THE LIGHT IS COMING.

“ Pretty much, ” Alex nodded as she tossed another chip into her mouth, “ I mean, when Jonas and I went to Medieval Times and had their baked potatoes they were..pretty much soft like mashed potatoes. ” 

“ Technically not mashed, but who gives a hoot back in the medieval times, right? ” 

                   ❝   See, see --- ?!  I don’t really get it --- I mean, I don’t like my mashed potatoes like soup... So to me, they totally taste the same by the time I add everything in.   ❞

          “………………                                    —— they taste different.”

“ Hmm? ”

he’ll mimic her, canting his head to her opposite as a sly smile overtakes him. leaning ever so slightly back against the wall.

“ you know I would have found you either way right? it’s kind of my thing. ”

                   ❝   I could be sneaky if I wanted to !   ❞   ANN  protests, voice lilting as laughter bubbles past her lips. She folds her arms beneath her chest, one foot resting back against the same wall as she looks up at him --- her grin smug, almost catlike. 

“ Getting caught isn’t very Phantom Thief of you, did you want me to find you? ”

                   ❝   Hmmm...   ❞

         SHE   cants her head to the side, eyes flitting upward as if deep in thought --- not that she bothers to hide her simpering smile.

“Ann! @takanyakis“

Dokis

As some of you might already be aware, my mom has stolen from me in the past; in one go, she’s stolen up to two thousand dollars from me within a week. She’s incredibly controlling and enjoys exerting that control, and while my financial woes aren’t entirely her fault, she is a huge part of it. That’s reflected in her own situation right now --- currently she only has four dollars until payday, and all my accounts have negative balances. Her entire paycheck will be going to overdraft fees on her own checking account. We’re lucky I found a twenty lying around so we could buy dog food. I’m doing everything I can --- I’ve got an appointment to start donating plasma tomorrow, I’m doing surveys online until I go cross-eyed, I’m reaching out to family (which is humiliating enough). But my job doesn’t start up again for the concert season until January, and I’m starting to worry about how I’ll be able to pay off credit card debts AND take my abuser to court within the next couple months. 

                  ❝   Wait, really ?  Y-You saw that… ?  ❞

       AND  remembered her, no less !  Ann can immediately feel the heat rising to her cheeks, flustered and proud all at once. Maybe re-committing herself to modeling is finally starting to pay off… !