݁ ‍ 𝐮͟𝐩͟𝐭͟𝐨͟𝐰͟𝐧͟͟ ‍𝙶𝙸𝚁𝙻 ‍⋆ 𐙚

⠀⠀⠀ *⠀⠀⠀ ౨ৎ⠀⠀⠀ ,⠀⠀⠀ 𝐮ptown⠀⠀⠀ 𝒈𝒊𝒓𝒍⠀⠀⠀ she's⠀⠀⠀ been⠀⠀⠀ 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠⠀⠀⠀ in⠀⠀⠀ her⠀⠀⠀ 𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧⠀⠀⠀ world⠀⠀;⠀ cecily ⠀⠀⠀kline ⠀⠀⠀*⠀⠀⠀ 💿⠀⠀⠀ˊˎ˗

[݁ ‍ 𝐮͟𝐩͟𝐭͟𝐨͟𝐰͟𝐧͟͟ ‍𝙶𝙸𝚁𝙻 ‍⋆ 𐙚 @pearlsbought]

⠀⠀ ︎ ︎︎

[݁ ‍ 𝐮͟𝐩͟𝐭͟𝐨͟𝐰͟𝐧͟͟ ‍𝙶𝙸𝚁𝙻 ‍⋆ 𐙚 @pearlsbought]

،̲،̲ ⠀ and ⠀ when⠀ she's ⠀ 𝒘𝒂𝒍𝒌𝒊𝒏' ⠀⠀she's⠀ ⠀ 𝖑𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧' so 𝓯ine ⠀݁ᛪ༙
⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀
⠀⠀⠀⠀

[𝕭. @V0GUlSM]

ᅠ ⠀ ⠀

𝖲𝖳𝖱𝖨𝖪𝖤 𝖠 𝖯𝖮𝖲𝖤 .ᐟ

ᅠ ⠀

⠀ ⠀

[݁ ‍ 𝐮͟𝐩͟𝐭͟𝐨͟𝐰͟𝐧͟͟ ‍𝙶𝙸𝚁𝙻 ‍⋆ 𐙚 @pearlsbought]

@WEAKERDOG a light chuckle escaped her lips , a smile gracing her features as she offered a freshly manicured hand.

⠀⠀ ︎ ︎︎ “ cecily ... or cece — whichever you'd prefer. ”

[݁ ‍ 𝐮͟𝐩͟𝐭͟𝐨͟𝐰͟𝐧͟͟ ‍𝙶𝙸𝚁𝙻 ‍⋆ 𐙚 @pearlsbought]

@WEAKERDOG she scolds herself internally for the snappy response. thinking before she speaks isn't a strength of her's. she let out a sigh , turning her whole body around to face him.

⠀⠀ ︎ ︎︎ “ ...i'm sorry— that came out harsher than i intended. ”

[݁ ‍ 𝐮͟𝐩͟𝐭͟𝐨͟𝐰͟𝐧͟͟ ‍𝙶𝙸𝚁𝙻 ‍⋆ 𐙚 @pearlsbought]

a sigh , staring out onto the water from the end of the dock. she's 𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒆𝒅 and has yet to notice the * 𝚁𝙴𝙰𝙳𝙴𝚁.

[݁ ‍ 𝐮͟𝐩͟𝐭͟𝐨͟𝐰͟𝐧͟͟ ‍𝙶𝙸𝚁𝙻 ‍⋆ 𐙚 @pearlsbought]

┈ in other news , hailey cheated on mark 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡 .ᐟ can you believe it .ᐣ this is literally like the seventh time. ”

[݁ ‍ 𝐮͟𝐩͟𝐭͟𝐨͟𝐰͟𝐧͟͟ ‍𝙶𝙸𝚁𝙻 ‍⋆ 𐙚 @pearlsbought]

carefully , she observes as he works — seemingly enthralled by whatever he was doing. even if she didn't 𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒚 recognize its purpose. this triggers the pivot , something that was all-too-common with her.

⠀⠀ ︎ ︎︎ “ well ┈

[♱ ‍ ‍𝓯ᴬ̲ᴿ̲ᴹ̲ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍𝙱𝙾𝚈 ‍.ᐟ ‍ ‍ ‍ @W0RNB00TS]

He gives a shrug, saying nothing, he’s been maxed out of responses. She will have to come later. And therefore he buries himself in his work, grabbing the concrete wheelbarrow and beginning to fill the hole with concrete.

Cece needed to slow down with things, and he worried +

[⇁ ‍ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏ ‍𝙗𝙤𝙮 ‍ ‍ ‍ @CALHOUNAGAIN]

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ᅠ
•— "i feel weighing upon me an angel's weariness." —•

ᅠ
. ʀɪᴠᴇʀ ‘ᴄᴀʟ’ ᴄᴀʟʜᴏᴜɴ .

- 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐑 -

[ᴏᴄ]

↺ + ♡

[݁ ‍ 𝐮͟𝐩͟𝐭͟𝐨͟𝐰͟𝐧͟͟ ‍𝙶𝙸𝚁𝙻 ‍⋆ 𐙚 @pearlsbought]

┈ on the other. though he was only two years older , she did value what he had to say — which is why she seemed to flock to him.

[݁ ‍ 𝐮͟𝐩͟𝐭͟𝐨͟𝐰͟𝐧͟͟ ‍𝙶𝙸𝚁𝙻 ‍⋆ 𐙚 @pearlsbought]

her head tilts , expression dumbfounded from what was ( in comparison to what he * 𝖚𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 opted to say ) a borderline monologue.

⠀⠀ ︎ ︎︎ “ guess that makes sense. ”

she responded , finding her gaze lingering ┈

[♱ ‍ ‍𝓯ᴬ̲ᴿ̲ᴹ̲ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍𝙱𝙾𝚈 ‍.ᐟ ‍ ‍ ‍ @W0RNB00TS]

Sammy was only 23, he did not have the wisdom of a monk to give to Cece. He was still navigating life as a first time human. He pauses, placing the shovel on the ground.

This conversation has gotten really long, he’s sort of overwhelmed, but would never say that. He turns to +

[݁ ‍ 𝐮͟𝐩͟𝐭͟𝐨͟𝐰͟𝐧͟͟ ‍𝙶𝙸𝚁𝙻 ‍⋆ 𐙚 @pearlsbought]

┈ a viscous cycle , sammy. ”

[݁ ‍ 𝐮͟𝐩͟𝐭͟𝐨͟𝐰͟𝐧͟͟ ‍𝙶𝙸𝚁𝙻 ‍⋆ 𐙚 @pearlsbought]

being less impulsive .ᐣ well that would 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒚 take a * lot of work on her end. cece hardly put a lot of thought into things like this , never looking to put her own well-being first ─┈ only to satisfy whoever she was with. ┈

[♱ ‍ ‍𝓯ᴬ̲ᴿ̲ᴹ̲ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍𝙱𝙾𝚈 ‍.ᐟ ‍ ‍ ‍ @W0RNB00TS]

A gentle shake of his head, tossing brown and red dirt to the side, the small dirt hill becoming taller. No, not stupid, just inexperienced. And maybe she needed to take time and think of things instead of saying what came to her mind immediately. Be less impulsive.

“No, need +

[݁ ‍ 𝐮͟𝐩͟𝐭͟𝐨͟𝐰͟𝐧͟͟ ‍𝙶𝙸𝚁𝙻 ‍⋆ 𐙚 @pearlsbought]

┈ hues panned to watch as the dirt hill became taller. tempted to ask if he needed help , but knowing sammy took pride in the work he did.

⠀⠀ ︎ ︎︎ “ but how am i supposed to get experience without being impulsive .ᐣ it's ┈

[݁ ‍ 𝐮͟𝐩͟𝐭͟𝐨͟𝐰͟𝐧͟͟ ‍𝙶𝙸𝚁𝙻 ‍⋆ 𐙚 @pearlsbought]

┈ ⠀⠀ ︎ ︎︎ “ i think my gut might just be stupid. ”

[݁ ‍ 𝐮͟𝐩͟𝐭͟𝐨͟𝐰͟𝐧͟͟ ‍𝙶𝙸𝚁𝙻 ‍⋆ 𐙚 @pearlsbought]

she would be dishonest if she had said that she too had known what a good relationship looked like. all she had as references were 𝒉𝒆𝒓 parents and her 𝖔𝐰𝐧 relationships. and , well , ask how that's going. ┈

[♱ ‍ ‍𝓯ᴬ̲ᴿ̲ᴹ̲ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍𝙱𝙾𝚈 ‍.ᐟ ‍ ‍ ‍ @W0RNB00TS]

Approaching the hole he was digging, he paused and turned to look at her, shifting his weight from one foot to the other. He didn’t want to see this happen again to Cece. The on again off again business was never good.

Sammy has never had a girlfriend but he had a good +

[݁ ‍ 𝐮͟𝐩͟𝐭͟𝐨͟𝐰͟𝐧͟͟ ‍𝙶𝙸𝚁𝙻 ‍⋆ 𐙚 @pearlsbought]

┈ instinct. just a small , genuine smile as lips parted.

⠀⠀ ︎ ︎︎ “ thank you , sammy — ”

she responded , perhaps still on the 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒅 side that he opted for verbal reassurance.

[݁ ‍ 𝐮͟𝐩͟𝐭͟𝐨͟𝐰͟𝐧͟͟ ‍𝙶𝙸𝚁𝙻 ‍⋆ 𐙚 @pearlsbought]

carefully she takes the glass into her hand all while keeping eyes 𝒍𝒐𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒅 upon sammy. though he was a man of few words , it seemed he truly did have a way with them. digits ran mindlessly along the glass , wiping the ┈

[♱ ‍ ‍𝓯ᴬ̲ᴿ̲ᴹ̲ ‍‍ ‍‍ ‍‍𝙱𝙾𝚈 ‍.ᐟ ‍ ‍ ‍ @W0RNB00TS]

“Keep them high.” He says, downing the rest of the pink lemonade. He felt so much better after that.

Sammy says that but he would bet money that he will hear about Josh again very soon. Pattern recognition and this vicious cycle.

Handing the glass back to Cece, he picks up +

[݁ ‍ 𝐮͟𝐩͟𝐭͟𝐨͟𝐰͟𝐧͟͟ ‍𝙶𝙸𝚁𝙻 ‍⋆ 𐙚 @pearlsbought]

┈ condensation with no particular goal. but then , he spoke once more. and it caused her hand to cease the mindless act. fairly rarely was she ever reminded that she deserved better. and for once , a long rambling wasn't her ┈