˖₊⊹ 🍋 𝑳𝑬𝑴𝑶𝑵𝑨𝑫𝑬 !

‘    yikes.    sounds    insecure.    ’    manicured    nails    comb    through    silky    black    locks,    gum    popping    between    molars.    ‘    doesn't    sound    like    that    reassurance    is    working.    ’

❝   let   her   be.   you   don't   know   what   she's   been   through   to   be   like   that.   ❞   despite   initial   teasing,   defense   was   quick   to   jump   through,   shielding   lover   from   any   judgement.   brows   frown   lightly,   features   cold   like   early   winter   mornings   --   isabela   really   knew   the   spots   to   hit   to   get   a   reaction   out   of   raven.   ❝   i   do   more   for   her   than   you'd   ever   know   --   it's   not   like   you'd   ever   appreciate   my   efforts,   though.   ❞

❛     you     always     say     that,     but     you     know,     i     don't     think     you     really     mean     it.     i     mean     —     if     you     did,     you     would     actually     be     the     first     person     here     for     a     change…     but     it's     never     you.     ❜           sucks     on     pearly     whites,     cranium     shaking     faintly     at     the     thought.            ❛     where     were     you     this     time?     ❜

a   deep   breath   is   taken   before   addressing   issue   at   hand.   ❝   i   already   explained   it   before,   cash   --   my   work   doesn't   allow   me   to   slip   in   and   out   so   easily.   i   wanted   to   be   there   to   support   and   console   you.   ❞   although   frustration   grows   at   pit   of   stomach,   voice   does   not   tremble,   instead   maintains   cadence   it   always   had.   ❝   at   work   --   and   my   mothers   were   in   the   meeting   which   made   everything   even   more   stressful   --   i   thought   you   understood   how   important   this   business   is   to   my   family.   ❞

@petaleas 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒𝑑 for a starter

❝ must be jelly that i have good taste -- though i keep reassuring her you and i have nothing, i mean it's been months after all ... ❞

❛     oh,     so     now     you     care?     ❜

❝ you know i care more than anyone else -- if i could've, i would've been the first person to be by your side. ❞