#svndowner

“   as   much   as   it   seems   like   you   own   my   heart   ,   we’re   two   worlds   apart   .   ”

“   i   say   this   a   lot   but   ,   look   ,   they’re   not   good   enough   for   you   .   ”

' so what is this ? another ploy to distract me enough so you can attempt to take over my position ? — news flash , you're not very distracting . ' / closed starter for @svndowner , based .

the table beneath rocky creaked when he shifted, removing his shirt to sit bare from the waist up. he hunched slightly so they could reach the jagged split in his shoulder. the gash was deep—muscle matrix torn, dermal layer peeled back in a crescent-shape curve. it needed to be knitted shut for the healing process to begin, something he had done himself many times over the past year. "i didn’t ask you to do this," rocky said quietly, eyes fixed on a crack in the wall just above their shoulder. the words came out too flat, too mechanical. he hated that. he didn’t want to sound like a machine, but emotion caught in his throat like static. "i can repair it myself."

elliot stood at the edge of the lake, boots sunk into damp sand, arms crossed over his bare chest. the smell of pine and wet earth clung to the late afternoon air, wind biting sharply off the water’s surface. behind him, the firepit crackled low, long since abandoned for splashes and laughter. he didn’t laugh. he squinted into the sun, cigarette dangling unlit from the corner of his mouth, just something to occupy his lips so he didn’t have to explain why he was still wearing jeans when he should've been already stripped down to swimsuits and inhibition. "water's too damn cold this time of year," he called out, crushing the cigarette under his boot. "you realize i'm gonna blame you when i catch pneumonia and can't make my shift."

' iris, ' comes an exasperated sigh from his lips at the mere mention of the other males name as hand comes up , fingers pinching at the bridge of his nose . ' do we really have to talk about him right now ? — we all know you're not gonna listen to any of my advice and crawl right back to him anyway , right ? ' / closed starter for @svndowner

" your heart is racing. " / @svndowner

" i am being real with you right now. " scoffs, shaking her head dismissively. / @svndowner