tell me to try a character & i will / accepting !
vengeance is so close that she can taste it on her tongue . like dark chocolate , like strawberry margaritas , like the blood of carlos madrigal the first time she sank conical fangs into his throat . bittersweet . she wakes up each evening and dons her warpaint , burgundy lips & thick black lashes , ties back her hair with the ceremonial weight of a soldier strapping on his helmet . richard is waiting in the car , sweet boy he may be , he will never understand . some scars just aren’t meant to heal / hers are on display for everyone to see , every man she’s ever met has dug his hands into her wounds and laughed when she screamed . she knows he means well , but her faith in him is minimal . man will always put himself first , after all . she takes her seat on the passenger’s side , she doesn’t look at him even though she can feel his eyes on her like anvils . instead , la diosa nods towards the windshield : onward . ❝ drive , richard . ❞