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lies of p | carlo/romeo | chapter 7 | rated m

"What does he think he's doing?" Carlo murmurs to the half-collapsed creature. "Such a goddamn idiot. I'm fine out here." Its only response is a pained groan as he sinks his blade into its side again. The more he attacks, the less the creature can fight back, but it still doesn't stop moving. He digs his sword out and sighs.

Then, he hears the sickening squelch of steel against flesh.

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lies of p | carlo/romeo | chapter 6 | rated m

Things fall back into place in the next few days, and Romeo couldn't be more grateful.

Carlo talks to him again. More than that, he stops avoiding his eyes when he does, which Romeo takes as a personal victory. When he tells Lea that, she gives him a measured look and says something like what did I say. Personal victories, that's the theme of Romeo's week: getting Carlo to open up a little more, finally convincing Spring to come towards him instead of running away, not getting mad when Carlo brags about how Spring likes him better than Romeo, which is really, truly unfair.

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At that moment, Romeo hears footsteps approaching them. He whirls around, releasing Carlo's shirt as he looks towards the nearby stairs. There's only a second for him to check who's approaching before his heart drops into his stomach.

"Romeo, what-" Lea starts, then freezes in place. She's dressed for a mission, complete with her sword and mask — she must've just come back to the hotel. Her hand drops from her sword's hilt, and she takes the mask off slowly, snagging some of her hair in the metal.

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