❛ some of you have never had a friend go MISSING in the woods and it shows. ❜

fingers move as they gesture one simple word: “sorry”.

❛ ALL the things you say are ALL the things i did. ❜

❛ i jus’ ... wish i coul’ call m’friends. tell ‘em i’ll MISS ‘EM. ‘n’ tha’ ... tha’ m’SORRY. ❜

he had sought REFUGE at the closest place he could find. he was ... scared. roughed up, having been through a LOT in the last twenty four hours. knees where hugged to his chest as he picked at his fingers. ❛ honestly ... thought i’d --- i’d be DEAD by now. ❜

❛ what do you want from me? ❜

❛ don’t ask questions YOU DON’T WANNA KNOW. ❜

❛ i think ... i better go. ❜

eyebrow quirks upwards as he continues to walk and well ... they continue to FOLLOW. there’s only a huff in disapproval. ❛ don’t you know TOO MUCH already? ❜

❛ i just --- wanna make you feel OKAY. ❜ at least that. if the other at least felt okay ... then he would, too. sue him, it’s what makes him feel better.

❛ ---- don’ say i didn’ WARN YA. ❜

hand quickly withdraws a knife, poking it into the other’s chest. ❛ i’m gonna RUN this nothin’ town! ❜

this firewall was good. real good. it makes him literally SCRATCH HIS HEAD --- only a sign of irritation as he leans back into his seat. ❛ i -- i must be missing SOMETHING. ❜

❛ i’m the bad guy. ❜ a smile --- followed by an ever-teasing shrug. yet another element to add to his little ... game. ❛ --- DUH. ❜

hand goes under their chin all before commencing a somewhat CRUSHING grip of their jaw. he slowly raises their head to look up at him. ❛ oh? so you’re a TOUGH GUY? ❜

he SHOOS the other’s hand away. his nose had been busted open pretty bad, but he didn’t want them to WORRY about him. to question where it had came from, even though it was pretty clear it had been from a fight. well, not a FIGHT --- per say, because it had been completely one-sided.