months since supposed superficial union , and arthur still can't speak the name he's been turning in his mind since the last word of the priest who had officiated it . to have her tied to his last name was a safety both had agreed they could afford , on account of the perils wrought from civilization . yet even now , there are moments where he feels guilty , knowing she's tied to him now in a matrimony no one in their right mind would call holy . but he might call it secure .
he comes from behind , to perch beside her quite quietly and quite quickly , dirt-stained jeans upon the uneven bark of the fireside log , first moving close , letting her know he's there with a touch of the back of his hand against her upper arm , and murmuring out a soft
ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤ❝ abigail . ❞
he leans over his thighs , drawing out a cigarette and lighting it with a quick thrust at the bottom of his boot . ❝ jack said he wants to see me huntin' tomorrow . i told him that weren't up to me . ❞ an absentminded tap of his knuckles against her wrist , once , twice , thrice . her face obscures in the steam from his nostrils . ❝ that i listen t'you on that . ❞
╰ ゜AS IF WE NEED MORE TO WRITE . / @misroberts .









