ā« Ā azzie / heavenguidedā :
Ā Ā Ā The more she studied him, his face, the way he held himself, the way he seemed to be hiding something⦠She blinked, trying desperately to figure it out Usually peopleās souls were a dead give away but his⦠her brows knitted and her head leaned more. Curious. She held her hands more tightly.Ā
Ā Ā Ā Her expression is sad as he answers,Ā āO-oh. Iā¦I see.ā She was more confused now than ever, but she tries not to let it her cloud her judgement. She had to figure this out. Figure him out. She was determined.Ā
Ā Ā Ā āIā¦I am not a doll, I assuāā Azrael stops suddenly, her eyes widening. She steps closer, slowly, untangling her hands.Ā āOhā¦oh noā¦ā She lifted her hand slowly and lightly poked a finger into his arm before moving back and walking around him,Ā āHowā¦āĀ
Ā Ā āIā¦ā She shook her head,Ā āHow did Iā¦how are youā¦ā She felt slightly sick now. Had sheā¦had she somehow missed him? Was this like some horrible version of purgatory?Ā
Ā Ā Ā āI do notā¦I do not understand howā¦and I am so, so sorry. But you have not been taken home. Daeā¦ā She wasnāt sure if that was even his real name and usually she knew peopleās names instinctively.Ā
Ā Ā āDo wish to finally find peace? Itās my faultā¦but I can give you it now?āĀ
aw.Ā he knows itās not his faultĀ āĀ memory issues aside, thereās actually nothing he can do about the fact that itās probably been at least a decade since he bought these shoesĀ āĀ but he feels bad for disappointing her.Ā still, he canāt help but feel that her sad expression is more than just sorrow about not getting a pair of cool shoes.Ā especially as she continues.Ā heās ready to correct her about the nickname, but what she says next stops him deadĀ ( ha )Ā in his tracks.
taken home?Ā find peace?Ā what the hell is she talking about?Ā he has to resist the urge to take a step back ; Ā his heart is beating a little too hard in his chest. Ā he doesnāt feel threatened, but thereās something very off about the way sheās talking. Ā like she thinks heās supposed to be dead or something.
which, well, sheās not wrong.Ā but dae is in no hurry to cross that threshold.Ā
āĀ whoa, whoa, hey.Ā āĀ Ā his fingers tighten around the walkman in his pocket, a forced laugh coming from his lips.Ā Ā āĀ listen, iām, uhĀ āĀ iām not totally sure what you mean by that, but iām just fine, okay?Ā iām not, uh.Ā iām not, like, suffering or anything like that, if thatās what youāre worried about.Ā iām just kinda chilling, to be honest.Ā so like, donāt even sweat it.Ā ā
he swallows hard, weight shifting from foot to foot.Ā anxious.Ā Ā āĀ whatĀ āĀ what do you mean, itās your fault?Ā ā