theirĀ spineĀ feelsĀ winnieĀ beforeĀ herĀ eyesĀ couldĀ evenĀ registerĀ theĀ figureĀ inĀ theirĀ periphery.Ā fayeĀ doesĀ notĀ knowĀ whatĀ itĀ isĀ āāĀ whatĀ makesĀ herĀ lookĀ rightĀ inĀ theĀ directionĀ thatĀ winnieĀ isĀ comingĀ fromĀ but,Ā truthĀ is,Ā hazelĀ eyesĀ meetĀ theĀ otherĀ beforeĀ fayeĀ couldĀ evenĀ thinkĀ aboutĀ ignoringĀ them.Ā mirthĀ andĀ mischiefĀ (Ā aĀ pairĀ soĀ veryĀ familiarĀ withĀ allĀ ofĀ tink'sĀ lifeĀ )Ā takeĀ overĀ faye'sĀ expressionĀ inĀ equalĀ measure,Ā metalĀ canĀ meetingĀ theirĀ lipsĀ forĀ aĀ smallĀ sipĀ onceĀ more.Ā "oh,Ā please,Ā tellĀ meĀ howĀ youĀ reallyĀ feel."Ā aĀ tease,Ā aĀ jestĀ āāĀ somethingĀ thatĀ hadĀ beenĀ soĀ familiarĀ betweenĀ themĀ backĀ home.
fayeĀ leansĀ back,Ā oneĀ handĀ holdingĀ themĀ upĀ andĀ anotherĀ holdingĀ theĀ beerĀ can.Ā indexĀ fingerĀ tapsĀ rhythmicallyĀ asĀ theirĀ eyesĀ takenĀ inĀ winnieĀ onceĀ againĀ āāĀ fromĀ theĀ topĀ ofĀ theirĀ headĀ toĀ theirĀ toesĀ andĀ theĀ smileĀ onĀ herĀ lipsĀ doesĀ notĀ falterĀ (Ā whetherĀ it'sĀ aĀ warmĀ smile,Ā aĀ playfulĀ oneĀ orĀ somethingĀ elseĀ āāĀ somethingĀ akinĀ toĀ aĀ predatorĀ towardsĀ theirĀ preyĀ ).Ā "andĀ whatĀ isĀ yourĀ drinkĀ ofĀ choice,Ā winnie?" now, a smirk. mischief clear in her eyes as she speaks next.Ā "i'mĀ aĀ bartender,Ā iĀ canĀ whipĀ youĀ somethingĀ upĀ ifĀ youĀ wantĀ toĀ breakĀ intoĀ theĀ tripĀ trap."
while staying indoors could be seen as the logical option considering the news, winnie was beyond antsy. being cooped up indoors had always felt some sort of suffocating ever since she could remember. a quick walk wouldn't hurt them right ? why would a murderer care for her anyway. and the idea that the fable herself were guilty was laughable. the only person she killed was still alive and well. so she trudged along to an undetermined location, letting her mind wander to whatever escapist fantasy settled the nerves in her body. that was, until they spotted her. reality snapping sharply back into focus.
why winnie's feet took her in the direction of the other blonde she'd never know. maybe it was an old habit, instinct, or their arguable penchant for punishment. whatever the case may be, now they found themself standing with arms crossed firmly, right in front of faye. " anyone who would accuse you of such a thing would be out of their mind. " words leaving a little more charged that originally intended. something that happened on occasion whilst in the other's company. " plus, not my drink of choice anyway. "