I WANT IT TO HURT.

you'll never get what you want .

we need to stay together . no 'splitting up' bullshit .

nobody ever prepared me for this .

so you've just been lying to me this entire time ?

there's too much blood , i can't stop it .

this is over when i say it's over .

[ name ] , be careful . i've already lost enough people that i care about .

i never should have trusted you .

this is getting really out of hand , okay ?

i feel like we're not alone .

revenge is the best medicine !

put your head on straight , this isn't over yet .

maybe we should ... y'know , check it out ?

run . run and don't stop .

i thought i saw something ... i - i must be going crazy .

you couldn't pay me to go down there .

the cops are on their way .

would you rather stay here and die ?!

there's no such thing as [ ghosts / demons ] . it's made-up .

you aren't going anywhere .

i'm putting you out of your misery .

i know you think you're untouchable , but they will kill us .

you shouldn't have touched that .

we aren't going to make it out of here , are we ?

why are you following me ?

there has to be a medical kit here , somewhere .

i'll go with you . strength in numbers , right ?

don't move ... a fucking muscle .

fuck , the door is locked from the other side .

don't get ... dead , okay ?

that was the only [ bullet / round / flare ] we had .

did you really think it would be that easy ?

we've come too far , we can't turn around now .

put down the [ weapon ] . please .

come on , help me barricade the door .

[ name ] , is that ... blood ?

haven't you seen a horror movie ? the blonde always dies .

it was you ? YOU did this ?!

you are gonna fucking pay .

i'm going to give you ten seconds . nine , eight ...

i want you to admit what you did .

hey , look at me -- it's not real . it's not real .

do you think they're watching us right now ?

we're in this together . no one gets left behind .

let them go ... please , just let them go .

oh my god , what the hell was that ?!

you know i'm capable of this .

i had to ... i had no choice .

you don't have the guts .

this is fucked up , this is so fucked up .

what we're dealing with isn't even human .

you need to hide . find somewhere & don't come out .

stop ! don't touch that . we don't know what it is .

i've done bad things to good people .

if they catch us , they will kill us .

why are you covered in blood ?

i can't ... i can't feel my -

[ name ] is dead . i saw it happen .

what , you're gonna kill me ? i don't believe you .

there is an evil in you . i see it .

this shit only happens to people in horror movies .

forget about me , just save them .

what's one reason i shouldn't kill you right now ?

you aren't supposed to be here .

please don't . i'm begging you .

are you scared ?

whatever happens , don't let go of my hand .

[ name ] , this isn't you .

well , what the fuck are we supposed to do ?!

get out of my house before i call the cops .

you're going to regret that .

there's that smile ... i'm glad it's the last thing i'll see .

pallid cheeks redden in response, mouth opening only to close moments later when words failed her. how embarrassing, she thinks to herself with a wince. when lae'zel had agreed to join her on her travels, she'd thought her ... affliction ... under control enough to allow for a travelling buddy. in all fairness, she hadn't torn the githyanki apart during a full moon, so she was right in some respect. but last night? what in the world had she done last night?

" ... perhaps it thought you were cold, " the half-elf finally answers, lifting her chin. she holds onto her arm to self-soothe the nerves bubbling in her gut, but she still smiles widely at lae'zel. " it is getting a bit nippy these days, you know. and your sleep attire doesn't exactly seem the most — ah, warming ... soooo, all in all, i think it was doing you a favour. "

the most perplexing part of it all was that when her transformation broke and the sun hovered just above the horizon, she'd still been curled atop lae'zel. had the githyanki actually allowed for such contact? imagine her surprise when she came to and her friend was already awake beneath her, as though she'd been waiting for her to do so. surely not ... right?

something something it's the way that shadowheart so desperately wants to be loyal to shar, and fundamentally just ... wants to feel loved. the wound on her hand consistently acts up and inflicts pain upon her any time she approves ( even silently ) of something that she "shouldn't". even if it's something as simple as helping save a small child from certain death.

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