ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ𝓒 𝖗𝖆ˢн!

──    დ  @stoIenpnch ,
            
            no !   no,  not  at  all.    {  quite  the  opposite,   actually.   carrie  is  marveling  at  the  ring  regardless  of  probably  seeing  it  before  in  his  room,   mouth  formed  into  a  blissfully  soft  smile  as  she  slides  it  on.  }   it  is  perfect,  thank  you.   i  just  wish  i  brought  you  something.   

@prophesied-  ꒷꒦ ⚠︎ ꒦꒷           y - yeah..     to    be    a    future     promise    ring,     i    guess.     was    it..      is    it    a    bad    idea?

@prophesied-   ꒷꒦ ⚠︎ ꒦꒷           but    nothing.     stop    worrying    so    much,     care.     they     like    you.     if    not    from    today    then    from..          [     he    trails    off,     never    truly    finishing     his    sentence.     he    shakes    his    head    softly,     for    himself,     before    holding    her    hands.     ]          you're    not    weird,     we've    been    over    this.     my    family    likes    you.     they'll    probably    want    you    over    again    soon.     especially    mamá.     maybe    ofie,     too..     im    not    sure.

──    დ  @stoIenpnch ,
            
            yeah,  but...    {  but  word  spreads  fast,   and  despite  how  carrie  has  tried  being  kind  to  señora  arellano  each  time  she  sees  her  or  how  she  logically  knows  this  particular  family  doesn't  work  like  that,  she  still  finds  herself  fretting.   it  is  strange,  she  supposes-  why  *does*  she  want  them  to  like  her  so  much?   it  isn't  like  they're  dating.  }    new  people  make  me  nervous.    {  she  substitutes,   still  the  truth  if  not  on  a  minor  scale.  }    i  did  not  want  to  be  weird.   

@prophesied-  ꒷꒦ ⚠︎ ꒦꒷           yeah,     course     they     would.     they     don't     have    a     reason     to     hate    you.      besides,     it's    / me /    bringing    you.

@prophesied-   ꒷꒦ ⚠︎ ꒦꒷           [     robin    looks    off    to    the    side.     he    can't    say     it,     never     could.     simply    thinking    about    his     actions     hurts    him,     and    the     idea    of    how     it     likely    hurt     finney     and    carrie     more    makes     it    far    worse.     ]          i..     i    don't    know.     not     in    a     bad    way,     i    just—     (   ..   )     you     know     what?     yeah.     i'll    join    you    guys.

──    დ  @stoIenpnch ,
            
            given... ??    {  maybe  it's  spiteful,  the  slight  arch  of  carrie's  brows  accentuating  the  question  she  very  well  knows  the  answer  to,  but  a  minor  attitude  still  counts  as  maturity  if  she  accounts  for  what she  could  do  instead.  }    no.   you've  always  been  our  friend,  robin.   before  anything  else,  and  that  means  you  have  a  place  with  us.

@prophesied-  ꒷꒦ ⚠︎ ꒦꒷           i,     uh,     i    dunno.     are     you     sure     it    wouldn't    be     weird?     given..     everything?

*  pls

/ PLEASE !! 

*/   spam  here &&  finney !!

──    დ  @stoIenpnch ,
            
            pinball  vance  hopper ??    {  with  an  amused  hum  carrie  grabs  another  chip  from  her  ziploc  bag,  seemingly  unfazed  by  the  very  shock  that  seems  to  take  robin  over.  }    yes.   i  watch  him  play  sometimes  :3   

@prophesied-   ꒷꒦ ⚠︎ ꒦꒷           care,     we    / are /    talking    about    the    same    person,     right?     vance?     pinball    master?

──    დ  @stoIenpnch ,
            
            i  don't  want  to  drag  you  with  me.   {  even  with  four  years  spent  at  robin's  side  carrie  finds  herself  wanting  to  give  him  an  out,   the  door  opened  wide  enough  for  him  to  escape  whenever  the  weight  begins  to  crush  down  upon  them.  she  doesn't  want  to  go,   but  she  has  to.   she  must.  }   i  have...   it's  stupid,   but  i  have  a  *feeling.*   it  is  not  going  to  be  good,   and  i  want  you  to  make  that  choice.    ( .. )    i  want  you  to  be  safe.

@prophesied-   ꒷꒦ ⚠︎ ꒦꒷           why    are    you    limiting    it    that    / you /    need    to    go?     if    you're    going,     so    am    i,     care. 

──    დ  @stoIenpnch ,
            
            thank  you.    {  the  warm  blush  accentuating  carrie's  cheeks  speaks  far  louder  than  spoken  gratitude  ever  could,   the  warmth  creeping  upon  the  back  of  her  neck  unnecessarily  masked  by  freshly  dyed  hair.  }    i  really  like  it.   i  thought  i  looked  too  much  like  vance  at  first,   but  it's  better  the  more  i  get  used  to  it.

@prophesied-   ꒷꒦ ⚠︎ ꒦꒷           oh.     you're —    well —      shit.     definitely    surprising    me.     wow.     it    looks    really    good.     / you /    look    really    good. 

*/   i  would  hold  your  hands  very  gently  &&  join  you

;     yall   should   still   interact   with   @ollivembases   tho :) 

──    დ  @stoIenpnch ,
            
            lo  siento.   {  it  isn't  much,   it's  barely  anything  at  all,  but  carrie  hopes  it  can  stand  as  something  in  robin's  eyes.   she  doesn't  make  another  sound  as  she  steps  further  into  the  room,  sitting  a  little  off  to  robin's  side  rather  than  settling  in  his  line  of  sight  or  arm  to  arm.   this,  carrie  knows,  is  something  she  cannot  do  a  thing  about.   but  she  can  at  least  try.  }    is  there  anything  you'd  like  me  to  do?

@prophesied-  ꒷꒦ ⚠︎ ꒦꒷        [     he    doesnt    talk.     he    sits    on    the    side    of    the    mirror    on    the    floor,     knees    pulled    up    to    his    chest.     he    feels    vulnerable—     so    so    vulnerable.     his    body    hurts    as    he    feels.   the    scars    throb.     he    want    the    pain    to    go    away,     but    he    already    knows    how    actual    medicine    wont    do    a    thing.     how    does    ibuprofen    stand    a    chance    against    trauma    and    instincts?      ]          no    me    siento    bien.

@prophesied-  ꒷꒦ ⚠︎ ꒦꒷           [     don't    get    nervous,     robin.     this    is    nothing,     carrie    is    just    helping    him    out.     no    big    deal,     so    there    should    be    no    reason    for    the    blush    that    begins    to    creep    onto    his    face.      ]          happened    to    be    moose..     again.     guy    doesn't    know    what    it    means    to    shut    up    sometimes.

──    დ  @stoIenpnch ,
            
            {  after  a  beat  of  hesitance  carrie  nods,   slipping  the  hem  of  her  sleeve  over  her  thumb  before  leaning  forwards.   in  one  swift,  unmistakably  practiced  motion  she  wipes  the  blood  from  robin's  lip,  hoping  the  blush  does  not  reach  her  cheeks  the  way  she  knows  it  has  done  her  neck.  }   there.   who  did  you  fight  this  time?  

@prophesied-   ꒷꒦ ⚠︎ ꒦꒷        oh —     um.          [     his    lips    part    slightly    in    hopes     of    making    it    easier    for    her.     ]