𝐀𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐲

The well-adjusted Whitly.

[𝐀𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐲 @ambitiousains]

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𝑨𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒍𝒆𝒚 𝑾𝒉𝒊𝒕𝒍𝒚

"𝘈𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘥𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥.
𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘮𝘦."

[𝐀𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐲 @ambitiousains]

I missed you more <3

[* 𝓣𝑯𝑬 𝓢𝑪𝑨𝑷𝑬𝑮𝑶𝑨𝑻 @TUEURENGOURDI]

I missed you <3

[𝐀𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐲 @ambitiousains]

Xiii <3

[* 𝓣𝑯𝑬 𝓢𝑪𝑨𝑷𝑬𝑮𝑶𝑨𝑻 @TUEURENGOURDI]

Ainsley <3

[𝐀𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐲 @ambitiousains]

Xiii :)

[* 𝓣𝑯𝑬 𝓢𝑪𝑨𝑷𝑬𝑮𝑶𝑨𝑻 @TUEURENGOURDI]

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Ainsley :]

[𝐀𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐲 @ambitiousains]

He is forever her biggest champion ♥️

[Talia Kane @ABirdRedeemed]

Exactly, and he’ll die on this hill.

[𝐀𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐲 @ambitiousains]

She’s never once done anything wrong in her entire life.

[Talia Kane @ABirdRedeemed]

He resents the implication that Ainsley did anything wrong , ever.

[𝐀𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐲 @ambitiousains]

HAHAHA okay, fine. I’ll be home soon.

And hey, for the record, I always liked your dancing.

[Talia Kane @ABirdRedeemed]

Mom caught me practicing ballet. I’m hiding in your place. @ambitiousains

[𝐀𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐲 @ambitiousains]

𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘁𝗼: 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗺

📱: No, but I can be.

📱: Gimme 10?

[Talia Kane @ABirdRedeemed]

[ Text to: @ambitiousains ]

➣ at moms
➣ you here?

[𝐀𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐲 @ambitiousains]

The confession twists her stomach, all attempts at assuaging Xiii slipping from her countenance and replaced by dismay.

Even with her turbulent childhood Ainsley always had a home, she couldn’t imagine anything less.

“When’s the last time you ate something? Like a real meal?”

[𝑺𝑼𝑪𝑯 𝑨 𝑱𝑰𝑵𝑿 @OISEAUTRlSTE]

“Mhm.”

He offers a small, tired smile right back at the other.

“Oh well I don’t got a home anymore so I just sit on the ground or floor most of the time.”, he shrugs.

[𝐀𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐲 @ambitiousains]

“You, too.”

She offers him another (hopefully) comforting smile, sweeping her hands back to lean her weight into them.

“So, what are you doing here, Xiii? The floor’s not a very comfortable place to hang out.”

[𝑺𝑼𝑪𝑯 𝑨 𝑱𝑰𝑵𝑿 @OISEAUTRlSTE]

“No, I don’t mind though. I don’t really go anywhere anyways.”

He shrugs, shifting in place a little bit as he listens to the other.

“I’m Xiii, it’s nice to meet you.”

[𝐀𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐲 @ambitiousains]

“Do you have a backup pair? I think these ones are toast.”

The breath of a laugh escapes her upturned lips, shifting to place the glasses to the side to keep either of them from injuring themselves.

“I’m Ainsley, by the way.”

[𝑺𝑼𝑪𝑯 𝑨 𝑱𝑰𝑵𝑿 @OISEAUTRlSTE]

Yep.

Xiii blinks a few times, reluctantly handing her the broken glasses with a sigh.

“Far away, doctor said I also have an astigmatism.”

[𝐀𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐲 @ambitiousains]

Well not anymore.

Ainsley sinks to the floor with a soft smile, folding her legs in front of her lotus style and holding her hands out for the pair of broken glasses.

“Are they for up close or far away? Your glasses.”

[𝑺𝑼𝑪𝑯 𝑨 𝑱𝑰𝑵𝑿 @OISEAUTRlSTE]

Yeah—

That’s very nice of her to do really, fair enough. He’s been alone for a while now.

[𝐀𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐲 @ambitiousains]

Oh, shi— crap.

Well, she’s going to sit on the floor with him anyway. Can’t very well leave him all alone here.

[𝑺𝑼𝑪𝑯 𝑨 𝑱𝑰𝑵𝑿 @OISEAUTRlSTE]

Well his mom is dead and his dad sort of kicked him out so no, she doesn’t need to.

[𝐀𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐲 @ambitiousains]

Is there someone she can call for him? She can sit with him until they come.

[𝑺𝑼𝑪𝑯 𝑨 𝑱𝑰𝑵𝑿 @OISEAUTRlSTE]

He’s fine. His glasses sort of just flew off his face and the lenses are cracked.

[𝐀𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐲 @ambitiousains]

Is he okay? What happened to his glasses?

[𝑺𝑼𝑪𝑯 𝑨 𝑱𝑰𝑵𝑿 @OISEAUTRlSTE]

He’s just sitting on floor, messing with his broken glasses.

[𝐀𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐲 @ambitiousains]

@TUEURENGOURDI //

[𝐀𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐲 @ambitiousains]

Ainsley slips into the kitchen, bumping Malcolm’s hip with her own before pressing the heels of her hands against the edge of the counter, leaning her weight into them.

“Hey, sorry, I was just down—”

𝘋𝘰𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘺 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘴.

“—town, chasing a lead. So, pasta?”

[Talia Kane @ABirdRedeemed]

⌈Teхт тo: Ainsley⌋

➣ oh hush now
➣ eta ?

[𝐀𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐲 @ambitiousains]

𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘁𝗼 : 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗺

📱: Careful, Mal. Your lack of sleep is showing.

[Talia Kane @ABirdRedeemed]

⌈Teхт тo: Ainsley 🎤 Whitly ⌋

➣ home
➣ I thought you said crabs

[𝐀𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐲 @ambitiousains]

𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘁𝗼 : 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗺

📱: Carbs? Count me in

📱: 🍝👍

[Talia Kane @ABirdRedeemed]

⌈Teхт тo: Ainsley 🎤 Whitly ⌋

➣ meet at moms?
➣ I could make us something. Pasta?

[𝐀𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐲 @ambitiousains]

𝗧𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘁𝗼 : 𝗠𝗮𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗺

📱: You tell me

📱: You’re the fussy foodie

[Talia Kane @ABirdRedeemed]

⌈Teхт тo: @ambitiousains ⌋

➣ what’s for lunch?
➣ station is quiet

[𝐀𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐖𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐲 @ambitiousains]

Can you still tattle on your brother if one parent won’t remember and the other is chained to a wall?