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It was about dusk and the air was cold and frigid. Alternia almost seemed to be dead quiet.
A certain troll was shivering as she walked down the street, ‘Maybe i should've brought a jacket’ she thinks before shaking her head. She's fine, she's tough and there was no way she was going to go home to face Bronya’s wrath tonight. A shiver runs down her spine. Ughhhh this was annoying. It all started when she and Lynera had gotten into an argument. It was over some stupid rule shit Daraya couldn't even be othered to remember.
She had run away in anger, something she was known to do often. Luckily the other trolls never suspected or knew where she went. If they did find out, she shivered, it would be bad. God she hated all these stupid rules. ‘ ‘Do this Daraya’, ‘Do that Daraya’, ‘Nooo not like that Daraya’ Like jegus would they shut the fuck up.
She kicked a rock in anger. All she needed was comfort right now, something she really couldn't get at home. With a huff tears fell down her eyes. With a sigh she continued forward.
She recognized the hives so she knew she was close to her destination. A small smile of hope flashed across her face as she prayed Dammek was home. Finally seeing the hive she was looking for she ran up but hesitated to knock on the door. She was a mess, tear filled face, smudged makeup. Messy hair. Would Dammek really like her like this? She sure hoped so.
She gulped, closed her eyes and knocked. She could hear some rustling inside, It wasn’t Dam who answered though instead it was his moirail, A buff rust blood with curly hair and an awkward smile. His smile quickly turned to concen at the site of her though, “w-Woah Daraya?!” Daraya gave him a small wave, “Hey Xef…” she remarked in a shaky breath. She looked away trying to hide her tear soaked eyes a bit more.
“Hold on, I'll get Dammek!” but before Xefros could even turn around Dammek walked out into the hallway, “Yo Xef who is-” His eyes widened and he quickly ran to her, face full of concern, “Holy shit Daraya are you ok?! What happened?!” He looked around quickly and pulled her inside making sure to close the door.
“Hold on, I will go get a blanket you go sit on the couch” He looked to Xef, “Hey Xeffff can you possibly make some of that special tea I have” Xefros quickly nodded, “on it”. Daraya sat on the couch and looked at the floor, her legs shaking slightly. In what seemed like a second Dammek came in and sat down. “Ok so i got a blanket, but I also got one of my hoodies so you choose which one you want, or if you want both thats cool too” He remarked moving closer to her, “I want your hoodie,” She mumbled. Dammek helped her put it on and smiled. “Damn you look cute in my hoodie, gonna have to let you borrow it more often” Daraya blushed and nudged him in the stomach.
“I-I’m sorry for showing up like this. I just had a really bad night and needed to see you and” Dammek shook his head and leaned in to kiss her, she smiled and leaned in to kiss him as well, even if his breath did smell like stinky chips. “It’s fine Dar, you're fine” he held her close and they both fell into the comfort of each other.
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By the time Xefros made it back to the room he found the two fast asleep. He smiled and sat down the tea. He wrote a quick note and turned to leave, it was best to leave them alone for a bit.