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@aequimanvsโโ: ย ย ย * [ ย ๏ฟฝ ย ] . ใ. ใใ.
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ย ๐ย ๐๐๐๐ย ๐๐๐ย whatโsย beenย askedย ofย me . ใ. ใใ.ย ย ย โย ย ย aย mildย [ ๐พ๐
๐ด๐ ] โ statement,ย perhaps:ย ย whatโsย beenย offeredย toย herย isย moreย ofย aย ludicrousย propositionย sheย hadย everyย rightย toย refuse,ย toย brushย off.ย andย yetย sheย dwellsย uponย itย still,ย ย blunt-edgedย teethย worryingย herย lip,ย herย teaย leftย untouchedย likeย lastย saturdayย ย ( cold.ย cloudy.ย OVER, ).ย ย whatย iย needย isย ย โย ย ๐ขย ๐ด๐ฆ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฅย ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐ช๐ฐ๐ฏ.ย minaโsย gazeย returnsย toย him,ย quietย andย apprehensive.ย ย
โย ย ย ย willย youย hearย meย out?ย ย evenย ifย itย sounds โย ย ย PREPOSTEROUS,ย atย first.ย ย ย ย โ
the experience with dracula had scarred them all, in ways they rarely discussed openly. the meetings were always rather bittersweet, thanks to that โ there was always an underlying current of shared trauma, ever-present but left untouched, that left room for tension even in reunions meant to be pleasant and joyful. as much as quincey cared for mina, he could not shake the remembrance that an ugly thing had brought them together, and he had no doubt that she felt the same. her demeanour now, which might have only been cause for slight concern in a normal friendship, worried him rather profoundly.ย
โ โcourse i will. after the hell and high water weโve been through, you know iโll listen to anything. โ
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* ๐๐ธ๐ธ๐ฐ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๐ฐ.
True, strangers are wary of others. More-so the monsters that lurk in the swamp, the woods, even the city. Itโs safer to assume the stranger you see on the road is ready to shoot than greet with an open hand and only find yourself dead on the road with nothing but an alligator gnawing on the bones.
Sokanon urges Akichita to a trot, โ ๐๐ญ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐ฌ๐. ๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐'๐ฌ ๐๐๐๐ง ๐ซ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ ๐ ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ข๐ซ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐๐๐ง๐ข๐ฌ. ๐๐ฌ๐ฉ๐๐๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐จ๐ง ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก.โ She gestures upwards to the peeking orb, lithe shadows extending to the glimmering waters. Throwing a glance his way, curiosity gets the better of her, โ ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก? โ
quincey was not quite able to stop his spine from stiffening and his hands from clenching tight around the reins at the mention of the so-called vampire. he could almost fancy that the old knife wound in his belly burned in response to the word. years ago, before that damned business with dracula, he would have dismissed the rumour as nothing more than idle superstition, but now, it unsettled him more than a little.ย
sucking in a deep breath, he set aside the thought, albeit with a small mental note to stay on high alert.ย โ uh, ranching business. thereโs a few men i need to speak with in saint denis. boring stuff, iโm afraid. โ
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oh okay the activity page is just fully broken huh
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sorry i havenโt been here!! iโd really like to get more stuff going, lifeโs just been a bit rough recently.
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โ ย nonsense! ย โ ย ย christine insists, and meg eagerly nods in tandem. they both share a glance, a smile, ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐.
christine, in her boldness, considers offering him her hand. perhaps if only for the sake of aiding him in this perilous endeavor.ย ย โย ย youโve got strong legs, youโre already halfway there!ย โ ย
a beat. she flushes. โ ย of course, if youโd rather notโฆ ย โ ย
in the current situation, refusing the lesson would have caused more fuss than simply going along with whatever christine insisted upon. reluctantly, quincey dragged his feet across the floor and followed her lead.ย
โ uh... okay. โ glancing around at the giggling girls, he tried to fit his feet into the proper stance. he had no idea what the difference between the positions might be, but he did recall lucy mentioning that there were multiple positions to choose from, and he did his best to fix his heels together with the toes pointed outwards.ย โ what now? โ
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iโm sorry i know this meme is a bit overdone but quincey really did just go โiโve only known mina and jonathan for a day but if anything happened to them iโd kill everyone in this room and then myselfโย
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โย ๐๐ย ,ย ย ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ย ย โย ย quincy morris?ย โย ย lashes flutter like the broken wings of a frail butterflyย ,ย their colors resplendent for perhaps one of the last times they might open.ย ย green & blueย ,ย like a pond in the sunlightย ;ย fresh and weary at once.ย ย โย whyย ,ย it is!ย ย ย ohย ,ย it is.ย ย I was not wrong!ย ย you were here all the timeย ,ย werenโt you?ย โ
๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ย โย almost drowsyย ,ย rather than weak as her condition would otherwise suggestย ,ย seeming as if sheโd only spent the night vibrantly as she was oft wont toย by dancing it all awayย ,ย with but a few hours of sleep before the day to follow must resume.ย ย an excitement seems to lie just underneath her countenanceย ,ย as though she seems fond of the memory of what came before her rest.ย ย perhaps many suitors had made their advancesย ,ย yet some private wish appears found in his company alone.ย ย โย it is youย ,ย darlingย ,ย who seems so.ย what else must I look upon when I first wake up?ย surely not the sun.ย โ
it broke his heart, seeing lucy in this languid state. when he had first met her, she had been the most vibrant creature he had ever laid eyes on; even in a crowded ballroom, her brightness had outshone even the most lavishly-dressed lords and ladies. that vibrance was not entirely gone now, but this mystery illness had trapped it behind such a heavy weight of exhaustion that it was difficult to find any traces of it still there.ย
still, he managed to force a small smile as he reached out to press her cold little hand between both of his palms. he had to make a conscious effort not to dwell on how alarmingly pale she had grown. seward and van helsing were working around the clock, he reminded himself, and although he did not know the dutchman well, he had always regarded seward as one of the finest doctors he knew โ they would surely cure her in the end, and years down the line, when she was happily married to arthur, they would all laugh about this strange sickness. he had to go on believing that.ย โ you always did talk like a poet, miss lucy, โ he murmured, squeezing her hand lightly.ย โ you flatter me far too much. โ
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She slows Akichita to a slow, looking over her shoulder to greet the stranger ( a fellow native this far out from the reservation? ) with a somewhat apprehensive stare. Still, the hunter smiles, a little, โ ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก. ๐๐จ๐ฎ ๐ฐ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐จ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ก๐ข๐ญ ๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ฐ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐จ๐ค๐. ๐'๐ฆโฆ ๐ก๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ซ๐ ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ, ๐ข๐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐ง'๐ญ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ง๐ฒ. โ
quincey returned the strangerโs smile with a lopsided one of his own. approaching any traveller on the road was always a bit of a gamble โ more times than he cared to count, the answer had been a gun shoved in his face and a command to move along unless he wanted a hole in his head.ย โ wouldnโt mind the company at all, friend. lead the way. โ
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no one:ย
me: do you ever think about how quincey is painted in adaptations as just stupid and hypermasculine and defined by rash action / violence when his actual character in the novel is so kind and patient and gentle and selfless and protective and strategic and intelligent and caring and loyal and,
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I bring to your attention the fact that Quincey Morris and Arthur Holmwood spend the entirety of chapter 21 in pyjamas and slippers.ย
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@outlawsaviourโ.ย /ย ย ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ด๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ป๐ป.
โ ... you lost, friend? โย
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@westenyraโ.ย /ย ย ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ด๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ป๐ป.
days of sitting at lucyโs bedside and nights of patrolling the exterior of the house had done few favours for quinceyโs physical state. he was exhausted, through and through, but the thought of leaving this room to get any rest made him sick to his stomach. weary and anxious though he was, however, he still managed a small, weak smile when lucy finally blinked her bleary eyes open at a quarter past noon.ย โ morning, sunshine. โ
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His heart was overflowing with joy and as Arthur entered the room the grin on his face, thatโd been there ever since Lucy had agreed to become his wife, only broadened. Not that heโd ever felt particularly fond of being the centre of attention, but today he didnโt mind it all that much. He held Quincey close for a moment and hearing the other manโs words made what had happened even more real, robbed him of the fear that itโd been just a beautiful dream.ย โThank you, my friend. Even though I truly cannot fathom how sheโd deem me more worthy of her hand in marriage than you or Jack.โย
quincey, still grinning, pressed a drink into arthurโs hand before settling back down in the seat heโd just vacated.ย โ ah, nonsense, โ he said, waving his hand to dismiss arthurโs humble remark.ย โ could you imagine a pretty little gal like that herding cattle or hiding away in a hospital? she was born to have the life youโll give her, art, and iโm not too proud a man to admit that. โ that, at least, was entirely true. as much as lucyโs rejection had stung, he knew full well that arthur had always stood the best chance between the three of them, and he could hardly fault her for choosing him in the end.
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@wiiakaโ.ย /ย ย ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ด๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ป๐ป.
โ pardon me, maโam. โ if there was one thing quincey hated, it was having to ask for directions, but given how long heโd been wandering aimlessly on horseback without the slightest sense of whether he was headed towards saint denis or away from it, his options were either to swallow his pride or plan on spending the night out on the road.ย โ i donโt suppose you happen to know the way to saint denis? โย
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@swedeโ.ย /ย ย ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ด๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ป๐ป.
โ oh, maโam, iโm just here with miss westenra. i really donโt think you fine young ladies ought to spend your time trying to teach me how to pirouette. โ
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@meinliiedโ.ย /ย ย ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ด๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ป๐ป.
โ there he is! man of the hour! โ with a broad grin that was only partially forced, quincey rose from his seat to clasp arthur in a firm, brief hug. when he had pulled back, he clapped arthur once on the shoulder and said,ย โ sheโs a fine gal, art, and she couldnโt hope for a better husband.ย โ
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@murrayesโ.ย / ย ๐๐๐ฐ๐๐๐ด๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ป๐ป.
โ i have something for you, mrs. harker. โ he had entered the hotel room with a fairly sizeable box under his arm, which he proceeded to place on the table and pry open. inside, there sat a typewriter โ considerably smaller than the one back at the harkersโ home in london, and seemingly incorporated with the case itself for ease of transportation.ย โ they call it a travellerโs typewriter, i believe; the fellow who sold it didnโt speak much english. โ
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