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"Out of everythin' you could have asked me, that's not where I thought we'd start." As she turned to look at Emily, a lopsided smirk spread across her face. It'd be all too easy to lie and say something along the lines of leaving her mark on the world, accomplishing something no one else has, becoming famous, or making enough money where she'd never have to work a day in her life. However, they all rang hollow like yelling into a chasm and never once hearing an echo.

It's Emily's turn to smirk, accompanied by a cheeky little shrug of her shoulders. It's not like she makes a terrible habit of starting with hard hitters;  Emily's just found a good way to gauge conversations for herself lately. Nothing wrong with small talk! She's just God awful at it. She's better at listening, which she's happy to do while Faye answers her. Doe eyes spotlight her entirely, attentive little nods and a small furrow of her brow as she takes in her answer. It was a damn good one, honestly. Good enough she felt so inclined to agree.

       ❝ Maybe five years ago I could've had a different answer, but I think you've nailed it for both of us. ❞   Which felt a little rare nowadays, for Emily anyway. Her smirk softens into a more sincere smile, head cantering aside as she watches Faye again.   ❝ Kind'a feels like somethin' everyone should probably want, right?   - Kind'a got'a live with yourself no matter what. Feels natural after a certain point to want to be good on your own terms. ❞   A pause as she glances out around them, brows raising as she takes a breath. Something a little more unserious slips into her tone, smile dimpling now.

       ❝ Or maybe we're just a little more fucked up than your average Joe, huh? ❞

Emily fills her lungs to near capacity and wishes oh so terribly that it would've killed her to expel all the air in one long, annoyed sigh. It doesn't though, and she's left having to glare up at his coy expression. She's never in her life seen someone so intent on ignoring the  BEWARE! DOG BITES!  sign all over her face. Maybe if he hadn't seemed so desperate, it could've been endearing.

       ❝ I'm not on your fucking team. ❞   Nor did she have any interest. The Seven, after all, were all targets to her. Not that Emily thought he cared at all about that   ( mostly because it seemed like he only cared about himself ).   A deep breath and she rolls her eyes, hands landing on her hips as she tries to consider some way to get him out of the way.

       ❝ If I talk to you will you fucking move?   - I'd like to make it to my apartment before it gets dark. ❞   Which, by the looks of the reddening sky outside, wasn't going to be long now. She's covered in sweat and just wants to shower. She's sure he'll find some way to drag this out, but at least if she throws him a bone, it means getting herself home instead of standing in a doorway for five hours.

i never stopped thinking about you.

i didn't realize how good i had it until you were gone.

you were always on my mind.

so... what are we?

what we had was perfect.

i should have begged you to stay.

do you regret how it happened?

i want to keep trying. for us.

i replay our final argument in my head all the time.

after all this time? really?

i made a lot of mistakes. i said things i wish i could take back.

i didn't think you'd keep that.

i never forgot that night.

why do you keep looking at me like that?

you have no idea what you do to me.

for a while i saw other people, but none of them were you.

of course i remembered. how could i forget?

this place always makes me think of you.

i'm not giving up on what we had.

can we even go back to the way it used to be?

i haven't been back there since our first date.

of course i kept it. it reminds me of you.

i can't breathe without you.

i had a ring and everything.

no one ever made an impact like you did.

you were really one in a million.

i tried dating. i just couldn't get you out of my head.

i never fell out of love with you.

you were so good to me, and i blew it.

do you want to go out on a date? see what happens?

i really messed things up, didn't i.

i wish i could take it all back.

i've always loved you. always.

nothing feels right since you left.

the sight of you leaving is burned into my brain.

do you have regrets?

you sound like you're still in love with me.

would you ever consider taking me back?

i never moved on. not for a minute.

it was always you.

that didn't change how i feel.

i'll be better this time. i've learned from my mistakes.

i feel like i haven't seen you in ages.

you think you can just walk back into my life and act like nothing happened?

maybe i'm still in love with you.

you're everything to me. you always have been.

i never should have said that. i regret it all.

we're different people now.

what if we tried being friends?

i haven't smiled since you left me.

everything got colder when you left.

you could move back in with me, you know.

i still want you just as badly as i did back then.

what's your favorite memory from before?

i can still feel your touch as if it were yesterday.

you didn't deserve the way i treated you. i should have been better.

i'm sorry for everything. i really am.

we needed space. we were never going to work.

i missed you. more than you know.

could we try again? for old times' sake?

maybe this time we'll get it right.

you weren't there for me when i needed you.

they always said we were the perfect couple.

could i move back in?

do you still love me?

we both made mistakes.

the world lost its color when you left me.

how many years has it been since we ended things?

maybe we were meant to be together after all.

i never want to let you go. not again.

things didn't work out with them.

they think i'm still in love with you.

i said your name once. in bed.

❝ i’m well acquainted with the dead. ❞

❝ i would advise against that. ❞

❝ oh, for fucks sake .. isn’t anything private anymore? ❞

❝ no, i’m through with this. i said my goodbyes to all of you when i said them to __. ❞

❝ we never forgot about you, __. you ran away. you cut us off. ❞

❝ i’m not getting involved with you, or anyone else, ever again. ❞

❝ see? it’s like i’m not even here. same as it ever was. ❞

❝ ah, so it was you that dragged him into all this? ❞

❝ oh, there’s so much you people don’t know. ❞

❝ why are you here? ❞

❝ we don’t have to want the same thing to be on the same side. ❞

❝ it could’ve been different if i wasn’t so fucking blind. ❞

❝ everything’s true, except for all the lies. ❞

❝ so, trust me now? i’ll be there for you, __. all you have to do is call. ❞

❝ what happened to you? ❞

❝ i don’t break that easy. ❞

❝ well, that’s all pretty crazy, but .. at least you’re not. ❞

❝ great. crisis averted. ❞

❝ well shit .. i had a special surprise prepped and everything. ❞

❝ we can always .. tweak the rules a bit. ❞

❝ sound like fun? ‘course it does. ❞

❝ i love you so much. ❞

❝ i shouldn’t have kept you in the dark. ❞

❝ i didn’t come all this way for the sight seeing. ❞

❝ doesn’t sound like a problem to me. ❞

❝ no one can spy on us in here, it’s just you and me. ❞

❝ i’d never manage without your help. ❞

❝ well. you certainly caught me with my pants down. ❞

❝ i’m sorry, i didn’t mean to alarm you. ❞

❝ i find the thought terrifying .. spending eternity alone. ❞

❝ i’m glad we could have this conversation. ❞

❝ well. i never expected you to open up to me. ❞

❝ shh .. keep your voice down. ❞

❝ bless your heart .. and thank you kindly. ❞

❝ careful, contents are fragile. ❞

❝ me? i’m— i’m no exception. ❞

❝ but i wonder .. when you look death in her eye, will you blink? ❞

❝ —the fuck? ❞

❝ i’ve got the whole world in the palm of my hands. ❞

❝ and it wouldn’t have been possible without a boyscout like you. ❞

❝ what the hell did he do to you? ❞

❝ fuck you! ❞

❝ don’t you get it? we can speed this up or slow it down, but we cannot stop what we’ve started. ❞

❝ ‘cause all this? this is a done deal. ❞

❝ now come and get me. ❞

❝ well— we’ll pick this up when you’re done dying. ❞

❝ you gonna come through for me? ❞

❝ be careful. ❞

❝ you ready to end this? ❞

❝ you just don’t get it do you? ❞

❝ this was only ever gonna end one way. ❞

❝ you getting a little .. touchy-feely there. ❞

❝ too bad you didn’t stop shit. ❞

❝ well get on with it. ❞

❝ guess i left a lasting impression. ❞

❝ this time you’re the one who’s going to break. ❞

❝ honey, you ain’t nothing but damaged goods. ❞

❝ what took you so long? ❞

❝ we’re square. nothing owed. nothing left to say. ❞

❝ you’re right. i never gave a shit about this place. i have no ties to anyone or anything but you. ❞

❝ you’re in no condition to do this. ❞

❝ ‘cause it was hard enough keeping my own shit together. ❞

❝ killing you would be a terrible mistake. i know that better than anyone. ❞

❝ you can’t stop the inevitable. ❞

❝ you can either end it with dignity. quick, clean and in a flash— or you can struggle in vain, knowing full well what’s waiting come the finish. ❞

❝ i’m here for you, always .. like you were for me. ❞

❝ a gun won’t help you here, but it still has a role to play. ❞

❝ i can’t go with you. all i can do is try to spare you the worst. ❞

❝ if i had just done my job none of this would have happened.. but i— i couldn’t take it anymore. i got so tired of waiting, and i figured that no one would blame me if i just got it all over with. ❞

❝ sounds like hell. ❞

❝ even if we aren’t together, we will always be connected. ❞

❝ you have no idea how long i’ve been waiting to give you a hug. ❞

❝ i don’t expect you to forgive me, but would you hear me out? ❞

❝ i did it for her.. because i loved her with all my heart. she was everything to me. everything. ❞

❝ there is no atoning for what i’ve done. ❞

❝ if you’re not scared of death, how can you value life? and life is pretty fucking fragile right now. ❞

❝ thanks for everything. ❞

❝ doesn’t mean there’s a place for me. i’ve got no ties to anyone or anything.. i might as well be dead. ❞

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It's not that she  liked  beating poor Ethan into the mat. He's holding up just fine compared to anyone else, really. She just won't give him an easy time about it. Emily bumps her knuckles together, puffs of hand chalk clouding from the impact.

       ❝ Focus, Ethan. ❞   She wants him to learn. She does.   ❝ Pay attention to your footing. And for fuck's sake   - Swing! ❞   Her first punch is launched his way, a volley following after that doesn't let up. She's letting him have it, all right.

"I prefer to be fashionably late." Bruce said lightly, his expression slipping into a well rehearsed mask of a smile. "It makes it all the more reassuring when I actually show up, doesn't it?" Straightening his suit the young billionaire cleared his throat.

Well, he was definitely a charmer. Emily understood why so many people fawned about him so much. His easy going manner even has  her  cracking a smile.

       ❝ Not long, don't worry. ❞   Emily wouldn't have been allowed to be upset anyway. Kaslow made it awfully clear he didn't want her attitude fucking this event up for him, so she'd have to bite her tongue and play nice no matter what. She does up her own smile, dimpled and well rehearsed, as she leads Bruce further into the office.   ❝ Mister Kaslow just wants you to check over some of the gala details before he sends out orders and funding to vendors. He wanted me to let you know if everything is to your liking, he can have preparations done day after tomorrow. ❞

For all her credit, Emily sure sounded professional enough. Like she's been some pinup assistant her whole life. She even manages to keep more of the obvious bruises and scars as hiden as possible to complete the picture. After closing the door behind them, she gestures towards the array of documents and mock-up photography for the event.

       ❝ If you've got any questions, I'll pass them along.   - Take your time. ❞