ᅠ𝑊͟𝐴͟𝑁͟𝐷͟𝐸͟𝑅͟𝐿͟𝑈͟𝑆͟𝑇ᅠ.ᐟ

haah —— .ᐟ﹙brows knit and they lurch forward for his hand. gentle as they examine the depth and severity, lips set into line﹚ if one of the girls walked out, they'd be frightened. such a foolish overreaction. ﹙but there's a shine to eyes and pleasant flush to cheeks. ﹚

.... i have done my best with what i was afforded. i only wish to give them better yet still.﹙that same set of eyes peer down at him﹚ will you swear an oath to ensuring that ideal .ᐣ

﹙fingertips trace a path from forehead to cheek before fluttering over eyelids to close them.﹚ you wish to rest some more don't you, darlings? that's all right, we will play some more when you wake properly. ﹙caging eases and they back towards door﹚i love you dearly.

﹙fair haired of the two merely stares —— she turns her back, evidently returning to snoozing. argenti laughs, light and airy﹚ that one .. that is iselut. she is timid. ﹙the sheer disinterest in the gaze of that toddler had been...﹚we call her izzy, don't we, elaine .ᐣ

⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐄𝐀𝐓 !

﹙a step back into argenti's chest — a set up all along .ᐣ caged between arms that reach out to children leave no escape.﹚ hello, little ones. did you sleep well? ﹙gentle coo, head over his shoulder. two pairs of similar eyes sleepily peer at them﹚we have a visitor.

— they both took after my eyes. ﹙quiet then, just behind him. arm reaches over his shoulder to quell the scrunching nose after unfamiliar touch, knuckles dragging over cherub cheek and listening to contented murmur﹚i was saddened briefly, but decided it was for the best.

﹙silence. no longer babes that nurse, but very much so small. peaceful faces peek from over hem, cheeks pressed to one another. the slightly bigger one curls into her counterpart, a tiny foot and accompanying toes sticking out haphazardly with no guess as to which﹚

.... you have kept from them this long.﹙hand against shoulder— a push inside﹚do not drag it on needlessly.