ㅤ ㅤnot manyy . . ? ㅤ( head tilting, index finger pressing to her chin right below her lip. ) ㅤcompliments ? ㅤdaw.. what an awful shame… ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤno, stephanie… in fact, i don’t think i’ve even heard from him since you.. uh — ㅤ( laughing nervously, eyes batting away ) ㅤ.. what about you ! how’ve you been ? ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤyeah.. my mother grew up around the countryside - i only got exposed to city life when we moved for her job. ㅤ( a small, careless shrug. ) ㅤit's nice meeting you, too, keith. ㅤthat's ayuh.. a * tough name ! ( * 🔆 ) ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤ" . . sometimes, life forgets that we can't always move as fast as it can. " ㅤas tender as she was before, she somehow managed to soften even further with her touches, now aware of the damage done. ㅤ" here, we're gonna soak it some... you want somethin' to eat ? " ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤoh, y'know.. same old same old. ㅤstill just... * holding onto my bakery ! as much as i can - ㅤ

you're soft, like the summer rays.

ㅤ ㅤoh, no, not this city, at least - ㅤi'm more of a suburbs, outskirts kinda girl.. ㅤthe name's rosabelle. and you are ? ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤ" . . o - oh - ㅤnonono, i can just call you by your name - i didn't mean.. to . . . " ㅤjust because she couldn't see their falter doesn't mean she couldn't hear it. ㅤbehind a broken laugh, beneath a hardened surface she had accidentally already managed to poke at. ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤis ‘ please ‘ not enough… ? ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤ” oh, you pour thing… we’re gonna be stuck up here for hours.. “ ㅤspeaking with a subtle whine, thumbs gently pushing under tangles against his head.. ㅤ” you just deserved so much better . . . “ ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤohh ! stephanie, it’s you !! aw, jeez, it really has been too long.. ( * 🔆 ) ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤ” that works perfectly. “ ㅤsmiling with a content nod, clearly having heard that one nearly a dozen times over. ㅤ” i don’t know if i’m a fan of ‘ strong terry, ‘ though… how’s tear - bear sound ? “ ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤ” oh.. oh ! oh, dear — i wish you had told me sooner !! ㅤyour poor scalp must be so irritated ! “ ( * 💦 ) ㅤhands jerking away for a moment, only to swiftly return, examining his roots for any possible burns or disfigurations ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤah.. that * is preferable — it’s nice knowing i’m interesting to someone ! i . . suppose - ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤ” .. he became very angry with me the longer we stayed together. ㅤhe wanted children, i wasn’t ready to have them . . “ ㅤletting out another sigh… somewhat hoping that the mere touch of her fingers trailing through his hair would provide him with some kind of comfort that her words could not. ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤoh… i’m just a lovesick fool sometimes — pardon me, i didn’t mean to bother you. ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤdreamy sigh… ㅤ

Don't forget somewhere between hello and goodbye, there was love, so much love....

ㅤ ㅤ” i understand . . . my husband told me that i was ‘ too broken ‘ after my mother passed. ㅤand then, when he left… i think i felt a loneliness like no other. “ ㅤpausing.. clearing her throat. ㅤ” not that… it’s anywhere near as bad as what you went through. just . . a familiar feeling. “ ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤgiving a light giggle in response to their supposed nickname. ㅤ” well, i’m rosabelle — create whatever little name you’d like, it’s quite easy to. “ ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤ” ashes to ashes, what’s done is done. “ ㅤleaning down, grabbing another rosie product while spritzing the rest of his hair down. ㅤ” at least you do what you can now. that’s * all folk like us can do, is it not ? “ ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤi’d like to think i’m fairly young still.. :( ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤo - oh … uhm .. i - i . . guess — no one - ㅤpardon me ( * 💧 ) ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤit was awhile before she replied . . . a long inhale, followed by a deep sigh. breath unintentionally, lightly brushing along the back of his neck. ㅤ” i’m so very sorry… ㅤthank you for your service. and your sacrifice. “ ㅤand then came sorrowful silence. continuing to brush and separate. ㅤ

ㅤ .ೃ࿔*:･ miscellaneous ㅤ

ㅤ .ೃ࿔*:･ muse ㅤ

ㅤ .ೃ࿔*:･ mun ㅤ

ㅤ .ೃ࿔*:･ rules n’ guidelines ㅤ

ㅤ .ೃ࿔*:･ threads ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤsuch crude language… ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤ” a shame… i do wish violence never solved anything. “ ㅤshe listened attentively as she worked, dripping serums and oils across his tangled scalp with a pout. ㅤ” if war didn’t * exist, i’d like to think my mother would’ve lived much longer. ㅤand i wouldn’t have lost my vision. “ ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤshe really is… sakura. her name’s sakura — promise you won’t distract her when she * is working, yeah ? ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤ” ah, it’s no biggie — i had a husband who was.. a bit of a ‘ military man, ‘ you could say. “ ㅤrunning the comb from his root, stopping the moment she felt even a but of resistance. ㅤspray bottle now in hand, dampening strands. ㅤ” he used to tell me about his stories… “ ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤmost do — i personally have a dog, but i’m not walking out and about, so she’s just on break at the moment. ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤwell of course you didn’t, silly — i hadn’t expected you to. it’s not as though i’m wearing a sign telling the world that i’m blind. ㅤ( gently laughing at her own fairly poor joke ) ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤno, dear — i’ve been blind since i was very, very young. ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤwell, when you can’t * see most of the world, i find myself liking to believe that the majority of it is beautiful.. ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤhm ? whuh - ? ㅤuh.. no, i would assume you haven’t — ㅤi don’t recognize your voice . . ㅤ

Introducing "Oh honey please don't bring a fight into my shop, it stresses my flowers!" Alexander 'HollyLock' Greyjoy "Honey, I adore you, and I love your visits, but im and old man and I need my beauty sleep." The Retired hero.

every day that you wake is a gift that you take from the gods.

ㅤ ㅤwell, flowers rely on bugs to live and reproduce — without one, there couldn’t * be another. so i find them both to be appealing. ( * ✨ ) ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤaww.. i can’t remember the last time i saw a grasshopper — but it’s such an adorable name to have. ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤ( well, lucky for him, she wouldn’t quite be able to see it… and yet, she’d smile all the same, bowing her head as a small curtsey. ) ㅤvery cute. i’m rosabelle. ( * 🌼 ) ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤah… uhm.. hahahhh, no, it’s alright — ㅤ( she doesn’t get it at all. what programmer . . ? ) ㅤ.. so, uh… ㅤyou wannaa - introduce yourself ? ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤ( undoing her bonnet — a * huge mass of curls falling far past her shoulders. letting out a sigh of relief . . ) ( * 🌸 ) ㅤ

Don't say that you love me then make other plans.

i do not desire mediocre love. i want to drown in someone.

ㅤ ㅤ. . uhm — i… didn’t know i was making a joke - hahah ? ( * 💧 ) ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤ( biiiiiig stretch ) ㅤmmm — ah ~ ㅤgood morning, world ! ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤyawwn . . ( * 🌸 ) ㅤ