⠀ “ ... —— piers .ᐣ ” ⠀

⠀ chris doesn’t move when she circles him —— but there’s a subtle shift in his stance ; 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘹 pulling taut beneath skin &&. muscle like drawn steel ... always keeping her where he can SEE her. survival had long since carved that lesson into very bones. “ that right .ᐣ ” his voice comes low， ⠀

⠀ chris catches the motion anyway. the pull of leather over skin ; quick，practiced —— like instinct. like concealment. but what thought crosses his mind gets buried just as fast beneath the weight of restraint. years in this line of work teach a man 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 to pry &&. when to LEAVE a wound covered. ⠀

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⠀ * / the birth of a monster ⠀

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( this is a story about a man who learned to survive and forgot to 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘. he has a blizzard inside his bones &&. within him sleeps a WOLF whose fur bristles with malignity ; he cannot find rest——his scars 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘦 too much. )