⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀kept you warm was just a frame.
⠀⠀newspaper crackling as it's rolled up. he swats at her hand. "you keep that up," will warns, the paper pointed at juliet's face. "i'll kick you the hell out of here."
⠀⠀arms crossed. "is somebody dying? is the governor in town? no? then i don't give
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⠀⠀"nope." god knows soon as he engages she'll try rope him into a conversation. no bloody way.
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⠀⠀flicks the corner back up. she's interrupting his daily comic strip.
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⠀⠀finger hooks around the flimsy corner, folding it back to curl up an eyebrow.
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would you just like a bit of company then?
⠀⠀newspaper rustling in his grubby paws. she might as well be trying to catch the attention of a brick wall.
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⠀⠀choose something local. he's not hauling his ass all that way, 'specially since her mom sounds like a cunt.
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