richie. ❜

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                convincing her why promises of the HEART is not something she should dip into would be just as hard as convincing her that her feelings for him were probably something she fabricated in her mind.  an excuse to make everything feel okay because love overpowers all, right?  the fact that he’s a MONSTER, the fact that he needs to feed on human blood to survive———–   how could anyone, especially someone like kate fuller, love someone like that?  he didn’t understand it  &  it made him want to shut her out even more, quit her cold turkey.  but hurting her wasn’t something he could do——   not after THIS.  ❛  i don’t want you promising me that, okay?  just say you’ll try your hardest  &  i’ll be just as happy.    because in all honesty, he wasn’t sure if one day he’d want her to say it to him.  to remind him, to reassure him.  ❛  no————   you should stay.  if you want, kate.  i don’t think it’d be wise for me to be alone right now anyway..  ❜  it felt like a WEIGHT lifted, being open with her, being real with her; not just the cold robot he always was, leaving things as they were on the surface without stripping away any layers.  his hand dropped from hers as arms circled around her face  &  he leaned in to bury his face in the crook of her neck, hugging her gently, just needing to feel her near him, needing the comfort only she can provide.  ❛  STAY.  ❜ 

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                       she  almost  didn’t  know  how  she  was  supposed  to  answer  him.  this  was  a  side  she’d   NEVER   SEEN   BEFORE.   this  gentle ,   caring ,   and  open  piece  of  his  soul  that  she  had  always  known  existed.  it  was  the  side  she   FOUGHT   AND   BEGGED   AND   PLEADED   with  him  to  let  her  see.  day  in  and  day  out.  the  same  fights ,   over  and  over.  it  captivated  her.  sent  chills  down  her  spine.  and  only  proved  to  make  her  fall  more  in  love  with  him.  fingers  threaded  into  the  ends  of  his  hair.  she  shifted  in  her  spot ,   tucking  her  legs  under  her  butt ,   and  pulled  herself  up  to  almost  cradle  him.      ❝  y-you   never   have   to   be   alone ,   richie.   i’m   here.   i-i’m   always   here.  ❞      she  held  him  against  her ,   as  close  as  she  could ,   fingers  working  through  his  hair  with  a  feather  like  touch.  her  head  relaxed  against  his  and  it  took  all  her  strength  not  to  press  her  lips  into  his  hair.  she  didn’t  want  to  push  him ,   NOT   NOW.      ❝  i’m   not   goin’   anywhere.  ❞      A   PROMISE.   words  she  had  told  him  a  hundred  times  before ,   and  would  happily  repeat  every  day.  twice  a  day  until  he  believed  in  them ,   in  her.

 

well that girl


stand      up,     warrior.
you are not yet finished.
b e a t e n you may be, but broken? angels  have  fallen  from greater     heights      and
s  u r v i v  e  d.
so why  shouldn’t  you  ?

is long gone.


independent & highly selective kate fuller.

EST: SEPT. 9, 2016.
as told by lizz.