#avypr

          KAT GRINNED AT THE OTHER WOMAN, an expression not many had the privilege of witnessing. A dagger was tossed up into the air and caught effortlessly. Because she was in such a good mood, she even added an extra bit of flair to the move, twirling her wrist and spinning the blade once caught.

*  SMS MESSAGES     //     ASHE.

ACCEPTING.

[ 📲 • ashe  👢 ] ——   what?

[ 📲 • ashe  👢 ] ——   you’re agreeing with me?

[ 📲 • ashe  👢 ] ——   consider me very confused at the moment.

[ 📲 • ashe  👢  ] ——   are you sure this was meant for me?

one day, it wouldn’t have to end in blood and guts and violence. and looking at her sidelong he’d just have to keep on hoping -- there would always be that surge of guilt. not just that incident, but good god above, there‘s always going to be more unfortunately, there would always be more blood in the sand, and vultures circling over whatever they could try and salvage.

he’s certain they’ve never tried. 

“ i warned you outright -- i’d do nothin’ but disappoint you ”

he takes a long, breath in, and lets it out with all the grace and care of being dragged along an asphalt road at eighty miles an hour. ragged. skinless. and still he puts a cigarette between his teeth and starts click click clicking a lighter awake, if only to pour more salt in the wound.