#hasdefected

      𝐄𝐘𝐄𝐒 𝐆𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐓𝐎𝐖𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐎𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑 , 𝐀𝐑𝐌𝐒 𝐂𝐑𝐎𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐒 𝐀 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐇 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐍 𝐈𝐍.   eyes watch from afar toward the person gabriel had been speaking about , head tilting to the side.  ❝ i know , ❞  says the redhead ,  mind racing with what might be right or what might be wrong to respond with.  head turns to peer upward at the taller male , body turning all the same so that she can get a real good look at him━make sure he heard her.     ❝ . . i know we gotta tell him sooner or later , but can we just let him have this for a little while longer?  ❞     heart is soft as ever ,  thinking of others && almost selfless.    ❝ i like seein’ a smile on his face,  i don’t wanna   𝚂𝙿𝙾𝙸𝙻  it just now , gabe. ❞   tone , much like eyes focused on features , is pleading.

          𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐘 , 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐃 , && 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐈𝐍 𝐒𝐇𝐎𝐂𝐊 𝐀𝐅𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐁𝐄𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐁𝐑𝐎𝐔𝐆𝐇𝐓 𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐀𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐏𝐀𝐈𝐍 && 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐔𝐌𝐀 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐄𝐑 𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐆𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐄𝐀𝐋 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐔𝐄.       body is defensively curled in on itself with knees drawn close to chest with arm wraps wrapped ‘round . . widened , now , brown hues glance between the features of her father && whom she’d assume is gabriel.    it’s been a little over twenty-five years since the first red sun ,  the pair having spent so much time trying to bring everyone back . . lilith can tell it’s taken more than just a physical toll.    russell moves away from her , having been clutching onto dear life like he had with josephine not too long before ,  to make way for gabriel to whom keeled in front of her all the same.   (  her brother , she liked to refer to him as.  a part of her family the same he was for josephine.  )     he hesitates when lilith allows eyes to roam over   𝙰𝙶𝙴𝙳  face until hand can reach out.   tender the girl touches against his cheek , see the wrinkles formed in forehead && near eyes before lips can part to speak.     ;        ❝ you’ve . . aged. ❞    she’d whispered with a slight laugh , though she’s glad it’s returned from him !   voice   𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭  of her own . . it sounds different then it did before though she suspects nothing is the same about who she was before.    silent moment is shared between the two ,  lilith can feel the sting of tears behind her eyes as arms take the initiative to wrap ‘round his shoulders.    face is pressed into his shoulder , fingers clutching as for once before the moment she died ,  a sense of   𝖕𝖊𝖆𝖈𝖊  washes over her.    ❝  thank you. ❞   she’d whispered , feeling his hand cradling the back of her head or kiss to the side of it.   slowly , tired body pulled away , smile still there━before gabriel places a gentle kiss to forehead.