#shadowbells

her hands quickly slapped over her cheeks as they grew more and more red. was it really THAT obvious ?! no way ! she could swear she was much more cool and aloof about it. she didn’t know what she’d do if anyone found out about her crush, but if ruby’s MOTHER knows, there’s no telling who else knows.

“ r-really ? it’s that obvious ? ”

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thiS IS ILLEGAl

          for once, the simian is quiet as they trek the thick forest to their next safe location. he knows this place. it’s not far from a home he practically grew up in as a child. the vasilias clan owned a large plot of land a few miles to the east, and it’s all he can do to keep from trying to walk there. he can’t. he knows he can’t. but fuck it all if he doesn’t want to. keeping off the radar was never easy but now...right now it feels the hardest it’s felt in years.

     he waits patiently at their spot. the same place they used to spend so much time together as children. he can see claw marks in the trees where they would chase each other up and down, picture the two of them falling asleep beneath the shade of the branches.

     when he hears her footsteps stop, he knows it’s because this is not what she was expecting to see. he sent her a letter, she knows who she’s meeting, but he knows she doesn’t expect the changed clothing, his hair loose at his shoulders, the crutch he clings white-knuckled to.