from winter to summer then winter again ❅ penelope & denali
Oct 6, 2019 17:18:02 GMT -5
Post by eulalie blake 1a 🍒 tris on Oct 6, 2019 17:18:02 GMT -5
There are flowers dying in this room.
And it's strange, how unfamiliar they are to me. I have grown accustomed to the sight of fresh roses at my feet and the feeling of lily petals in my hair; always soft, and always vibrant, and always gone before they could wither in my presence. I am disturbed by the dryness here, by the grey stain that has spread across this space. The air is heavy with the scent of death, with the last exhale of a bloom curling shut.
I hide my disgust behind a mask of indifference. I have always held myself like a statue, like I am not a thing that had been built to break. My fingers curl against my cheek as I wait in silence, still warm from Jackson's farewell kiss — and in my hands, there are memories. They are empty, and they are weightless, but I still cling to them. My employer and my colleagues have come and gone, fans and strangers alike have paid their respects.
And my family —I don't allow myself to hope
that they will walk through those doors.
But I still look up when I hear the low creak, and I smirk when I see that familiar shock of ginger hair. "Denali Lyons," I say in a lilting voice, moving past the introductions before she can greet me. I have never seen the use in small talk, at least not when conducting business. This is what my world has become. It is full of devils and bargains now. And dead girls standing at my doorstep.
"Aren't you an interesting little thing?" I phrase it like a question, like I'm intrigued to know what she thinks of herself. The only opinion that matters about a person is their own — an insecure mind is no less fascinating than an arrogant one. "I assume you're here to offer your advice, or to give your condolences." I cross my legs and lounge back in my chair, letting my boredom for that idea be known.
"Should I even listen to a corpse?"
My head tilts, words sharp and vicious, but there is no anger in my expression. Only a playful hunger. "If I were a suspicious woman, I would be afraid of you." I speak honestly, remembering the image of her lying dead broadcast through the district — and now here she stands before me. I reach out to take her arm in my grasp, running my thumb along her skin. "You're warm, but you're dead. You're always going to be dead."
And isn't that sad?Isn't that lovely?( DARS )