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◆ 𝐒𝐈𝐓 & 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍 . @countingwormss.bsky.social · May 20

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she'd tilt her head back, eyes now looking down upon him. disgust? no. morbid curiosity.

"i'm afraid i do not understand."
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◆ 𝐒𝐈𝐓 & 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍 . @countingwormss.bsky.social · May 20

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"the wounds are caused by imperfection? or is imperfection caused by the wounds?"

she asks, trying to prod deeper into his head. trying to understand just how this wanderer thinks. it's obvious to her that his very existence carries ample suffering.

"what is so wrong with healing?"
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𝙰𝚕𝚙𝚑𝚊 𝙷𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚢 @heirofspace.bsky.social · May 18

𝘏𝘦’𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘦𝘳. 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨-𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘵, 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺.

𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭. 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦… 𝘏𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴𝘯’𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘵𝘰.

“ Imperfect. Just… Wrong, different. “

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◆ 𝐒𝐈𝐓 & 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍 . @countingwormss.bsky.social · May 18

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she could use.

"you've placed bandages over wounds that do not heal. or, is it that you've never bothered to tend to your wounds in the first place?"
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◆ 𝐒𝐈𝐓 & 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍 . @countingwormss.bsky.social · May 18

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the subtle notion of concealed anguish, the confusion apparent in his voice.

she knew all too well of his suffering, even if she had never shared an experience with the wanderer. one thing is for certain, at least... it made her curious.

perhaps, maybe... his suffering could be something
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◆ 𝐒𝐈𝐓 & 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍 . @countingwormss.bsky.social · May 18

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"if it always passes, then why does it always come back?"

she asks, rather bluntly. not that she actually knows of the other's habits, only an assumption based purely on his words.

pain incarnate could only observe the other's actions, his tears that would refuse to reveal themselves...
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𝙰𝚕𝚙𝚑𝚊 𝙷𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚢 @heirofspace.bsky.social · May 17

“ I feel sick to my stomach. “

𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘨𝘢𝘻𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥, 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘶𝘨𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘰… 𝘖𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘺 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘴?

“ …Uh… I-I’ll be fine. It’ll pass eventually. “

“ I don’t know when but… but it’ll pass.. “

“ It always passes. “

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◆ 𝐒𝐈𝐓 & 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍 . @countingwormss.bsky.social · May 17

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a statue.

"what's wrong?"
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◆ 𝐒𝐈𝐓 & 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍 . @countingwormss.bsky.social · May 17

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her brows would raise in curiosity. though, her eyes remain void.

the suffering... it attracts her.

"you're not fine." she says simply. "even if i can sense your emotion... it wouldn't be hard for an average person to tell that you lie."

she now stands behind him, still as if she were
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𝙰𝚕𝚙𝚑𝚊 𝙷𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚢 @heirofspace.bsky.social · May 17

“ … “

𝘏𝘦 𝘴𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘥𝘦. 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘦𝘬𝘴 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘺. 𝘏𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘦…

“ N… No… “

“ N-No, no. No I mean- I-I mean yes. Yes, I’m okay. I’m fine. “

𝘏𝘦’𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘶𝘱, 𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘳𝘶𝘣𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴.

◆ 𝐒𝐈𝐓 & 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍 . @countingwormss.bsky.social · May 17

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"are you okay?"

the goddess came from seemingly nowhere, head tilting as she approached.
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◆ 𝐒𝐈𝐓 & 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍 . @countingwormss.bsky.social · May 17

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"are you okay?"

the goddess came from seemingly nowhere, head tilting as she approached.
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𝙰𝚕𝚙𝚑𝚊 𝙷𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚢 @heirofspace.bsky.social · May 17

“ Ha.. Haha… “

“ How pathetic is it of me, to see I want to cry in somebody’s arms more than anything right now… “

“ Please. “

Reposted by ◆ 𝐒𝐈𝐓 & 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍 .

𒁍 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖍𝖊𝖗𝖊𝖙𝖎𝖈. @spartanblooms.posts.love · May 6

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◆ 𝐒𝐈𝐓 & 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍 . @countingwormss.bsky.social · May 12

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"the concept of friendship and relations is one quite foreign to me. though, it is something i am willing to try."

though yearning, she seems at peace with her own loneliness. perhaps it would be the explanation to any internal doubts he may have.
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◆ 𝐒𝐈𝐓 & 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍 . @countingwormss.bsky.social · May 12

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she couldn't help but yearn to be by another's side.. though, for not why one usually would.

"like i've said, my home is quite lonely. i am the only one who roams the lands and skies, the space and the unknown."

the lids of her eyes fall to a close, calm and oddly content.
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◆ 𝐒𝐈𝐓 & 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍 . @countingwormss.bsky.social · May 12

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"what am i looking for?"

the goddess would repeat his question, filler so she could actually come up with a faux answer. surely, bloodlust and suffering is not acceptable.

"companionship."

the first thought to come to mind. after a certain conversation with a certain greek,
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𝙰𝚕𝚙𝚑𝚊 𝙷𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚢 @heirofspace.bsky.social · May 2

“ Anything in specific you might be looking for? “

“ You seem like the type to have some fun hobbies. “

𝘏𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧𝘧… 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘢 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘭𝘺.

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◆ 𝐒𝐈𝐓 & 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍 . @countingwormss.bsky.social · May 4

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yawn..
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Reposted by ◆ 𝐒𝐈𝐓 & 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍 .

ambrosius. @rosemagus.bsky.social · May 1

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ㅤㅤ「My Lord. May flowers bloom wherever you wander. 」
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◆ 𝐒𝐈𝐓 & 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍 . @countingwormss.bsky.social · May 2

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all i'm left with is all i know.
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◆ 𝐒𝐈𝐓 & 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍 . @countingwormss.bsky.social · May 2

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she explains.

"i am the sole inhabitant. if i wander my own home, i'd find nothing and nothing more."

with her answer came the smallest smile. it reeks of an odd sense of pride, nearly like a newly blooming sunflower in the midst of an empty field.

"so, i seek elsewhere."
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◆ 𝐒𝐈𝐓 & 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍 . @countingwormss.bsky.social · May 2

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and seemingly at peace.

though, when asked further about her motives, she'd simply and slowly open her eyes. a single nod before looking to the wanderer, a stare absent of light but filled with a strange darkness. not an evil, no.. just the absence of light.

"my home isn't all too eventful."
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◆ 𝐒𝐈𝐓 & 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍 . @countingwormss.bsky.social · May 2

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the goddess would only close her eyes and look to the ground beneath her, unsure of how to properly respond to his optimism.

through silence, she wouldn't even flinch. though hiding her purpose, no movement of a finger, nor a shake or tremor of any sort came from the swordswoman. she's calm,
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𝙰𝚕𝚙𝚑𝚊 𝙷𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚢 @heirofspace.bsky.social · Apr 30

" Got bored of home I'm guessing? "

" Or do you just like to take little trips from time to time. Nothing wrong with either. "

𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘢 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘳 𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘭𝘺. 𝘕𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘺'𝘭𝘭 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘮.

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Reposted by ◆ 𝐒𝐈𝐓 & 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍 .

𝐆𝐔𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐒 @armoursshining.bsky.social · Apr 23

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◆ 𝐒𝐈𝐓 & 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍 . @countingwormss.bsky.social · May 1

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a sword gripped in hand, serrated blade sinking deep into the flesh of a new victim. an older man, still clinging to life.

a red mist flows through the blade and to the hilt, the swordswoman's hands absorbing the energy of the poor man's life.

his suffering is satisfactory.
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◆ 𝐒𝐈𝐓 & 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍 . @countingwormss.bsky.social · Apr 30

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but this called for… empathy, attempts to relate and understand another being.

maybe growing close could eventually bring about a more devastating pain.

“for acquaintances.” a thought she had just now. “persons to talk to, i think.”
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◆ 𝐒𝐈𝐓 & 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐍 . @countingwormss.bsky.social · Apr 30

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“at times, it’s nice to wander. maybe you’ll find something new and exciting you haven’t seen before.”

a light shrug of the shoulders as she recalls the basics of conversation. not often does she casually converse with a living being. her sentences usually of bringing demise and pain.

𝙰𝚕𝚙𝚑𝚊 𝙷𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚢 @heirofspace.bsky.social · Apr 29

𝘏𝘦'𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘹𝘪𝘦𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘕𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘵.

𝘏𝘦 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴 𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳. 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘴, 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘴 𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘸𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.

" Scouting huh... Mind me asking what for? "

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