The Girl in the Tomb

[sugarlips]

[It feels as if she's only closed her eyes for a moment, but some part of her knows that isn't true. More time than that has passed. How much time, she couldn't say. She isn't even rightly aware of what the fuck is happening, at first. She just realizes that she's aware again, after a period of time of not being aware.

Then she realizes that her mouth is warmer than the rest of her. Because there is another mouth on her mouth. Her eyes snap open.

A shock of red hair and scrunched up eyes greets her and shocks her into a very undignified mmmph!!?]

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[sugarlips]

[Harrow makes a sound like gurk when the cot is shoved. After taking a second to recover from the PINS OF PAIN ALL OVER HER PERSON she creeps her hand to the side to reach for Gideon. Rolling feels impossible, but if she walks her hand sideways eventually...]

[bonebutchblues]

[ Yeah. Yes. As soon as she sees the movement in her peripheral vision, Gideon’s shaking hand is moving out to meet hers. ]

[sugarlips]

[After an awkward hand-bumping moment, Harrow flips hers around and manages to lace their fingers together.]

You stupid idiot bitch.

[She squeezes that hand.]

Thank you.

[bonebutchblues]

Look who’s… talking.

[ Squeezes her hand. ]

Hahaha. Saved your dumb ass.

[sugarlips]

[Sigh.]

Yeah... yeah you did.

[Does she sound... impressed?]

[bonebutchblues]

And no one even got a little possessed. Probably.

[sugarlips]

[Quiet snort.]

Probably. Undetermined as of yet.

[bonebutchblues]

If you were taken over by a horrible abomination, how would I tell?

[sugarlips]

You probably couldn't.

[bonebutchblues]

Then no use worrying about it, I guess.

[ squeezes her hand ]

[sugarlips]

You're so stupid. [Fondly.]

[bonebutchblues]

Excuse me. At least I’m not the one with brain damage for once.

[sugarlips]

[Digs a fingernail into Gideon's cuticle.]

You're fucking welcome for that, Griddle.

[bonebutchblues]

I’m welcome? I’m welcome!?

[sugarlips]

Yes. You're alive now, aren't you. Alive and here with me.

[How fucking impossible???? She lifts her head to look down at their joined hands, and turns it (oh god she's nauseous) to see Gideon, smiling like a fucking lunatic.]

[bonebutchblues]

You left me alone!

[sugarlips]

You left me first!

[bonebutchblues]

I gave you my life and it wasn’t good enough for you.

[sugarlips]

Huh???

[Turns WAY too fast to try to look at her properly ow ow ow.]

[bonebutchblues]

Who would you have wanted more, huh? Nigenad?

[sugarlips]

[Higher pitched]

What???

[She's sitting up and the room is spinning but she has to sit up because she has to see Gideon's fucking face while she spouts this nonsense.]

What are you even talking about?

[bonebutchblues]

[ She’s looking Very Sad ]

Why didn’t you just eat me?

[sugarlips]

[Holy shit Gideon is even more stupid than she thought, and the bar was so low.]

Because I can't live without you, asshole! I thought I made that very clear! Fuck, Gideon, I cut my brain apart and made myself insane to keep you alive because the alternative was too much to bear and you think I did it because I didn't want you?

[bonebutchblues]

Because you didn’t want… my juice.

[sugarlips]

[Torn between slapping her, shaking her, and kissing her.]

Because I didn’t want to live without you.