ʷᵉ ᵐᵉⁿ ( 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝓦𝗥𝗘𝗧𝗖𝗛𝗘𝗗. )

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                г  ᴬ   T⃨ale   ᶠ̲ᴿ̲ᴼ̲ᴹ̲   S⃨outh  C⃨aswea.  
                ₜ ₀  @duIIahans, rufus  .  .   .   ⌑          
                ⳑ       ᵀᴼᴸᴰ   ᴵᴺ    ᵀᴴᴱ    ɐǝʍsɐ       ⅃
            
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            ➢    ᴾᴬᴳᴱ  ᴵ‧     ╱      S⃨tart Q⃨uote,       
            〞 CHALE.  YOU WERE A NASTY
            BASTARD.   CHAI!   YOUR LACK OF 
            DECORUM WAS THE VERY REASON 
            I COULDN’T LET YOU GO.   ❨ … ❩   I 
            WONDER WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF
            AH⸻  WELL.   WHAT IF I WALKED
             AWAY    THAT   DAY?  TELL   ME.   〞
            
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@UNEARTHD  |  of course i do. i was not so friendly to you... i do wish i showed you more kindness, perhaps decorum too. it is quite embarrassing to look back on.

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                г  ᴬ   T⃨ale   ᶠ̲ᴿ̲ᴼ̲ᴹ̲   S⃨outh  C⃨aswea.  
                ₜ ₀  @duIIahans, rufus  .  .   .   ⌑          
                ⳑ       ᵀᴼᴸᴰ   ᴵᴺ    ᵀᴴᴱ    ɐǝʍsɐ       ⅃
            
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            ➢    ᴾᴬᴳᴱ  ᴵ‧     ╱      S⃨tart Q⃨uote,       
            〞 YOU    HAVE   A   WAY   WITH
            WORDS.   THERE’S REALLY NO 
            REBUTTAL FOR YOUR WORDS, 
            I’M AFRAID.     ❨ … ❩      RUFUS, 
            I JUST⸻  I KNOW THAT 
            FATE WILL NOT BE KIND TO US.
            THERE IS NOTHING MORE US. 
            THE ONLY THING WE HAVE IS 
            THIS CABIN.   I CANNOT GRACE
            YOU WITH THE BLESSING OF 
            MARRIAGE,    THE PROSPECT 
            OF CHILDREN.   I CAN’T EVEN 
            GRANT YOU STABILITY.   YET,
            MY FEELINGS REMAIN THE 
            SAME.   EVEN WITHOUT THE 
            PROMISE OF A FUTURE 
            TOGETHER.  I LOVE YOU,  I’M
            SORRY FOR THAT.   〞
            
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                 ₁ ₎      JYNX CONFESSES WITH A HEAVY HEART.  Their love would be told as prophetic eulogy    ℨ  masked in Greek—like struggle.   Jynx is a realistic woman,  she knows the life she’s meant to live   ℨ  that is one without love.    Jynx connects her fingers with Rufus,  giving a slight squeeze.    The kiss she places on Rufus’ inner cheek is solemn.    Jynx’s hand follows shortly after,  a thumb rubs against his jaw.   An apologetic smile is given to the dullahan,   an attempt to soothe any possible pain her words inflicted.

A LETTER FOR @UNEARTHD ...
            
                         [ BLUE sheathed eyes wilt at the sight of his saddened love. he cannot explain why he feels this way, for it has truly been nearly a century since he had felt the flame of care burn in his chest cavity. humans trembled before rufus, but jynx was different. oh, how he wished to reach her. ] 
            
            YOU SAY THIS WITH CONFIDENCE, MY DEAR. THOUGH... I AM NOT SURE YOU ARE RIGHT. I WAS SOMEONE ELSE WHEN MY BODY PUMPED BLOOD. I FOUGHT IN WARS, STUCK MY HANDS IN CORPSES AND HAD A SYSTEM OF THOUGHT THAT ONLY CARED FOR A FEUX FREEDOM. 
            
                            [ rufus' hand slowly crawls to jynx's. ]
            
            MY EARTHLY SELF WAS NOT COMPLETE, BECAUSE I WAS NOT FULFILLED. NOW, DEAD AS I AM, I DO. I FEEL IT WHEN I AM IN THE PRESENCE OF YOU. WALKING THE EARTH HAD FELT LONELY, MY PRIORITIES ELSEWHERE. I CANNOT HELP BUT FEEL DIFFERENTLY NOW, TALKING TO THE STRANGER THAT WONDERS UP MY MOUNTAIN. 

ㅤ֜ㅤ   ⟡  stories from south caswea.
                 T⃨O⃨       @duIIahans           ❩
                         retold in the aswea.
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                    the mere suggestion of rufus losing himself without armaros feels like silly fairytale.   she’s met many creature,   ghouls,   and demons.    but it seems like this strange little being called “ love “     has stumped this voodoo queen.    
            
            
                      ❛  I DON’T THINK THAT’S   .    .
                         I DON’T THINK THATS TRUE.
                         YOU’VE WALKED THIS EARTH 
                         LONGER THAN I HAVE.  SO 
                         THERE WILL ALWAYS BE 
                         SOMETHING THAT MAKES 
                         YOU WHOLE.   COMPLETE.
                         THAT’S WHY YOU’RE STILL
                         HERE ON THIS EARTH.     ❜          
            
                            lips    would    utter    softly.   jynx    settles   against   the   wooden   railing   that   completes     rufus’   deck.   before    her    is    the   unknown.     she   deliberately   avoids   any   sort    of   eye   contact   with   the   dullahan.