✔️ "ʏᴏᴜ ꜱᴜʀᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴏᴛ ᴡʜᴀᴛ ɪᴛ ᴛᴀᴋᴇꜱ?" ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ'ꜱ ᴀ ɢʟɪɴᴛ ɪɴ ʜɪꜱ ᴇʏᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇꜱ ᴍᴇ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴡɪᴘᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ɢʀɪɴ ᴏꜰꜰ ʜɪꜱ ꜰᴀᴄᴇ ᴀꜱ ꜱᴏᴏɴ ᴀꜱ ɪᴛ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀꜱ. "'ᴄᴀᴜꜱᴇ ɪ'ʟʟ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴏʀᴋ ꜱᴏ ʜᴀʀᴅ, ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴏɴ' ᴡᴀʟᴋ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴏᴏʀ ʙʏ ʏᴏ'ꜱᴇʟꜰ." ▪︎ ɪɴ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀ ʀᴏᴏᴋɪᴇ ᴅᴀɴᴄᴇʀ ᴡʜᴏꜱᴇ ʙɪɢɢᴇꜱᴛ ɢᴏᴀʟ ɪꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴘᴇʀꜰᴏʀᴍ ᴏɴ ʙɪɢ ꜱᴛᴀɢᴇꜱ ɢᴇᴛꜱ ᴀɴ ᴏᴘᴘᴏʀᴛᴜɴɪᴛʏ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ...
✔️ ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴊᴇᴏɴ ᴊᴜɴɢᴋᴏᴏᴋ, ᴀ ʜᴀʀᴅᴡᴏʀᴋɪɴɢ ᴀɴᴅ ꜱᴜᴄᴄᴇꜱꜱꜰᴜʟ ʙᴜꜱɪɴᴇꜱꜱᴍᴀɴ ʙᴇɢɪɴꜱ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴇᴇʟ ᴀʙꜱᴏʟᴜᴛᴇ ᴅᴇꜱᴘᴀɪʀ ɪɴ ʜɪꜱ ᴍᴀʀʀɪᴀɢᴇ, ɪᴛ ʟᴏᴏᴋꜱ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʜɪꜱ ʟɪꜰᴇ ɪꜱ ꜰᴀʟʟɪɴɢ ᴀᴘᴀʀᴛ. ʜɪꜱ ᴡɪꜰᴇ, ɴᴀᴏᴍɪ, ꜱᴇᴇᴍꜱ ᴛᴏ ɴᴏᴛ ᴄᴀʀᴇ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴀɴʏᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ʟᴇᴀᴅꜱ ᴛᴏ ᴄᴏɴꜱᴛᴀɴᴛ ᴀʀɢᴜᴍᴇɴᴛꜱ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ᴇᴠᴇʀʏ ᴇɴᴅ ᴏꜰ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀʏ ᴀ ʜᴇʟᴘʟᴇꜱꜱ ᴄɪʀᴄʟᴇ ᴏꜰ ʟᴏɴᴇʟɪɴᴇꜱꜱ. ᴡɪʟʟ ᴛʜᴇʏ...
✔️ "ꜰᴏʀᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴠᴇʀ, ᴀᴅᴇʟɪɴᴇ. ɴᴏ ᴍᴀᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴡʜᴀᴛ, ɪ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜ'ʟʟ ᴀʟᴡᴀʏꜱ ᴄᴏᴍᴇ ʀᴜɴɴɪɴɢ ʙᴀᴄᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇ." ◇ ᴀʟʟ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ᴅᴇᴠɪʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴɢᴇʟ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ꜱʜᴏᴜʟᴅᴇʀꜱ, ʙᴜᴛ ᴇᴠᴇɴ ᴛʜᴏꜱᴇ ᴛᴡᴏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴏʟʟᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴜᴍᴀɴ ᴍɪɴᴅ, ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ɪꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴇᴀᴛᴇꜱᴛ ᴇᴠɪʟ ᴡʜᴇɴ ɪᴛ ᴛᴜʀɴꜱ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ɪᴛꜱᴇʟꜰ. ᴀᴅᴇʟɪɴᴇ ɪꜱ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏꜰ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴡʜᴏ ꜱᴛʀᴜɢɢʟᴇꜱ ᴅᴀʏ ʙʏ ᴅᴀʏ...
✔️ "ɪ'ᴠᴇ ᴡᴀɪᴛᴇᴅ ꜰᴏʀ ꜱᴏ ʟᴏɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ʏᴏᴜ ɪɴ ᴍʏ ᴀʀᴍꜱ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜɪꜱ." ʜᴇ ʙʀᴇᴀᴛʜᴇᴅ ᴀɢᴀɪɴꜱᴛ ᴍʏ ɴᴇᴄᴋ, ꜱᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ꜱʜɪᴠᴇʀꜱ ᴅᴏᴡɴ ᴍʏ ꜱᴘɪɴᴇ. "ᴋɪꜱꜱ ᴍᴇ, ᴅɪᴀɴᴇ, ᴀɴᴅ ɪ'ʟʟ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ʟᴇᴛ ʏᴏᴜ ɢᴏ." ◇ Cover credits: @Jeonzenix ° A short story ° Love letters ° first published: Oct. 2023
✔️ "ɪ'ᴍ ɴᴏᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀs, ɪ ʙᴇʟᴏɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏsᴇʟғ." ☆ ᴍᴀʏᴀ ʜᴀs ᴀʟᴡᴀʏs ᴅʀᴇᴀᴅᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴏғ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʟᴇᴀᴠᴇ ʜᴏᴍᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀsɪᴛʏ. ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴀ sʜʏ ᴋɪᴅ, ɪᴛ ᴡᴀsɴ'ᴛ ɪɴ ʜᴇʀ ʙᴇsᴛ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀssᴏᴄɪᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴʏᴏɴᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡʜᴏʟᴇ 'ɴᴇᴡ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ' ᴘᴀᴄᴋᴇᴛ. sʜᴇ ᴅɪᴅɴ'ᴛ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ sʜᴏᴡ ʜᴇʀ ᴛʀᴜᴇ ᴄᴏʟᴏʀs ᴜɴᴛɪʟ sʜᴇ ᴀʀʀɪᴠᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴ ᴜ...
✔️ "ɪ'ᴠᴇ ɢᴏᴛ ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ʙᴜʟʟᴇᴛs." ʜᴇ sᴀʏs, ᴇxᴀᴍɪɴɪɴɢ ʜɪs ɢᴜɴ ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ sᴡɪғᴛʟʏ ʟᴏᴏᴋɪɴɢ ᴜᴘ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜɪs ᴍᴇʀᴄɪʟᴇss ᴇʏᴇs. "ɴᴏᴡ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛʜᴇᴍ ɪɴ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀʀᴛ ᴏʀ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʜᴇᴀᴅ?" ◇ Cover credits: blacksoulXOXO ◇ I do not own any of the pictures that are used in this book °mafia au °mature themes ° first published: oct. 2020 ° rewritten: aug...