_{^{“I trust you.”}}

_{^{{ cadiivus }}} 

     W_{^{here did this come from? A subtle confession of respect earned from camaraderie shared over the years? What wavering loyalty to behold in the face of all that she was not. This tattered effigy of humanity, strangling betwixt the ropes she walks, ever squirming and writhing under the simplest of pressures. I n s t i n c t . Nary a drive so strong as to feel it in the berth of her chest, prowling beneath corded sinew of monster make. Completely nightmarish and dare she call it exhilarating.}}  

     _{^{Touched with carmine tiers purse, a lofty pout creasing over a normally placid visage as she gazes at her friend – the one she cherishes so, her tether to the mankin she walks amongst. Fingers tap with eating utensils in hand, putting them down swiftly against the desk whilst her brow furrows.}}

                    _{^{❝I told you, your cooking is fine. I’m just not hungry. ❞}}

     _{^{Lie. Gurgling gargantuan sensation rolls in the depths of her and for the full wealth of knowledge, she knows that is not what her cheery friend refers to; her face wrought with worry, at least by comparison to the normal smile that pervades her visage. Touka relents, tongue clucking and figure slumping back against her desk’s chair with minor defeat.}}

                    _{^{❝That’s not what you’re talking about at all, is it?
                                 What’s gotten into you, Yokiro-chan? ❞}}