♛accidential video;

[meritocracy]

[the feed blurs in, shaky and uncertain. there's grass, sky, and there's blood. there's golden curls and a familiar brown headband and there's blood.

the video screen is smeared with red fingerprints and there is suddenly white skin, spasming fingers reaching for the screen but there is not a single word. not a single sound.

it moves, slowly, the fingers twitching as if in agony before it moves to a face, blood smeared at the top of the chin, dirt speckled across the cheeks and eyes barely open. for a minute there's the flash of a horrible red, gaping wound beneath the chin but then it's back to a pale face, lips parting but no sigh coming out. then the video spirals upwards, once, twice, red fingerprints and all.

and the fallen woman hasn't uttered a single word. ]

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[seleniahymn]

Of course not. You are welcome here anytime Luke, you don't have to ask for permission. [In all honesty, there was probably the general desire for him to visit more often, living apart as they do. But those arrangements could be made later, after they made sure that Natalia was out of immediate danger.

It's why when she takes notice of his clenched fists she takes the time to rest a hand on his shoulder gently. Anger was understandable and justified, but what they needed now was calm.]

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[fabrecation]

[He looks at the hand on his shoulder, then at Tear's eyes...

And he nods before he lowers his head, his fists clenching a little tighter before he loosens his hands. Right... right. Getting angry wasn't going to help with anything. Luke needed to be calm right now.

He might not be fully relaxed, but he still lifts his head up to shoot Tear a half smile.]

... Thanks, Tear.