[ they kind of are. sofia wonders, then, how much she sees. the arkham interiors? the lights flashing behind her eyes every time they cranked the wattage up, up, up? the rope hanging loose after — ]
( uplifted spirits (beautiful) to crashing, ragged rocks (disappointed). the weight in isolde's chest is like a slap across the face — you can imagine how much she likes those. (or maybe you can't. in any case: very much.) )
oh. no, i don't know. why are you disappointed?
( ma'am? mistress? given the amount of time she's spent in various kink clubs, you'd think she'd know what to say. )
un: hmm
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I’m nothing if not friendly.
You start.
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One. You have a half-sister called Selina.
Two. Your father used to pay you to keep your feet off the table.
Three. You're known as the Hangman.
1/3
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My friends call me Sofia.
[ and what about them? summer gleeson, taylor montgomery, yolanda jones, nancy hoffman, susanna weakley, devri blake, and tricia becker. ]
And it seems like we’re already very good friends.
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I'm a very good listener. Can I call you Sofia, then?
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You can.
[ … ]
And what, pray tell, are you listening to?
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I know it's rude. But it'd be worse if I just kept them to myself, right?
1/2
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it’s also happening, is the thing. ]
Well, if my thoughts are like my voice, they’re awfully loud.
[ olive branch, extended. ]
You’re right. It’s good to share them with their originator, and no one else, yes?
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And I know how to keep a secret or three, don't worry. [ girls you should be worried about be like ]
I can give you three secrets too. Well — two and a lie.
cw vague refs to electrotherapy, hanging
And your name, my dear oracle.
Only seems fair.
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Let's play.
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Two. I was unconscious for several weeks as a child.
Three. I'm afraid of spiders.
[ Spiders don't scare her. She loves spotting them in a house, even more outside. ]
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[ hm. ]
You like all kinds of strawberry? Cake form and whatnot.
text — un: HONEYSUCKLE
submitting to the council for assessment:
( you know how it is. when in rome (nsfw). )
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Beautiful, beyond compare.
[ a beat. ]
And yet I find myself disappointed. Do you know why that is, Isolde?
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oh. no, i don't know.
why are you disappointed?
( ma'am? mistress? given the amount of time she's spent in various kink clubs, you'd think she'd know what to say. )