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ice-water laps through my veins, the frigid wind howls at my back. i cannot die in the frost, for i am of winter, and winter is of home.

—— this

“ not today . ” following close behind ˎ door shuts . bowl to sink ˎ water ran enough to fill . he changes out of his jacket and to a thinner one ˎ shorter . chilly ˎ but not cold .

sighing ˎ standing ˎ bowl now cold and held ˎ to put up . “ lets go . ” he gestures ˎ for her to go first .

“ it didn't —— ” rolling his eyes . again . “ we should do something else aside argue .. how d'ya feel about a walk ? or something . tired of being cooped up .”

“ you get it ? because you said .. and then i said —— ” he stares . then sighs . huffing . “ you just don't have good humor . ”

once, we dream of being strangers. upon waking up, we realized we had always loved each other.

⠀⠀ what do you want. ⠀⠀

“ if your mouth is running ˎ better catch it .. ” faux laugh . “ come on ˎ that was * funny . ”

“ yeah .. i'm well aware . ” deep exhale ˎ meeting her gaze . “ did you just come here to give me soup ? ”

“ what bills do i pay .. ” .. 💭 * he settles ˎ though ˎ shrugging . “ can't fault me for wanting fun in this line of work . ”

“ i'm not picky ˎ it's called having standards . ” totally not proving her point . “ i know my worth . and it comes with interest . ”

he huffs ˎ then —— the smile forms ˎ visible . arms uncrossed and gesturing . “ hey —— i do ! it just gets .. repetitive ˎ y'know ? and ˎ boring .. ”

“ i'm well aware of where you work . ” a roll of his eyes given ˎ but no true irritation . crossing arms . tapping his foot ˎ nervous habit —— hard to break . like many others . “ works boring . ”