
ππππ ππππππ’ πππππππ ππ:A lost soul "At the risk of sounding like I'm pleading as if I'm a damsel in distress, do you really have to go back?" It's too warm here. It always is. Nothing but lava and metal. The gears burn even through clothes. "There's not many other choices here unless you want to deal with inane laughter for the rest of our lives. Which, mind you, are probably gonna expire shortly on their own in here anyway." The push and pull. Every week it's the same conversation. The need to go; the want to stay. Can't have both. Neither option makes both of you happy. "... You're never short on comforting words." Hands intwine. Sweaty and covered in dust. It feels awful. This is the closest to comfort you'll get. "Fuck do you want me to say, Rose? That I'll stay?" Silence. The pop of lava. Screeching metal as a gear nearby begins to shift. "You could pretend. You could lie to me." Your hands squeeze each other's so tightly you lose feeling at the tips of your fingers. "No. I couldn't." "I know." . . . I don't want to think about this πΌπππππ’ πππ

