ᅠwhenever she believed it was over, memories played before her eyes.

” ... 𝓘 know it is over, left in past. but it is so vivid tonight. “

she bit her bottom lip, tidying her nightgown.

ᅠshe felt ashamed to admit to own weaknesses, especially in front of the man she worked with. after moment of silence, she finally admitted.

” 𝓘 can't sleep tonight. whenever 𝓘 close my eyes, 𝓘 see ... 𝓘shval. “

the terrors she witnessed there were overhealming, following her, chasing. +

ᅠat work. leaning on the wall, the corner of her lips raised, answering.

“ setting things on fire is your speciality though. ”

𝓡iza cleared her throat, suddenly at loss of words. it seemed his voice itself calmed her down.

“ are you asleep — 𖤠 ”

she asked bluntly, toying with cable of the phone

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  ،̲،̲ thank you so much, 𝓘 appreciate your words a lot .ᐟ it means so much, 𝓘 hope you have been great yourself

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standing in the door to her office. in dull light she couldn't clearly see her face.

`` 𝓘'm leaving, 𝓘 won't be able to help you today. ``

. * @ultimate-spear.bsky.social

once again she stayed late at work to finish some paperwork. it seemed to never end, just everyday they received new cases or procedures were being changed causing even more documents to fill in.

she was about to leave when she spotted the woman +

`` why did you decide to visit me after this all — 𖤠 ``

. * @greedth3avaricious.bsky.social

𝓡iza stood up from her desk, moving to the couch where her guest was sitting at. subconsciously she tidied her pin, taking a seat before the other.

`` would you like something to drink — 𖤠 ``

she asked casually, titling her head to the side.

into someone.

`` 𝓘'm sorry, are you alright — 𖤠 ``

she looked from the side of the pile, just to see familiar face.

`` oh, it's you — good morning 𝓔dward. ``

. * @fullm3talheart.bsky.social

𝓡iza was even busier than before since 𝓡oy's promotion. she was rushing through the corridors with documents of all kind, trying to keep up with new regulations he was introducing. she took a step from the corner barely jumping to the side to avoid bumping +

whenever she should call 𝘩𝘪𝘮. it was unfair to disturb his sleep with her traumas yet she didn't have anyone else that understood her like he did.

she got up, reached the phone and rolled 𝓡oy's number on the wheel. waiting to hear his voice on the other side.

. * @ltcolmustang.bsky.social

late evening, 𝓡iza was already in bed trying to fall asleep. but she couldn't. heavy thoughts, flashing images of 𝓘shval disturbed her. heavy rain playing on her windows wasn't helpful at all.

sitting on the edge of the bed, she was contemplating +