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despite being acutely aware of @canescrow’s reputation, he couldn’t refrain the wariness in his eyes when the man presents the mission.
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“oh,” he pivots around to face @rendshearts while the group is busy with departing and their top priority has shifted, no longer solely focused on surviving nor getting out alive.
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“oh,” he pivots around to face @rendshearts while the group is busy with departing and their top priority has shifted, no longer solely focused on surviving nor getting out alive.
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the distress in her voice is palpable, but the growing heat festers enough to a tipping point, whirling on his feet with a fiery glare.
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these moments are scarcer than stolen, warm in the cold nigh breeze with alcohol to fill their bellies. it is to such occasions that his walls are lowered, due to slight inebriation, mouth twitched upwards in an inquisitive smirk.
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for as long as he had, his deeply instilled beliefs have guided him throughout the years, allowing him to survive the harshest of winters and emptiest of stomachs.
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a scoff is expelled, meeting the relentless wind in an air of fog when a mirthless smile curves his lips, unwavering as he stands his ground.
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resonance has struck far deeper than he expects, the grasp faltering yet he manages to retain the grip a second longer before pulling away.
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despite being acutely aware of @canescrow’s reputation, he couldn’t refrain the wariness in his eyes when the man presents the mission.
“we’re told that this job is impossible. that’s no longer a challenge.” he mirrors kaz’s words through the disbelief ⠀⠀⠀ »
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away from the turbulence and enough to catch a breather, large palms seize @honeyedcurls’ shoulders, shaking the girl — in effort to knock some sense back.
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