⠀ ⠀ ⠀ VERY SUPERSTITIOUS, ⠀ THE DEVIL’S ON HIS 𝓦𝘈͟𝚈. ཾ༵･ ❆ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀

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• sharp, warning glare —— rolling can snatched. ❛ I’m 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗘. ❜

jaw tenses, lids falling to a momentary close in an effort to self-soothe ﹠ regain ( whatever was left of ) her composure. digits dig into table’s edge ╱ chair abruptly screeching mid-retrieval. ❛ keep it up, and your piss poor temper is bound to rub off on me. ❜ •

❛ didn’t know I had some sort of curfew, 𝘮𝘢𝘤. ❜ hand raised in feigned defense, dark eyes widening mid- revolution. can of mandarin oranges snagged from tabletop ╱ frame plopping down into chair. ❛ easy with the tone. ❜

from where she’s standing, she can practically 𝙨𝙚𝙚 the tendrils of steam emanating from the top of his head. ( typical behavior ┈ she wouldn’t expect anything less. ) * ♨️

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• is that understood? ❜

• enamels chatter, maw’s delivery sharp ﹠ fierce. ❛ 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦. 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳. 𝘯𝘢𝘮𝘦 ┈ after that, I want you up close, and you’re going to 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙢𝙚 the inside of your goddamn mouth. if you wanna have any chance at living, you’ll comply with no questions asked. •

• grotesque adversary spawned to earth ( or in this case, riven from ice ). this was not a means of being kind to a stranger —— this was about rationale; uncovering truths prior to sharing a space with a potential harbinger of otherworldly doom. ❛ I 𝙎𝘼𝙄𝘿 . . . ❜ •

• her silence speaking 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲𝘀. inferno momentarily ceased, trembling digits securing a firmer grip ‘round trigger; an act she’s grown accustomed to since comrades’ all befell a similar fate ╱ limbs twisted, ligaments torn, flesh melting from the bone like some •

torch ignited ╱ achromatic 𝒻lame engulfed by a rufescent warning. existence teetered ‘pon the looming prospect of 𝗗𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗛 as cadaverous straggler was momentarily thawed by portending heat source. engine ﹠ snow-infused tempest contended ‘gainst one another, •

⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ SO THIS IS HOW ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ LIBERTY DIES . . . WITH THUNDEROUS https://t.co/1secxnUUyR⠀ ⠀⠀ ཾ༵･ ⚰︎ ⠀ ⠀ ⠀

• you’re not that 𝙏𝙃𝙄𝙉𝙂. ❜

• hoisted weapon into her clutch, door creaking open just enough to make herself heard above the ghastly wind crashing into stark visage. ❛ state your name, traveler, ❜ raspy voice beckoned. ❛ you’re not coming aboard until I know you check out ok . . . until I know •

• slamming down on break pedal with a wave of uncertainty. 𝙛𝙚𝙖𝙧 enveloped itself behind ribcage —— heart stammering as the image of a lone man came into view. questions began circulating, mouth dry from self-doubt. morals dug their way out from a shallow grave as doe •

• glimpse of assurance —— that flamethrower was exactly where it had been haphazardly tossed mid- flee. sigh of relief parted chapped brims betwixt frozen draft ﹠ a temporary sense of control. as attention veered through windshield once more, instinct took over ╱ foot •

• gasoline ﹠ ichor permeating from sole 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘪𝘷𝘰𝘳 —— a weighted reminder that she was indeed, the 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗚𝗜𝗥𝗟 of thule research station. seeking deliverance from what lived amongst flesh ﹠ bone, depleted gaze drifted towards passenger seat for fleeting •

• lies ahead unapologetically writhing inside stomach’s hollow pit. if it weren’t for the sound of the engine roaring, the mere silence alone would have been enough to send her to the brink of insanity. 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 clung to the soles of steel-toed boots —— the pungency of •

frigid air nipped at reddened nose ╱ eyes sharp ﹠ inert against the canvas of white laid before her. snowflakes scintillated in the dark, snowcat’s high-beams offering a channel of light atop untouched ground. digits tightened around throttle; the vast uncertainty of what •

daring glare darted without any semblance of remorse. the cushion she sat upon barely had any wiggle room to begin with. ❛ move 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, mac? ❜