INNOCENCE / LOST !

❝     DEFINE YOUR DEFINITION OF NORMAL .    ❞    unequivocal ,  rolling clean off of lips .   the threat of disclosure weight against morality ,  a rare sense of unease swathes chassis in tautness .   jaw pulls , eyes set  ——  an analytical position of dauntlessness .

❛ what makes you think i have one? ❜ indignation kindles within the depths of her chest, detained only by steel ribs. her contention emerges far more rigid than she intends it to be : sharp - tongued and galvanized by a notion too out - of - reach. the prospect of normalcy was foreign / unattainable. unimaginable. she, brought forth to serve as a weapon. a machine so ruthless, perhaps she was undeserving of something so prosaic to begin with.

           he  takes  a  slow  step  forward,  easing  over  the  body  at  his  feet.  dark  eyes  settle  on  her  features,  observing  the  weight  of  her  gaze.  her  question  sends  a  wave  of  his  hand  to  the  dead  guy,  careless  &  noncommittal.     ❛    just  the  one.    ❜     ——-   she  meant  today,  right ? 

insouciance sets nerves ablaze. she is no stranger to acts of sin : the essence of her creation depended upon those exploits alone. innate are the compulsions in which she had been catechized, deep - rooted and entombed. even as his tameless vessel advances, impartial to the cadaverous body laid at his feet, revulsion does not manifest behind verdant optics ------ for how could one monster condemn another?

so when a stranger extends an act of kindness, apprehension rears itself as her safeguard. intrinsic and unyielding is the barrier that extends at her approach. still, however, a small part of her ( the part that yearns to be soft and trustful and solaced ) gives way and she finds herself in the stranger’s apartment. such stark contrast to the dark alley - ways and abandoned framework of old buildings in which she had recently grown accustomed to. gratitude swells in her chest, silent and demure. ❛ i’ll be out by morning. ❜

she wakes with a gasp, chest heaving with an urgency akin to phantom fingers wringing her lungs until it expels every last breath of air. a pool of her own blood encircled her like a halo ; sticks to her hair and clumps the strands together. the bullet wound on her forehead had healed completely, almost as if it were never there to begin with, and when she finally opens her eyes, she sees tony hovered over her. lips part, a mouthful of copper, and then : ❛ ------ did he get away? ❜

movements cease altogether, limbs solidifying into dead weight as she stops to a halt in the middle of the sidewalk. the edges of her lips crease into the ghost of a smile. ❛ ------ you know, you’re not as stealthy as you think. ❜

        it’s  on  his  lips,  his  tongue,  smearing  its  way  down  his chin.  ichor  sweetly   coats  the  inside  of  his  mouth —- the  taste  of  iron,  no  longer  relevant  to  him.  he  lifts  a  hand, fingers  swiping  away  at  the  crimson.  (  all  it  does  is  smear )   ❛   —– guess  i  got  a  little  carried  away.    ❜

the metallic aroma of blood lingers. iron and mineral / the foul stench of death so pungent, she’s sure that had she not been conditioned to tear into flesh with such a carnal animosity, it would make her stomach turn. ❛ ------ what did you do? ❜

but does he not see the trepidation that tumbles behind her eyes like a riptide? can he not feel the contrition that wages through the steel and metal ; that besiege the humanity in which the facility had tried so desperately to beat out of her? the breath that escapes from mouth slack with resignation is all - consuming. carefully, she leans back against the chair in which she is held captive, movements cautious ------ as to not impose any indication of a threat. before he inevitably decides to turn her in, she hopes that he at least allows for an explanation in lieu of the confession he surely demands.

WARMTH:    50%    ( cold, selfish    /    supportive, comforting ) INTELLECT:    62%    ( cerebral, analytical ) EMOTIONAL STABILITY:    22%    ( irritable, moody ) AGGRESSIVENESS:    50%    ( modest, docile    /    controlling, tough ) LIVELINESS:   34%    ( somber, restrained ) DUTIFULNESS:    50%    ( un - traditional, rebellious    /    conforming, traditional ) SOCIAL ASSERTIVENESS:    22%    ( shy, withdrawn ) SENSITIVITY:    74%    ( touchy, soft ) PARANOIA:    70%    ( wary, suspicious ) ABSTRACTNESS:    38%    ( practical, regular ) INTROVERSION:    90%    ( private, quiet ) ANXIETY:    78%    ( fearful, self - doubting ) OPEN - MINDEDNESS:    62%    ( curious, exploratory ) INDEPENDENCE:   78%    ( loner, craves solitude ) PERFECTIONISM:    58%    ( orderly, thorough ) TENSION:    78%    ( stressed, unsatisfied )