he s̷p̷ea̷k̷s̷ in th-th-the hush b̷e̷f̷or̷e̷ c͟o͟m͟m͟a͟n͟d
bɑ̶r̶e̶-̶c̶h̶e̶s̶t̶e̶d̶ // b̷r̷a̷c̷e̷d̷ f͝o͝r͠ the̴ se͞n͞t͞e͞n͞ce͞ to L̸̡̫̮͊̿͠͝Ą̵̜̥̎̾N̷̦̳̤͝ͅD̷̳͚̈̐͌
h͎i͍s͍ ͔n͎a͔m͍e̳ cu̸r̷l̷s̷ b̶e̶h̶i̶n̶d̶ their t̶̵̻̻e̴̞̼̻͐̽e̸͖͒͜ẗ̶͈̲́̓h̴̳͓̓͝
a wreck— soft r̸e̴a̷d̴y̷ f̶or͞ c̷ol̷lis̷i̷o̶n̸_
they move like thund̴e̶r̷—holding— back
drawn tight į̵͈͔̫̄̈́̈́͝n̵̦̺̼̄t̴̢͉̪̥̽í̴̯̈́m̴̙͊a̶̞̙̕ẗ̸̛̼̬́͂͐e d̷̞͗̍̈́e̷̪͈̫̬͊ḻ̸̘͒̅i̷͈̖̖͊̈́̒b̶̯͔̥̹͝e̷̡̛͎̳̥̔͠r̴͓͐ą̴̡̛̅͘ţ̸̂̓e̸̼̞̎̓͘
he / d̷̲̝̖ͅo̵̢̘̠̰e̶̼̤s̴̮̤̰̳n̴̢͔̼̹’̶̢͍͕̦t̴͇̹̦ / run he r̴̨̯̯̋͝i̷̩̟̠̯͘s̵̲̼̖̾̊͌ė̴̢̺̩̞̅s̸̘̜̬̐̎̋
not broken b̴̡̮̎̓e̶̳̮̓͝n̶͎̞̿̓t̶̺͒͘ toward becoming…
Jul 26, 2025
Jul 26, 2025 at 1:50 AM UTC
he s̷p̷ea̷k̷s̷ in th-th-the hush b̷e̷f̷or̷e̷ c͟o͟m͟m͟a͟n͟d
bɑ̶r̶e̶-̶c̶h̶e̶s̶t̶e̶d̶ // b̷r̷a̷c̷e̷d̷ f͝o͝r͠ the̴ se͞n͞t͞e͞n͞ce͞ to L̸̡̫̮͊̿͠͝Ą̵̜̥̎̾N̷̦̳̤͝ͅD̷̳͚̈̐͌
h͎i͍s͍ ͔n͎a͔m͍e̳ cu̸r̷l̷s̷ b̶e̶h̶i̶n̶d̶ their t̶̵̻̻e̴̞̼̻͐̽e̸͖͒͜ẗ̶͈̲́̓h̴̳͓̓͝
a wreck— soft r̸e̴a̷d̴y̷ f̶or͞ c̷ol̷lis̷i̷o̶n̸_
they move like thund̴e̶r̷—holding— back
drawn tight į̵͈͔̫̄̈́̈́͝n̵̦̺̼̄t̴̢͉̪̥̽í̴̯̈́m̴̙͊a̶̞̙̕ẗ̸̛̼̬́͂͐e d̷̞͗̍̈́e̷̪͈̫̬͊ḻ̸̘͒̅i̷͈̖̖͊̈́̒b̶̯͔̥̹͝e̷̡̛͎̳̥̔͠r̴͓͐ą̴̡̛̅͘ţ̸̂̓e̸̼̞̎̓͘
he / d̷̲̝̖ͅo̵̢̘̠̰e̶̼̤s̴̮̤̰̳n̴̢͔̼̹’̶̢͍͕̦t̴͇̹̦ / run he r̴̨̯̯̋͝i̷̩̟̠̯͘s̵̲̼̖̾̊͌ė̴̢̺̩̞̅s̸̘̜̬̐̎̋
not broken b̴̡̮̎̓e̶̳̮̓͝n̶͎̞̿̓t̶̺͒͘ toward becoming…
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