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ACT 6

Playing Soundtrack 006: "Cough Syrup" (Darren Criss)
Pairing: Akali x Evelynn

ACT 6

"I know everything seems like it's going to get worse and worse. Trust me, it will, but don't worry, alright? I will do everything I can to…" Their manager's words gradually faded into nothing but muted silence as Evelynn continued staring out through the wall window in her bedroom, her mind wandering as everything fell quiet.

Everything Taric said seemed to have registered in her mind even when she wasn't entirely conscious during the time he had uttered it. She was offered the option to either stay cooped up in the penthouse until the heat dies down, or take a small vacation for the time being.

The call eventually ended. She didn't know how long it was, but she could care less. The phone was held in front of her, eyes scrolling through the comments and messages flooding her social media accounts.

Her shoulders shook slightly and only then she realized that she had scoffed. Evelynn shook her head. She had the urge to chuck her phone elsewhere just to see if shattering it would give her any ounce of comfort or satisfaction, but she decided against it.

The lock screen wallpaper, which showed Akali in the middle of slurping ramyun noodles while smiling at the camera, was thankfully enough to withhold her executing her phone right then and there. Instead of destroying the piece of tech, she tossed it over to the bed before turning back to the view her bedroom window offered her.

Though she didn't pay that much attention to what Taric was saying during the call, she could still recall the important bits and pieces of his words. He also told her that if she decided to step out of the spotlight for now, she didn't have to worry about the photoshoots, commercials and whatever else she was set to make an appearance to show up at.

Apparently, all the people involved in those mentioned matters had 'conveniently' rescheduled and chose to postpone it at a tentative date.

Evelynn wanted to scoff again. She already knew what that meant. It meant they canceled her contract, because of course they didn't want to be linked to a celebrity who's currently going through a messy controversy.

This was like the times before K/DA again. But this time, she had no control over any of it. Whatever Sett was raving on and on about, that wasn't her doing! Someone was pinning whatever happened to his mother's business on her.

Then again, maybe this was karma coming right around to bite her on the ass. Like what Ahri had said to Akali, Evelynn had done so many things that weren't really something to be proud of.

Vindictive, petty, selfish, she was all of those things.

Even though she still had a scathing way with her words when it came to conflicts and arguments, Evelynn's spiteful attitude had lessened ever since K/DA came to be. Even more so when Akali softened her heart.

Of course running from the past wasn't easy, and now, she had to face the consequences of her actions all those years ago, because clearly, someone wanted her to do just that. If not, then they wouldn't have gone this far just to sabotage her present life and reputation.

Evelynn glanced over her shoulder, eyes flickering in between her phone and the space on the bed where Akali slept on last night. She sighed and looked down to the engagement ring around her finger.

She might not have read the entire list of seemingly endless comments she saw, but she did get a glimpse of the hate directed not only towards her but the rest of K/DA as well. Most especially Akali.