I don't care, no, I wouldn't dare to fix the twist in you [Nica] [backdated]
Madeline left Gabriel asleep upstairs- she only ran her hand over his hair once, lightly, though she did take one of the t-shirts he borrowed from Adam and hadn't washed yet to wear over her own. It's (obviously) too big, but she feels better with it and decides not to care.
The streets are so quiet they make her want to scream, sometimes. Not now. Now, they're just too lonely, eerie in their stillness. Anything could happen out here, and her lip is swollen from being bitten by the time the library is in sight, hands curled into trembling fists. She stops by the steps to collect herself, breathing in the faint, faint Gabriel left on her shirt. It's not okay to be scared in front of Nica; Nica's a lot of why she's scared.
She has a job, though, so she heads up to the door and knocks lightly, three times.
The streets are so quiet they make her want to scream, sometimes. Not now. Now, they're just too lonely, eerie in their stillness. Anything could happen out here, and her lip is swollen from being bitten by the time the library is in sight, hands curled into trembling fists. She stops by the steps to collect herself, breathing in the faint, faint Gabriel left on her shirt. It's not okay to be scared in front of Nica; Nica's a lot of why she's scared.
She has a job, though, so she heads up to the door and knocks lightly, three times.