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hello!! here is a snippet from the book i’m writing!! (my last post has drawings of the main cast btw)

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And then there’s a creaking sound. The ceiling starts to bend under their weight. Eight clutches at Seven’s hand, and then the ceiling is suddenly breaking apart under them and they’re falling.

Eight screams, and then she’s cut off as she hits the ground with a loud thump that knocks all the breath out of her. She doesn’t even have a moment to get any of the breath back before Seven is landing on top of her and knocking out any remaining breath.

When Seven doesn’t immediately move, Eight just rolls to the side and knocks him off. She sits up stiffly, managing to suck air into her lungs that feel like they’ve collapsed or something.

They’re in a dark room. Eight starts to feel a sense of dread as Seven sits up beside her.

“..I feel like we’re about to die,” she tells him blankly.

“WHAT?!” He looks like he might cry.

“No, it’s- it’s an expression.”

“Oh. So we’re not gonna die?”

“..I never said that.”