#covertstrings

"picking fights with the clear blue wall, hard to reach you lately, straining my neck, twisted talk."

"hated hearing my name on the lips of a crowd." zhongli mused, looking out into the busy city. "i used to have quite a reputation back home. it's nice to be less known." though they supposed with his recent actions he was now only really known by a few people back home as well.

"you can't choose what stays and what fades away."

riley turned her head and looked at brooke, "alright, i'm done with work. i swear."

rory was looking for a place like luke's. somewhere she could relax, with some good food, and where she could just feel at home. but everything felt so off here. plus, she found herself wandering the local campus too out of habit. she was feeling suddenly, again, like her sixteen year old shy self. not wanting to introduce herself to anybody. but then she saw someone and walked up to them and asked, "okay, where's the best food around here?"

"bren, what do you think is going on here?" she asked, leaning forward on the table and looking at her friend with curious eyes. temperance was her smartest friend, and she wanted her honest opinion on everything that was going on.