- ͙۪۪̥˚┊❛ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀsʜᴇs ❜┊˚ ͙۪۪̥
"When hope seems lost, it's the bonds
we create that keep us going"
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𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐋𝐃 𝐑𝐀𝐕𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐃 - by the relentless march of the undead, Blood and Ashes weaves a tale chara...
"𝐁𝐀𝐁𝐘 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐅𝐈𝐃𝐆𝐄𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐎𝐍𝐆𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐓 𝐓𝐀𝐊𝐄𝐒 𝐒𝐎 𝐃𝐎𝐍𝐓, 𝐎𝐊𝐀𝐘?" The warm, motherly voice of Lori spoke to Carl firmly as she cut his hair.
"I'm trying!" Carl said, a frown beginning to root on his lips as he squirmed around.
"Ellie Bellie, you're next," Lori snapped her scissors jokingly in the direction of the young girl, who was sat on the floor in front of her fathers chair.
"Ugh," Ellie sighed, looping the ends of her hair around her fingers, "don't give me a cut like Carl's, please, Lori."
"Hey!" Carl chimed in, his frown deepened at Ellies mocking jab at his hair. Even Shane laughed a little at the reaction of Carl.
"I won't, don't worry sweetie." Lori smiled, a bright sweet smile before diverting her attention back down to Carls head.
After a few moments, Ellie's dad let out a prolonged yawn, causing her to take a snap look at him, from in front.
"Goddamn wore me out!" Shane said, stretching his arms out behind his head, finishing the yawn. These words were obviously directed at Lori, this was obvious to Ellie for two reasons. Firstly, the way his stare lingered on Lori for longer than it ought to. And secondly, she had a knack for reading people's body language like a book.
Gripping the ends of her hair tightly, Ellie tried to focus on the mundane task of avoiding a haircut like Carl's. It was a feeble attempt to distract herself from the underlying unease that filled the air. She could feel the weight of her father's gaze lingering on Lori for longer than it should, a gaze that spoke volumes of a connection that went beyond mere friendship.
"Don't," Lori mouthed firmly at him, her facial expressions now as cold as ice as she eyed him angrily.
"I'm gonna go and find Lucas," Ellie finally announced, standing up. She didn't know what they were on about, but it was making the atmosphere too tense for her liking.
