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all it takes is a moment to go from hot to cold. close to distant. he cannot help the pang of annoyance that hits him the moment she turns and walks away.[break][break]

"tch."[break][break]

but she's right. they have a job to do. so, without another word, he follows after her, making sure to eventually catch up to her side.[break][break]

"better coming from you than me."[break][break]

matias would've told him otherwise, and if not him, then at least through the gossip grapevine. cian seems to be the type to partake.[break][break]

"good. no idea why you were together in the first place but, hey, it all worked out."[break][break]

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"What a shitty thing to say," she grumbled back. Honestly, she wondered why she even thought to mention it in the first place. Was it some twisted sense of responsibility? Or, maybe, part of her wanted him to know, without a doubt, things would be done between them.
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Penelope bit her bottom lip in thought.
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Silence brewed between them again, spurred on by the lack of conversation and the bubbling tension that tugged her chin toward him, her eyes toward him, and a hint of her body toward him.
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Even when she stumbled, tripping over one of the bridge's planks, she found herself immediately grabbing onto him, arm curling around his, clutching it tightly.
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"Fuck. Sorry. Tripped," she coughed out an explanation, eyes darting back toward the open ravine. It pained her to pull away.
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"what, too honest?"[break][break]

too blunt, maybe? whatever the reason, he chooses not to dwell on it even if the alternative is to walk in silence. it beats another shouting match.[break][break]

instinctively, protectively, he reaches out for her when she trips, equally pained when she pulls away after.[break][break]

"you don't have to do that, you know."[break][break]

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"distance yourself. what difference is it going to make?"[break][break]

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Despite pulling away, her hand still lingered, close to her side, just far off enough to see feel the heat radiating off from him.
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"It makes me feel less shitty."
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It was one thing to get lost in the moment, it was another to continue to let yourself get tangled.
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Her hand accidentally brushed against his. Warmth blossomed, and with it, the rush of temptation.
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"How can you be so calm about this?"
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"because what's done is done. ignoring you isn't going to change that."[break][break]

temptation rises and where she's been able to brush it off and keep it in check, he chooses to lean into it, and by extension, her.[break][break]

he moves his hand to brush against hers again.[break][break]

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A shudder rose with a shakey breath.
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Fuck.
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For a second, by nature, her hand lightly leaned back into it, fingers preparing to curl around his, desperate to pull him back to her side.
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But it froze mid-flight, stuck without the conviction to finish what it started.
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"Then what do you think we should do?"
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Not just here, but back home. Where the forbidden becomes a knife to the neck.
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"we should do what we want to do."[break][break]

at least here, in the border, in the safety and ironic comfort of the privacy granted to them, he feels confident enough to say as much.[break][break]

"we'll deal with shit when we get back."[break][break]

where her hand froze, his continues until it finds hers.[break][break]

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A small, fleeting sigh escaped.
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His hand had found hers with success. From the moment their fingers touch, she finally gave into the desire that curled, letting her fingers settle between his.
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It felt magnetic in a way that wasn't natural.
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"and what happens when we get back?"
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Her own answer balanced off the tip of her tongue.
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what happens they get back?[break][break]

"nothing good, probably. but i don't really want to think about that right now."[break][break]

almost definitely. but the reality of it all matters little now when compared to the way he feels with her hand in his. it's magnetic and electrifying in all the wrong ways.[break][break]

together, they cross the bridge, continuing on with their long trek to nowhere.[break][break]

"what do you want to happen?"[break][break]

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Clouds of thick, sepia-coated dust blanket the broken road they trailed.
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"It's not like we can avoid it."
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A fact that became startlingly more apparent by the way his skin torched her own. Carefully, her eyes searched for his.
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"What I want is different than what will happen."
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For once, honesty poured, heavy and thick, stuffing their ears with the reality of their broken vows and forbidden entanglement.
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"But, that said," she breathed, "I don't know what I want."

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honesty spills between them like hushed secrets, mingling with the pervasive mist that follows them around.[break][break]

"you should figure it out."[break][break]

he says, unable to stop himself until it's too late to deal with the consequences; something he often finds himself doing.[break][break]

finally, he meets her gaze.[break][break]

"what do you think is going to happen?"[break][break]

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"What do you think I'm doing?"
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She fired back without a second thought, playing into the natural state of their tumultuous relationship. A continuous back and forth where no victor is ever truly selected. Just a loser.
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"Eva and Cian aside," she sighed, their names scorching her throat with the vengeance of harsh vitriol. "Nothing. We'll go back to how things have always been. "

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"you're an idiot if you really think that."[break][break]

it's jarring even for him to be falling back to their usual exchanges while holding her hand in his. they conflict so much that it's a wonder they're even here together.[break][break]

still, he's aware enough to be softer with what he says next.[break][break]

"things will never be how they have always been. i can't go back to that."[break][break]

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"Don't be delusional, Matias."
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Where his words grew soft, Penelope found bite, tearing straight into the flesh of his argument. It was frustrating engaging with fantasy when reality felt so daunting. Whether or not he wanted to admit it, there was no avoiding the onlookers that awaited them, nor the criticism that'll follow.
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"This has to die here. It'll only get messy otherwise."
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Despite herself, she squeezed his hand.
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"I mean, what do you even want to happen?"

Along the horizon, a familiar building took shape. Mist encircled it, hiding its entirety.
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though usually never one to be affected by words, this time, they sink into his flesh, drawing enough blood to almost make him wince if not for how she squeezes his hand after.[break][break]

"it's already fucking messy."[break][break]

almost too easily, frustration bubbles to the surface, perhaps a byproduct of their prolonged time here in the border.[break][break]

or perhaps it's just who he is.[break][break]

"i don't fucking know! more of whatever this is, maybe? more of you? even if all we ever do is fight and argue."[break][break]