exjailbird-a said: β¨
𝚂𝚈𝙼𝙱𝙾𝙻 𝙼𝙴𝙼𝙴: 𝙶𝙴𝙽𝚃𝙻𝙴 𝚃𝙾𝚄𝙲𝙷𝙴𝚂 / 𝙰𝙲𝙲𝙴𝙿𝚃𝙸𝙽𝙶 / @exjailbird .
▨: rubbing their back to calm them down when they’re upset.

the gesture causes her to flinch, it was unexpected, but she didn’t move away despite her instincts. her lungs pull a breath deep into her lungs, holding for a second before pushing it out in an audible sigh. ‘ i’m not an infant, i don’t need to be burped. ’ the snark, though unwarranted, kept her from discussing the reason emma felt the need to touch her at all. it wasn’t malicious, just defensive.
when her head turns and dark chocolate eyes meet forest greens, she quickly gives into the coaxing, shaking her head as she takes a breath to speak. ‘ i just don’t get it, i guess. when i try to be good, it feels like the universe works against me in every way. ’ things were easier, it turned out, when your walls were built higher than your morals.
