Oh, she does. A trio of slashes across Erin's perfect cheek; her shirt torn at the shoulder when the arm holding Erin's throat is yanked back. Both ooze blood. Erin's legs buckle and she sinks to the floor, dazed.
There are. Only more crowns.
"I know," Erin manages, through ragged breaths. "In a lot of ways I've just met you for the first time. But you say the lies I told myself until someone decided even I wasn't wretched enough to be beneath love."
In. Out. Erin manages to strangle the mad urge to try and kiss Daisy. She feels more alive than she had when Colors showed up at the door to her apartment, shedding cherry blossoms and Spring rain.
"...No one becomes a monster without burying people. How do you think I got like this? But it can be different. If you let it. You don't owe me anything but if you let me I'll defend you. Help you. I mean that too. I won't hurt you. Not even when you hurt me."
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There are. Only more crowns.
"I know," Erin manages, through ragged breaths. "In a lot of ways I've just met you for the first time. But you say the lies I told myself until someone decided even I wasn't wretched enough to be beneath love."
In. Out. Erin manages to strangle the mad urge to try and kiss Daisy. She feels more alive than she had when Colors showed up at the door to her apartment, shedding cherry blossoms and Spring rain.
"...No one becomes a monster without burying people. How do you think I got like this? But it can be different. If you let it. You don't owe me anything but if you let me I'll defend you. Help you. I mean that too. I won't hurt you. Not even when you hurt me."