𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘺 .ᐟ

/ comeback incoming… maybe

⠀ why would we do that? ⠀

@carolsturks ⠀ back of carol’s head. 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒕, not duty. a small, wistful smile touched her lips for a moment as she embraced the other woman. ⠀

@carolsturks ⠀ request they were more than happy to provide comfort in that way. she’d done so for koumba without hesitation, because he had 𝒂𝒔𝒌𝒆𝒅. this, though, was different. it felt like a minor conundrum for the hive for a moment or so, until a hand slowly lifted to cradle the — ⠀

⠀ ⠀⠀⠀( @fvnfact ⠀) helen isn’t here, so she drinks. carol is tired of the silence that stretches all around her, tired of the ghosts haunting her. the music is loud, and the bottle of vodka is almost empty. her mind keeps doing these annoying things, showing her —

⠀ . . . oh! is there something we can do to improve your mood? 😇 ⠀

@carolsturks ⠀ scanned over carol, a small crease between her brows as she searched for any signs of causes for concern. after all, it still wasn’t entirely clear to them why she had called for zosia. ❛ is everything okay? ❜ ⠀

@carolsturks ⠀ zosia blinked in surprise as carol cut in so quickly, visibly startled, features then smoothing out to reveal a slowly growing smile. ❛ thank you, carol. ❜ she nodded gratefully before stepping into the house, shoulder brushing against the other’s upon entry. eyes —⠀

@carolsturks ⠀ with a small nod, the faintest of smiles. they had hoped that eventually, carol would be the one to reach out. that with enough time, she would come to the conclusion that she didn’t want to be alone. ❛ we thought that was what you wanted. have you changed your mind? ❜ ⠀

@carolsturks ⠀ something about carol’s demeanour wasn’t fully recognisable. her words didn’t have as much of a bite to them as they so often did, almost as if she was trying to put on a front. ❛ we . . . feel we’ve taken enough time. we were ready to come back. ❜ zosia explained — ⠀

@carolsturks ⠀ carol’s request to be met. pulling up outside the house, zosia made her way to the porch and rapped a couple of times on the front door. when the door eventually opened, zosia was cautious, a little more hesitant than usual. ❛ good evening, carol. how can we help? ❜ ⠀ ⠀

@carolsturks ⠀ clear in the voicemail carol must be sick of hearing, they were reachable if she was to need their assistance. they had to comply to any direct instructions, so if it was zosia she wanted? it was zosia she would get. efficient as always, it didn’t take long at all for — ⠀

@carolsturks / i’m not alone???

/ me, joining yet another dead verse because of doomed yuri

/ me as the nurse drags me away for talking to myself: SHE LITERALLY WOULD HAVE TO STOP THE WORLD

/ neeed people to watch this show, BLEEZ. 🙏🏻🧎🏻‍♀️ i need them.