Written by #DMV | #DSVerse
First things first: she’d find out what happened to her.
Then? She’d fuck up whoever put her here.
The Dollmaker would make sure. Her foes would reap a whirlwind.
First things first: she’d find out what happened to her.
Then? She’d fuck up whoever put her here.
The Dollmaker would make sure. Her foes would reap a whirlwind.
Autumn. It was late spring last she knew. That meant… several months at least.
Blindly, she reached for a call-
Autumn. It was late spring last she knew. That meant… several months at least.
Blindly, she reached for a call-
Eve couldn’t remember how she’d gotten there, nor could she remember what day it was. She’d been in her office, watching the cameras as the Dollhouse reopened, and now…
Here.
She struggled to sit up, her arms almost immediately giving out.
Eve couldn’t remember how she’d gotten there, nor could she remember what day it was. She’d been in her office, watching the cameras as the Dollhouse reopened, and now…
Here.
She struggled to sit up, her arms almost immediately giving out.
The third was pain like she’d never felt before. Her head screamed, a white hot poker stabbing into her cranium.
Slowly, she blinked her eyes open. She was in a hospital bed, a monitor-
The third was pain like she’d never felt before. Her head screamed, a white hot poker stabbing into her cranium.
Slowly, she blinked her eyes open. She was in a hospital bed, a monitor-
It was genuine, her face breaking out in a smile as she nuzzled into the crook of Joan's neck again.
"The three of you? That girl will be spoiled rotten, I guarantee it."
It was genuine, her face breaking out in a smile as she nuzzled into the crook of Joan's neck again.
"The three of you? That girl will be spoiled rotten, I guarantee it."
Eve sighed, letting herself relax. What was, was, and what would be, would be, and right now, she was here, with Joan in her lap, and for a short time, they could pretend nothing had happened.
"I heard about your daughter. Celine. Saw some pictures-
Eve sighed, letting herself relax. What was, was, and what would be, would be, and right now, she was here, with Joan in her lap, and for a short time, they could pretend nothing had happened.
"I heard about your daughter. Celine. Saw some pictures-
Three words she had wanted to hear for so long. Across oceans and continents. In her dreams in the dead of night.
She didn't deserve it.
Her face grew hot and her eyes began to sting, and Eve blinked furiously to keep the tears away.
"The twins..." she murmured, remembering their-
Three words she had wanted to hear for so long. Across oceans and continents. In her dreams in the dead of night.
She didn't deserve it.
Her face grew hot and her eyes began to sting, and Eve blinked furiously to keep the tears away.
"The twins..." she murmured, remembering their-
We’ll see, of course~
We’ll see, of course~
“I’m sorry. We shouldn’t dredge up old wrongs. But… I do think about you. All the time.”
Even now, smelling Joan’s perfume, feeling her in her lap, Eve wasn’t convinced this wasn’t a dream.
“Joan…”
But the words couldn’t come out.
“I’m sorry. We shouldn’t dredge up old wrongs. But… I do think about you. All the time.”
Even now, smelling Joan’s perfume, feeling her in her lap, Eve wasn’t convinced this wasn’t a dream.
“Joan…”
But the words couldn’t come out.
“If I could go back in time,” she whispered against her ex’s skin, “I wouldn’t leave.”
Evelyn Harris was not a woman with many regrets.
That was one of them.
Planting a kiss against Joan’s neck,-
“If I could go back in time,” she whispered against her ex’s skin, “I wouldn’t leave.”
Evelyn Harris was not a woman with many regrets.
That was one of them.
Planting a kiss against Joan’s neck,-
But in this moment, the two of them reunited, anything seemed possible, even the patently impossible.
Slowly, Eve opened her eyes, staring down into Joan’s face, every detail exactly as she remembered.
“I know. We can’t. But say-
But in this moment, the two of them reunited, anything seemed possible, even the patently impossible.
Slowly, Eve opened her eyes, staring down into Joan’s face, every detail exactly as she remembered.
“I know. We can’t. But say-
Just the two of them, swaying on the spot to a beat only they could hear.
“Joan,” she whispered, breaking the silence, “we could run away…”
Just the two of them, swaying on the spot to a beat only they could hear.
“Joan,” she whispered, breaking the silence, “we could run away…”
Wiping her eyes with the back of one hand, makeup be damned, she apologised, her voice quiet even in the empty cafe.
“I’m sorry.”
It was as much an apology for the crying as for…
Well.
Everything else.
Wiping her eyes with the back of one hand, makeup be damned, she apologised, her voice quiet even in the empty cafe.
“I’m sorry.”
It was as much an apology for the crying as for…
Well.
Everything else.
Eve wrapped herself around Joan, arms finding the perfect spots like it was second nature, like they were made to hold Joan, squeezing her tight and kissing her, even as she felt her face getting wet.
As they broke apart, she realised she’d-
Eve wrapped herself around Joan, arms finding the perfect spots like it was second nature, like they were made to hold Joan, squeezing her tight and kissing her, even as she felt her face getting wet.
As they broke apart, she realised she’d-
“Joan- you look great- it’s been a while-“
“Joan- you look great- it’s been a while-“
When she saw that blonde buzz, sitting at the back of the cafe, it took every ounce of strength not to break out in a smile.
Smoothing out her dress, a deep ocean blue, strappy-
When she saw that blonde buzz, sitting at the back of the cafe, it took every ounce of strength not to break out in a smile.
Smoothing out her dress, a deep ocean blue, strappy-
I’m never not thinking about you. Your hand in mine. Your perfume lingering on my clothes. The last time I heard you laugh…
I’ll be there. Our table, in the back.
I’m never not thinking about you. Your hand in mine. Your perfume lingering on my clothes. The last time I heard you laugh…
I’ll be there. Our table, in the back.
Maybe… if I see you, I can stop thinking about you.
Maybe… if I see you, I can stop thinking about you.