paper pages {jessica & severus}

The acidic aroma of alcohol burns the hairs of Severus' nose his fingers following the curves of the glass. Inside a cherry liquid spins in the centrifuge of Severus' swirling wrist. The concoction is complexing to the small blonde boy whose lips still remain virgin to the touch of such toxicity. The drink before him will be venturing into a foreign frontier with unknown experiences waiting. The possibilities of its entrancing embrace is both exhilarating and nerve wracking. It stings with sharp bitterness as it embarks. 

Sputtering Severus sets the empty glass atop a nearby counter. Despite its label of a fruity forward taste, the wine spurs nothing but tastes of strong alcohol. If not for the stories of Kiena drinking this same drink beneath a star spotted sky Severus' lips would never have welcomed its company. Alas, for her even uncomfortable is a world he is willing to wander. Even if the stories lead to darkness, lead to eternal quiet, he will still turnover every stone and search behind every door.

Some people are worth the effort.

Leaving the confines of the District Three floor, Severus swiftly descends to the center. Down the hall whispering voices draw Severus' timid persona in the opposite direction. Alone, cloaked in a shawl of shadows, only his white hair shimmers in the moonlight's love. Curiosity draws Severus' small shape to the top of a climbing rig. On his perch he peers out over the silent space soon to filled with frantic hormones in the near hours. It almost carries a calmness in its peaceful empty existence. 

"Thanks shorty, try to be careful."

Severus' lips flutter from the memory of Larceny's surprisingly gentle kiss behind the Justice Building's doors. Severus isn't sure what to make of the dysphoria dancing through his mind when he thinks of the brunette's snarky smile. His skin stands on the end of needles meanwhile his heart races, such a short moment yet exceedingly confusing. Even now a sense of swelling longing rolls across the ocean of Severus' emotions while a storm of caution rumbles overhead.

It was a short kiss, surely nothing more.

Her presence shatters Severus' day dreams drawing his eyes to the other late night adventurer. Her stature alone is menacing enough to stir a slight shudder. Jessica Braun is nothing short of a brilliantly cultivated career, but Severus' curiosity wonders whether anything else exists in her mind aside from the ideals of her upbringing. Now could be one of his only chances to engage without risk of instant death... a chilling thought.

Crafted quickly from the tips of Severus' fingers, a single white paper plane glides glittering in the moon's embrace. It settles slowly by the older girl's shoes a single note tied with string to its tail. 

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