#basedmercury

“Whatever - you want me.”

(canon who?????????????? Dont know them)

Chapter 1, pg 31-34

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     「 ☄️ 」 — Ah, there he is. Though she couldn’t tell most of the stationed guards from another with the helms obscuring a good portion of their features, this one in particular was quite easy to pick from the assortment. Even at rest, a smile seemed to be ready to pull at his lips at any time compared to those with tight lipped stoniness and his stance looked slightly more relaxed. Though his behavior might be seen as unbecoming of one working for the Church, she can’t help but find his smiles and chipper attitude endearing and infectious.

gambol shroud made a satisfying shiiing noise against the whetstone,   a steady slow beat of the blade against rock. it’s a nice sound, she decided, the reassuring welcome of a reliable blade, then she could forget about replacing the entire blade for just a little bit longer. it was in need of upgrades before she could attempt the beacon extrance exams, destroying embargo filled with atlesian knights could dull her sword something fierce. she’d need it when she pretended to turn against her white fang brothers, because no one but the higher ups would be aware of her double agent status. it was too much to think about as it is, this mock betrayal, how could she know this wasn’t adam’s attempt to fire on her without consequence   ?   to test the true limits of her loyalty   ?   even if this was the chance to stop him breathing down her neck, it meant that she would be isolated from all that she’d known. and mercury

...   mercury wasn’t making it any better.

if anything he might have been enabling the darkness in her, making it grow bigger with these fleeting sexual trysts, and she’d allowed it because she thought this emptiness was what she deserved. at the very least he wasn’t a constant reminder of her guilt, the gnawing feeling that she’d made the wrong decision and should have left this life along with her parents.   was that a willing choice   ?   he asked.   ‘   yes.   ’   feline gently placed her blade down, elegant steps paced along the rocky lakeside to scope for similar flat rocks.   ‘   i didn’t know exactly what i was getting into when i chose to stay by adam’s side,   but i was willing. i was far too willing.   ’   she reared her arm back, shooting the pebble across the water and watching it skip five times. her voice was bitter, but when she returned the gaze it mirrored his own, her bronzed lips curled into a subtle, beautiful, hollow smile.   ‘   i thought i loved him,   and that stupid girl was too eager to trade her ideals for her infatuation.   ’

she shrugged, skipping another pebble. ten skips this time.