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“Our relationship can’t really be defined in such a clear-cut way. We’re not quite friends, not quite rivals, not quite enemies.” Hero breathes a laugh, “there’s quite a lot of not quite’s when it comes to us.”
“What Hero means to say is we’re the physical embodiment of the enemies-to-lovers trope.”
Hero’s head snaps up at that, “wha-“
“Don’t worry,” Villain leans in to whisper in Reporter’s ear, “we’re still in the mutual pining stage.”
“You’re not real,” the hero whispered. Their hands caressed the outline of a face that wasn’t really there. That couldn’t be there. “You’re not real.” Their voice cracked.
Their lips brushed. Tentative. Desperate. Fully armed with the knowledge that it had to be some sort of delusion. “You’re not real,” they murmured again, eyes closed, against the lips of a ghost.
The ghost, eyes closed, murmured back. “I am.”
Not romantic but here we go!
"Kari."
Karina froze at the sound of her name. Eyes wide in disbelief as she turned around. There, aged a few years, although still younger than expected, stood Luna. Brilliant pink eyes blinked over at Karina with a bright, relieved smile. "I'm back!"
Rage filled Karina as she saw the most recent attempt. The damn clones were getting better every time. She grit her teeth as tears ran down her face. Taking a step back, surprising the copy to a stop. "You're not real."
"What?"
A soft laugh fell from Karina. "You're not real. Did that bitch really think she could get me using this same trick?! Once was enough." Karina pulled out a gun and aimed it at the copy's head. "Three times is just asking for trouble."
The sound ricocheted in the alley. A deafening sound that was only drowned out by the disbelief of what Karina saw.
Huffing, Luna stared at her in wide-eyed horror as she popped out of a portal. Barely missing the bullet aimed at her. While she understood how dangerous her mentor had gotten while she was gone, Luna realized it was all because of MhUB. They must have caught Karina after she portaled out of there, and they were most likely the reason Karina's signature disappeared. Making return impossible for Luna at the time.
"Impossible." Karina's voice wobbled as she all but crumbled. Her knees bruising as she hit the pavement. Vision blurred by tears and all she could do was repeat the same phrase: "you're not real."
She felt warm arms wrap around her. Luna pulled her into a hug as she burried her face in her hair. Kissing the top of her head the way Karina had done to her every time she had a nightmare. She smiled when Karina's final wall collapsed. Releasing a flood of tears and a chorus of sobs as she trembled in Luna's arms. Clinging to her as though Luna might disappear again. The same phrase tumbled out of her lips a final time before Luna tightened her hold. Smiling as her own tears came, she whispered, "I am."
Honestly the pipeline of “reading the-modern-typewriter snippets at midnight on the floor of my bathroom at age eleven so I wouldn’t get caught” to “being a tumblr writer myself” is a wild one.
Happy to help ;)
“You’re not real,” the hero whispered. Their hands caressed the outline of a face that wasn’t really there. That couldn’t be there. “You’re not real.” Their voice cracked.
Their lips brushed. Tentative. Desperate. Fully armed with the knowledge that it had to be some sort of delusion. “You’re not real,” they murmured again, eyes closed, against the lips of a ghost.
The ghost, eyes closed, murmured back. “I am.”
“You’re not real,” the hero whispered. Their hands caressed the outline of a face that wasn’t really there. That couldn’t be there. “You’re not real.” Their voice cracked.
Their lips brushed. Tentative. Desperate. Fully armed with the knowledge that it had to be some sort of delusion. “You’re not real,” they murmured again, eyes closed, against the lips of a ghost.
The ghost, eyes closed, murmured back. “I am.”
"spam liking will get you blocked" spam liking will get you a kiss on the mouth
There is nothing better than opening notifications and finding out that several days of your bullshit just made someone's day because they liked and reblogged everything on your dash. I would bake you cookies too if i could
“So…young.”
“I’m twenty-two.”
“You’re half my age.”
“Age doesn’t equal competence.”
“No,” the villain agreed, “you’ve proved that more than enough times.”
“So…young.”
“I’m twenty-two.”
“You’re half my age.”
“Age doesn’t equal competence.”
“No,” the villain agreed, “you’ve proved that more than enough times.”
“You beg so pretty. What a shame, then, that I have no use for pretty things.”
“You beg so pretty. What a shame, then, that I have no use for pretty things.”
The villain cocked their weapon. “Get your hero on the phone, or you die.”
“He’s not going to answer.”
“I said-”
“He’s! Not! Going! To! Answer! There’s no point me trying! You might as well shoot me now.”
“No. No, no, nononono. You can’t just leave. You can’t just go like this,” a sob lodged itself in their throat. “I- you- no. Don’t die here, not now, not for me.”
The other smiled and it broke them all the more. “There are worse things to die for.”
“Why is it always an either-or with you? I’m not your enemy! But I can’t be your friend either. I just- I can’t. Not after…” they shook their head quickly. Memories be gone. “Not after that. I can see that it’s different now. I can see we don’t have to be enemies anymore. So live your life! Live it the way you want to. And let me live mine.”
“Why is it always an either-or with you? I’m not your enemy! But I can’t be your friend either. I just- I can’t. Not after…” they shook their head quickly. Memories be gone. “Not after that. I can see that it’s different now. I can see we don’t have to be enemies anymore. So live your life! Live it the way you want to. And let me live mine.”
“If I’m the damsel, where’s the distress?”
“If I’m the damsel, where’s the distress?”
“I’m not afraid of you.”
“No,” the villain conceded, “you’re afraid of becoming me.”
This is such a powerful statement tho 😭❤️❤️❤️
Glowing eyes sharpened as Karina glared at where Luna last stood. Her gaze unfixed and wild. Fangs showing in a threatening snarl. "I didn't raise you to be a fucking coward!"
"Coward?" Luna scoffed. Taking advantage of the small break and large echo to hide. Just long enough to bandage herself a bit. Focusing on the larger wonder on her side. It was obvious that her old friend had no intentions of killing her, but Luna was starting to realize that her wild nature was taking over more and more of her reasoning. "I'm not afraid of you! I know you still care!"
The dark laugh that followed caught Luna by surprise. "I wasn't talking about me, kid." Karina's voice was somewhat back to normal. Her eyes lost some of their glow, but that primal instinct was still there, underneath the surface.
The echo was annoying. Karina glanced around, but Luna was hard to track down. A small part of Karina was proud that the kid was using what she taught her. Another, much larger part was pissed the brat was using her own strategy against her. "We both know I can't hurt you. Even if I wanted to, and I really, really do." She stepped closer. Senses on high alert for the smallest sign. "No, you're not scared of what I'll do, but if what you will. You're scared you'll turn out just like me."
Luna felt her chest tighten. Making her already exhausted lungs work hard to try and oxygenate her body. That had been Karina's fear back when they were both inside the facility. Karina had seen her mentor lose her mind. Twisted and corrupted, until all that was left was a psychopath hell bent on murder. Now, it was Luna who was watching her mentor's sanity decay.
"You're wrong." Luna sighed and looked up. Resting her head on the wall supporting her. "I've always looked up to you. I wanted to be just like you since the day we met. It's you, isn't it?"
The last sentence ended with Karina right before her. A myriad of emotions struggling to take dominance in her. Like a frightened animal begging for help. Luna could only smile as she let her body fall to the ground. "You're scared I'll be just like you, and that all this means that you were wrong." When Karina's body relaxed, Luna gave a weak chuckle. "You're so silly, Kari. Look at me. I'm safe. I'm fine."
Glowing eyes crystalized veggies returning to their mute brown as Karina slumped forward. Falling over Luna as she pulled her in. Sobbing into her shoulder and tightening her grip. "Damn it, kid. You were supposed to stay away from me."
Luna laughed this time. Unable to react in any other way. "Then who would've broken through to you? Jimena?"
Karina laughed with her at that. "I probably would've sent her to the morgue."
