‍      𝑒𝑚pire     ͏_ANTS .

there is also a 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 a man can accrue. this is the weight created by his past actions. it is a weight which can never be 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑑.

shivering, soaked to the bone. where did the sun disappear to?

is that right?

inappropriate, 𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒌𝒚 : you could even consider it to be some afterthought like i have.

(her impatience glares bright in the roll of her eyes, honeyed from her days in the sun, dew drops still following the slant of her shoulder blades.) am i not a good enough girl for you?

you know .. actually, i won’t say it, i fear it may be a 𝘀͟𝗺͟𝗶͟𝗱͟𝗴͟𝗲 inappropriate.

there aren’t any girls like me, baby. but tell me, what would they do to a girl 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒎𝒆 ?

tragic.

it would be. you’re all so unbearably 𝑏𝑜𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔, is it such a crime to want some drama worth all the money i spend?

i like to listen. and you know how people are. pretty little thing like her… no one believes she got that promotion through merit.

i’ve been hearing some rumours, too.

pretty little 𝒃𝒊𝒓𝒅, you’ve hit the window a few times.

you wanna see what ordinary hands can do to something fragile?

you're hanging a 𝑝𝑟𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑦 𝑙𝑜𝑤 web.

he’s so miserable and pathetic i need him

oh, absolutely. it’s great. ₍ a sip of her drink as eyes study the other. ₎ do you own the place?

was more rhetorical. ⠀ ⠀ and she's a friend, ⠀ ⠀ better that than at her job, ⠀ ⠀ unfortunately. ⠀ ⠀so somehow this feels less about your whole make believe pyramid and more 'peacocking in front of the new hire.'