#♱ 𝗰𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗄𝗂𝗇𝗀 ˶ threads.
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♱ — sanctuary church @ 6:30pm ♱ — open to anyone
♱ there's a feeling within camille that she can't quite place. something empty and dull, aching and unexplainable. she's been feeling it for weeks, slowly then all at once, like a rising flood crashing down like a tsunami. it's a lot to bear, especially when the there's a throbbing in her skull that won't go away, unhelped by all the mingling voices that surround her. and as the sun continues to shine over the churchyard, the pain becomes close to unbearable, like a band stretched over her skull and pulled taut. she rises from her seat and finds herself off to the side of the church, where the trees provide much needed shade that help quell the erratic pain in her head. hand pressed against the rough stone wall, it's then that camille realizes she's not alone when she looks up and finds company already there. “ sorry, i didn't — ” she mutters, suddenly embarrassed over what she believed would be a private breakdown. “ i can leave … if you want. ”
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♱ camille is so used to being alone that any semblance of attention is jarring. though no one speaks, she seems to feel eyes on her, before heads turn to whisper words she doesn't hear. it feels like overnight the veil that's been hiding her has been taken off, and that she's been put on display like a painting in the louvre, everyone staring and pointing out every detail while all she can do is sit and watch. she dreads the idea of being perceived so acutely, and not knowing whether or not what people have to say about her is even good. “ um … ” for a moment, camille considers lying, but something about asher compels her to tell the truth. “ not really. my head has been killing me all day, and everything feels like it's too much. ”
the feeling of otherness – not wholly unfamiliar, stuck in a body that has never felt quite right – but distinctly new. growing up in marrow meant that despite what ever turmoil asher felt inside, there has always been a place on the outside that felt safe. so what do you do when your safety net feels like it’s dropped out from under you ? if you’re asher munro, you make yourself busy. a potluck at the church feels like the perfect opportunity to forge a new place in marrow, since his old one seems to have vanished overnight; to weave a new safety net under themselves by hand, connection by connection, placation by placation. they’ve just finished readying themselves ( a few deep breaths, a couple prayers, a shaking hand clasped over the crucifix necklace hanging over his heart, and a swallowed advil to ease the ache the sunlight is causing behind his eyes ) hidden away from the main event when camille appears, looking decidedly unsteady. “ huh ? oh, no ! i was just leaving – but – are you okay, camille ? ”
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♱ camille doesn't miss the way roya stares at her, like she's got something on her face, or like she's a ghost — like how everyone's been staring at her lately. she doesn't like it, all the eyes on her, too used to blending in the background to be noticed like this. if roya had said anything else or done nothing at all, camille would have just left, but the invitation to sit is a welcome one, and finds the company better than feeling isolated in spite of the attention. “ it's … fine. the food's great, ” she responds ( even if it's a half lie — the food is great but it's barely fulfilling. ) “ i think i might just be under the weather, is all. ”
roya chews at her lip, a nervous tick, one that forces a small bloom of red to sit atop its surface once she's dealt her damage. it's conflicting, mind and heart standing at odds as her wide eyes just can't help but stare, rudely so, manners whisked away and in its place, fear ? awe ? something of the sort — a cruel combination, where life and death were welded into one. i have seen your grave. i remember the day you left us, and then the day you walked the earth again. " please, don't apologize. " she aims to quell the tremor in her voice, a shaking, uneasy pat to the empty bench. " sit — if - if you'd like to. " bleeding heart, an ache that precedes all notions of apprehension. she is just a girl — the confusion, the dread. " did you not enjoy yourself in there ? "
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