Her head turns to the side as the pitch changes. It's what she expected. Nothing more and nothing less from a fucking maniac, frayed at the edges. "Look me in the eyes," she spits, glaring at him. The heat, the intensity, the rage. "Look me in the eyes and say that again."

Obviously he wasn't last. He was my goddamn boyfriend.

\\ I want to make a new pinned but I genuinely can't be bothered. woops

Oh, God. "I'm not singing anything."

She waited. He could say her name a million times and all she would see, in the end, was the same man. A coward, a liar, and a pussy. Once upon a time, maybe she could've said she loved him. Her heart squeezed hard in her chest and she slowly shook her head. Silence.

\\ now THIS is what I signed up for

... at the very least, she'll adjust on the log, willing to listen.

Sidney knew. She could see, feel, almost taste the bloodlust. The desperate desire, the carnal need. Perhaps if she were stronger, she could slide her hands around his neck, make things right. But she didn't. She wouldn't, couldn't. "𝑴𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒓."

"Please? Is that all you can say?" Her anger was budding on her words. The venom was thick and heavy as it curdled on her tongue. Fingers furled into fists at her sides. Her patience had all but left her. "You're just sorry you didn't ᴋɪʟʟ ᴍᴇ when you had the chance."

Head tilt. Go on, go on. She's got Sidney's full and undivided attention.

... ah, that got dark. Her fingers idly drum against the bark of the log underneath her anyway. A faint smile? Maybe. Hard to tell in the dull glow of fire.

Laughs somewhere in the distance.

Maybe if any of it were real.

Speak for yourself.

Is there any fucking minute of your life where you don’t spout bullshit lies.

Crrrrrrack—! Holy fuck. She reels back and yells out, clutching her hand.

Not another 𝘨𝘰𝘥𝘥𝘢𝘮𝘯 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥.