nearby bar to pick up the stewed oxtails he knew the chef would put away in a take-away box just for him.
Shutting his eyes, he'd do it all over again. And he was perfectly content with it.
Maybe he would spend a Thursday night at the local bar and indulge in the discounted booze that the student body would flock too with a quickness that rivalled electromagnetic speeds.
He'd listen to his friends chat over the weekly events the university held and never grew tired of saying he wasn't in the mood for a fĂȘte he was 55% sure he may not enjoy.
"Imma come next time though, trust" and would quirk his lips when Connie rolled his eyes, all too familiar with the routine excuses his friend constantly gave him.
Sometimes his friends would win, or rather, he would concede. Oftentimes when the pounding headache from a midterm paper didn't go away. Or when he would get invited out by someone that fancied him. He wouldn't say no to those things. Stress kills! And Ony loved his youth, even when it was used on the simple life he created the past 3 years.
Tonight was different though. Tonight he was way too close to the stage. So close that he could see the guest artist's detailed outfit. He was even able to grab the free water bottles given out at the wet fĂȘte. This was too close for comfort. At least it would've been if he was paying attention to any of those things.
By now he would've checked the time, scoped out for Connie and danced on pretty faces that looked back and grabbed him toward them in the crowd. That- in fact- was how he ended up behind you. It was not the reason why he stayed behind you though. That was entirely his fault. He wouldn't admit that. Not sober and definitely not in the inebriated state was in; when his held felt light and he was a bit more pliant than he would like to be.
Now, it started off as it usually did. He had stationed himself by the bar, indulging in a rum and coke and moving (or rather shoving) past the multitude of other students that had the same goal in mind as he did. The speakers produced a bass that rattled his bones. His clothes were wet and splattered in paint, coating him a multitude of colours that winked in the neon lights from the stage.
He'd gathered himself to stay a bit further from the crowd. Connie had slapped his shoulder and disappeared for the next 2 hours. The grinding of bodies against each other, coupled with the several glasses circulating through his system made Ony feel a lot looser than what his daily inhibitions would allow.
His gaze shifted to you in the crowd, braids held up in a top bun above your head with shorts that left little to the imagination, rising just a bit to let your ass peek out to tease. Especially when you bent over. Your eyes met his and you tilted your head slightly, almost in greeting before walking over to him.
"What's in your cup?" You tip-toed to speak in his ear over the noise of the crowd. "Is it a rum and coke?"
Ony nodded before gesturing to the bar, "I can get one for you if you'd like" A small shake of your head before you plucked the cup out of his hands and sipped the mixture, only breaking eye contact for a short moment to gaze down at the chain that rested on his chest.
The Djs shifted and with that a new song came on,. Right then and there, your hands made way to twirl the gold chain around his neck, brow quirked in a silent invitation, open for him to take.
Onyankopon took his cup from you with little hesitation before pulling you in from your waist, watching the way your hips rolled back on him, a movement he returned eagerly with the now empty cup held between his teeth. He watched in hungry anticipation as you grabbed his shirt from behind for stability, arching and pushing your ass back on him, never breaking eye contact.
Ony would explain that it would be one dance for the night and try to assure himself it was never something that serious- that he'd certainly not be that interested in a woman he'd only known for 3 hours.
That would be if he hadn't followed you to the front of the crowd, right below the stage. It would definitely be before he pulled your hips back to him as you danced together to the slowed beat, bodies never breaking apart from each other. Moreover, it would most certainly be before Connie clapped him on his shoulder in his drunken state with a shit eating grin.
No, it certainly was not that serious, he would rationalise. Even when he watched you put your Instagram handle for him to follow. He didn't even entertain Connie on the walk back to his car. He simply sucked his teeth at the teasing and dropped the conversation right then and there.
He definitely just thought you were interesting. That's why his lip quirked up seeing that you followed him back the next day, right after getting off of practice.
Yes indeed. Onkyankopon Kode had a very particular routine. Though- hypothetically- one small addition wouldn't hurt.
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What we finna read?: Eren Yeager was supposed to end the world. Instead, he wakes up in one that doesn't need saving. No Titans. No walls. No war. Just strangers with kind eyes, quiet apartments, and a girl who looks at him like he's more than the destruction he's caused.
Warnings: none that I know of
The grass is too green. The sky is too blue. The people are too calm.
Eren staggers to his feet like a wild animal, barefoot, bloodstained, panting. His body still buzzes with the echo of the Founderâs power, but itâs slipping. Fading. Gone.
He whips his head around. Skyscrapers stretch into the sky like unbroken Wall Maria. Trees sway with the breeze, not the stomp of Titans. A group of teenagers laugh near a fountain. A jogger runs past with something in her ears. No oneâs screaming. No oneâs dying. This isnât real. This canât be real.
âWHERE AM I?!â
His voice cuts through the air like a gunshot. People stop. Stare. Step back.
Erenâs chest heaves. His fists clench. He spins in a circle, searchingâthere has to be something, anythingâan enemy, a clue, a reason why heâs still breathing.
His eyes lock on a metal pole with a blinking light at the top. A surveillance device? A weapon? He launches toward it. But just before he reaches itâ
âHey! Waitâwait! Stop!â A blur steps between him and the pole. You. âDonâtâdonât do that, youâll get hurt!â you say, breathless, hands half-raised in defense but not fear. He freezes. Youâre not in uniform. Youâre not holding a weapon. Youâre not from Marley or Eldia or any place heâs ever known. Youâre just⊠there. Concerned. Real.
âWhat did you just say?â he growls, voice low and dangerous. âI said donât touch that. Itâs electrical.â You point to the pole. âYou couldâve shocked yourself. Are you okay?â
He laughs. A short, broken, humorless thing.
ââOkay?ââ His voice cracks. âYou thinkâthisââ he gestures wildly at the park, the people, the sky, ââis okay? Where are the Titans? Whereâs the war? Where are the walls?!â You blink. âThere are⊠no Titans. Or walls.â He stares at you like you just told him the sky is red.
âYouâre lying.â
âIâm not.â
âThis has to be a trick. The Paths. The Founder. Something.â His hands go to his head, fingers digging into his scalp. âI was thereâI felt itâI was ending the worldâŠâ You step closer slowly, cautiously, like youâre approaching a wounded animal. âWhatâs your name?â He doesnât answer. Heâs trembling. You lower your voice. âYouâre safe. I donât know where you came from, but⊠wherever that was, youâre not there anymore.â
âI canât be safe,â he snarls, and suddenly his eyes flashâgreen, wild, furious. âPeople die when Iâm safe.â You pause. Let that sink in. Then, softer: âNo oneâs dying right now.â He falters. The tension in his shoulders shakes.
He looks at your eyes like heâs trying to find proof youâre real.
âI donât understand,â he whispers.
And just like that, his knees buckle. You lunge forward, catching him as he collapses into the grass, weight trembling against your arms. You donât know who he is. You donât know what heâs seen. But for some reason, you canât let go.
Every logical part of you said donât get involvedâbut then he looked at you like the world was ending. Like maybe it already had. And maybe⊠just maybe⊠youâve looked that way too.
So here you are, standing on the edge of the sidewalk, one arm around his back, the other hovering nervously by his side. His muscles are coiled tight, like a spring ready to snap.
The blood on his clothes is drying. His eyes wonât stop darting around.
âWe need to get you to a hospital,â you say for what must be the fifth time. âYouâre bleeding. Youâre clearly concussedâor at least dehydrated. Please.â
âNo hospitals,â he growls.
You sigh, frustrated but not surprised. âThen where?â He doesnât answer. Just stares at a passing bus like itâs a monster in disguise.
You bite the inside of your cheek. âOkay⊠okay, fine. You can come to my place. Just for now. Itâs cozy, itâs quiet, and thereâs water. You need water.â He flinches at the word quiet, but doesnât protest. Thatâs the most youâve gotten from him.
Itâs not big. Not flashy. Just a one-bedroom above a bookstore with creaky floors, thrifted furniture, and a flickering ceiling light that needs fixingâbut itâs yours.
Eren stands frozen in your entryway like heâs expecting the walls to collapse on him.
You close the door gently, then slide the chain lock into place, more out of habit than anything. You glance over your shoulder at himâbarefoot, still breathing hard, and looking like he might bolt.
You toe off your shoes. âYou can sit. Or stand. Or pace. Whatever works.â
He doesnât move.
You disappear into the kitchen and fill a glass with cold tap water. When you offer it to him, he eyes it suspiciously, like you handed him a vial of poison.
âItâs just water,â you say. âIâm not trying to drug you.â He takes it slowly, fingertips brushing yours. Then he gulps the water down in three deep swallows.
You exhale and lean against the counter, arms crossed. âI know this is probably the dumbest thing Iâve ever done,â you say out loud, mostly to yourself. âLetting a stranger into my apartment. A bloody stranger. Who growled at me in public and said some real cryptic end-of-the-world shit.â
Eren stiffens, but you hold up a hand.
âIâm not saying I regret it. Iâm saying I know it sounds crazy.â He watches you silently. On edge. Waiting for the catch. âI just⊠saw something in your face,â you admit. âItâs not pity. Iâm not even scared of you for some reason. Itâs Just⊠that look. Like you were somewhere you couldnât get out of. And Iâve been there.â
You push off the counter and move to grab a clean towel from a small laundry basket in the hallway storage closet. âI told myself if you tried anything sketchy, Iâd scream, break a lamp over your head, or run to my neighborâs. Sheâs a retired cop.â
Eren blinks, almost like that is the part he doesnât understand. You smirk a little. âSee? Iâm not totally defenseless.â
He finally lowers himself onto the couch, like his bones are heavier than they should be. You approach slowly, holding out the towel.
âYouâre bleeding. Still.â
He hesitates before reaching out and taking it. Doesnât say thank you. Doesnât need to.
You sit across from him, still tense, but less afraid now. âDo you have a name?â you ask gently. A pause. Then, quiet and rough: âEren.â
You nod. âIâm [Y/n].â You offer your hand, unsure why. He stares at it for a long second, like the gesture is foreign. Then, slowly, he reaches out and grips itâcalloused, steady, warm.
And somehow, thatâs the moment something minuscule shifts.
Eren knows what it means. A greeting. A connection. A small, human ritual. But he doesn't understand why she's offering it to him.
He's a stranger.
He's bloody. Ragged. Barefoot and barely holding it together. And yet here she is-offering her name. Her space. A towel. A place to sit. Water.
And now this.
He stares at her hand, and a dozen thoughts crawl through his mind. What does she want from me?
Is this a test? A trick? A kindness with a hidden cost? Because in his world, no one gives without reason. There's always a price. Loyalty. Obedience. Blood. Something.
Even with Armin. Even with Mikasa.
But she hasn't asked for anything. She hasn't even expected anything. Just handed him a glass of water and said he could sit down. Like it was nothing. Like he's nothing to be afraid of. His fingers wrap around hers slowly-just long enough for the contact to register.
Warm.
Alive.
Real.
He lets go first. Quickly. Before it can settle too deep. And yetâSomething does shift. A shift he can't explain. Not in the room. Not in her. In him. And that's what unsettles him the most.
The apartment is quiet. Too quiet. And sleep doesnât come. Eren moves through the dark hallway like a shadow, steps light on the creaky floor. He stops outside her bedroom door.
Itâs closed. Locked.
He doesnât try to open it. Doesnât knock.
He just stands there. One hand flexing at his side. His jaw tight. His eyes fixed on nothing. He shifts his weight. Stares at the space beneath the door. Listens for her breathing.
Itâs thereâsteady. Calm.
He doesnât know why that makes his chest feel tight. He turns away and pads quietly into the kitchen, one hand dragging through his hair.
The lights are off. He doesnât turn them on.
Just stands there, one hand braced against the counter, the other resting on the edge of the sink. His reflection stares back at him faintly from the dark window above the faucetâbarely visible. Just a shadow.
He breathes in deep. Out slow. But it doesnât help. His skin still feels too tight.
Like something isnât sitting right with the night. You sit up slowly, rubbing your eyes, and glance at the clock.
2:47 a.m.
Of course.
You pull your blanket around your shoulders and step carefully into the hall, not flipping on the light. Your apartment is quietâbut not empty. The faint sound of the fridge hums through the dark.
You follow it.
The kitchen is cloaked in shadows, lit only by the glow of the city outsideâblue moonlight spilling across countertops and cabinets.
And there he is.
Standing near the sink, one hand braced against the counter, the other hanging limp at his side. Heâs not moving. Just⊠there, like a statue set down in the wrong century.
His back is to you, shoulders tense, the soft fabric of your borrowed shirt wrinkled from where heâs been tugging at the hem.
You speak gently. âCouldnât sleep?â
He flinchesânot from fear, but from being pulled too suddenly back into the present. His head turns just slightly, enough to catch your silhouette. âDidnât mean to wake you.â
âYou didnât.â
You step inside, feet bare on cool tile, blanket trailing behind you. You donât press him. Donât switch on the light. You just stand with him in the dark. âIâve never had silence like this before,â he says after a pause, voice low and frayed at the edges.
You blink. âWhat do you mean?â
âI meanâŠâ He gestures vaguely toward the apartment. The walls. The stillness. âThis.â He turns more fully now, but not enough to face you. Just enough for the moonlight to catch in his eyes.
âItâs too quiet. It makes me think.â
You nod, arms folding around yourself. âThinking can be loud.â He breathes out through his nose, like he didnât expect you to get it. You let the silence hang, soft and heavy.
Then: âYou want tea?â
He hesitates. Like the question doesnât quite compute.
âSomething warm,â you offer. âHelps when the thoughts wonât shut up.â
He doesnât answer. But when you move to the cabinet and quietly begin boiling water, he doesnât stop you.
And when you hand him the mugâsteam curling up between your fingers, light catching faintly on ceramicâhe takes it.
Carefully.
You both linger in the dark kitchen for a while, the world outside muffled and far away, lit only by the soft spill of moonlight through the window.
Eventually, you move toward the table, your bare feet soft against the tile. You pull out one of the wooden chairs and sit, cradling your mug in both hands.
âSit,â you say gently, motioning to the chair across from you. He doesnât hesitate. Doesnât question it. Just moves.
Youâre a little surprised by thatânot because you expected resistance, but because Eren doesnât seem like the kind of person who does things just because someone asks.
But you donât voice it.
You just watch him sit, his movements stiff and tired, like his bodyâs still running on survival alone.
Then you glance down at your mugâwarmth coiling through your fingers like a poor substitute for peace and take a slow breath.
He hasnât touched his tea.
Just stares at it, like maybe if he glares hard enough, itâll spill secrets instead of steam.
The silence stretches.
Heâs been here almost twenty-four hours now. Given him clothes. A place to rest. But heâs still a stranger. And you donât do strangers.
You shift slightly in your chair. âI know you said your name is Eren,â you start carefully. âAnd I get that youâre⊠not from around here.â He doesnât look up. âBut I need to know more than that.â
Nothing.
Your voice sharpens. Not angryâjust firm. âIf youâre going to stay here, I need to know who Iâm sharing my space with.â
That gets him.
His eyes flick up, guarded, green, a little wild around the edges. âI told you what I can.â
You tilt your head. âThatâs not the same as telling the truth.â
He exhales through his nose. âYou wouldnât believe the truth.â
You raise a brow. âTry me.â
His jaw tenses. He looks down at the tea again, fingers curling tighter around the mug.
âYou want a name? You have it. Eren. You want details?â His voice tightens. âI donât have them. Not right now.â
You narrow your eyes. âSo whatâyou just No idea how you got to that park in the middle of day?â
âYes.â
âJust like that?â
âYes.â
You stare at him. He doesnât flinch. Doesnât blink.
Heâs not lying. You can feel it. But that doesnât make it any easier to swallow.
âYou expect me to believe that?â
âI donât expect anything from you.â
The words are sharpâcolder than the room.
You sit back, mug forgotten. âIâm not asking for your life story, Eren. But if youâre going to keep sleeping on my couch and drinking my tea, I need something.â
He stands abruptly.
Too fast.
The chair legs scrape against the floor, and for a second, itâs not the stranger who calls himself Eren in your kitchen anymoreâitâs something wounded, something that doesnât fit in soft places.
âI donât know how I got here,â he says, voice low but shaking. âI donât know why. Or who pulled me out. Or if Iâm going to wake up and find out none of this was real.â
You blink.
His chest is rising faster now. Hands clenched. Tea forgotten. The steam spirals between you like breath caught in a throat.
âIâm trying not to fall apart,â he adds. âSo if itâs too muchâif Iâm too muchâyou can say it. Iâll leave.â
You watch him.
Quiet. Steady.
Your pulse is racing, but your voice is calm when it comes. âI didnât ask you to leave, Eren.â That seems to knock the wind out of him a little. âIâm asking you to let me in. Just enough to know Iâm not letting something dangerous live in my house.â
His eyes flickerâsomewhere between offended and ashamed.
You stand, slowly, and take his cup. Still full. Still warm. âSleep on it,â you say âTomorrow⊠maybe you tell me something real.â
You rinse the mug and donât look back. Behind you, the air is thick with unsaid things.
But he doesnât leave.
And you donât make him.
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