||The Monster Is Real||
||Mood Music: https://t.co/LGdLfKZtDt||
||Mentions: @VexingMaledict@SanguineRebirth and @ArdentAllure||
Under it all, the refinement and carefully put together appearance lurks a darkness in me. I have never truly hid it, but I have also never put--
@ArdentAllure don't feel as though you have to rush to tell him, either. It's impossible to relay everything that's happened over all those years. Blake is every bit as patient as Tristan, he will be content to wait until you're ready to tell him.
@ArdentAllure shadow of doubt that you will never have to be afraid to tell him anything. He will love you no matter what. I know it will still be hard to talk about those things with him because they were painful and traumatic, but hopefully it will reassure you just a little bit.
And --
@ArdentAllure swig of margarita]
And this is the part where I'm obliged, as your best friend, to tell you that you're overthinking. Woman, have you /seen/ the way he looks at you. If he was a cartoon, he'd have fucking hearts for eyes. He adores and loves you just as much now, if not more, --
@ArdentAllure And the time that we made out at Burning Man. Wait. Does he even know what Burning Man is? Because if he doesn't, we need to educate him.
[Mumbles around a bite of taco, her right hand making a quick gesture to refill their glasses]
And what's with this "if" nonsense? Of --
@ArdentAllure The feeling's mutual, just so /you/ know. [Giggles and bumps her hip to River's] I don't suppose you've told Blake about how we almost got married that one time, did you? Man, the margaritas in Vegas are no joke.
@ArdentAllure [Isn't very graceful at the moment either, between the slight margarita mustache she's got going on and the tiny dollop of guacamole on the tip of her nose] Damn right, I am! You've dealt with my ass for too long not to be!
@ArdentAllure See this is why you're the best River, ever. [Raises the margarita glass to her lips and takes a nice, long swig before setting it down with an exaggerated sigh of contentment] Does life get any better than this?