𝑭𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑺.

⠀⠀ ⠀ ⠀ ❛ to err is 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐧; to forgive, 𝒅𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒆. ❜

[𝑭𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑺. @toothmarked]

⠀⠀⠀ ❛ 𝘧𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵, because you don’t
⠀⠀⠀⠀ know how to die 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙡𝙮. ❜

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[𝑭𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑺. @toothmarked]

@AilingMatriarch — god damn force of nature. Everybody’s afraid of you, and it’s got nothing to do with your feminine wiles and everything to do with how you wield a knife at every given opportunity.”

[𝑭𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑺. @toothmarked]

@AilingMatriarch And, to be fair, his exploits have ranged from five finger discount, which earned him a smack across the back of the head, to bomb creation with his military cousin . . Her reaction to that little misdemeanour had been terrifying.

“Yeah, but that’s only because you’re a —

[𝑭𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑺. @toothmarked]

@SERPENTlSM — at the stitch below his ribs, “I woulda brought you flowers but I felt like you woulda hit me with ‘em.”

[𝑭𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑺. @toothmarked]

@SERPENTlSM — never put such an official title on their evening’s spent together, and it all seems to depend on tonight.

So, armed with a selection of their favourite movies and snacks, he dashed across Tent City to the humble (so very humble) abode of,

“Toni Topaz,” he wheezes, rubbing —

[𝑭𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑺. @toothmarked]

@AilingMatriarch — he puts the question to her, his grin playful; he’s had a ( lot ) of cautions from the police.

[𝑭𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑺. @toothmarked]

@AilingMatriarch Luckily for him, he had long since perfected his innocent puppy dog eyes.

Sure, they’ve never managed to fool his mother, but he’ll continue to try, and she’ll (hopefully) continue to pretend that they work.

“Now, mother, would we ever drag you into our illegal activities?” —

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[𝑭𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑺. @toothmarked]

@AilingMatriarch — grandchildren . .

Sure, she could go on to live for years and years. Doctors aren’t always right, after all.

But sometimes they are. And he wants to soak up every moment they still have.

[𝑭𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑺. @toothmarked]

@AilingMatriarch — wouldn’t have even crossed his mind, let alone escaped his lips.

What teenage boy wants to hang out with his mother?!

Well . . one who isn’t sure how long she’s got left. One who’s terrified of all the things she’s going to miss out on; watching him graduate, holding her —

[𝑭𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑺. @toothmarked]

@SERPENTlSM — his lips for just a moment, before they’re brushing across Toni’s.

Breath hitching in his throat, it’s as though time stands still, as though hours have passed them by rather tina mere seconds; without further ado, he applies a firm pressure, with an audible noise of approval.

[𝑭𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑺. @toothmarked]

“Hey, @SERPENTlSM, I know I already ask way too much of you, but I really need a favour.”

[𝑭𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑺. @toothmarked]

@SERPENTlSM His hands, though they tremble, find a safe place to land upon her waist.

It’s more than just an embrace, it’s an attempt to steady himself; his knees are mere moments away from refusing to support his weight for much longer.

A smile mirrors hers, stretches eagerly across —

[𝑭𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑺. @toothmarked]

@SERPENTlSM — Their lips are a hairsbreadth apart, but as a gentleman, he still feels it important to ask.

[𝑭𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑺. @toothmarked]

@SERPENTlSM — it with both hands, refuse to let it pass him by.

So, stepping into her personal space, eyes darting from her eyes to her lips and back up again, he ducks his head, slowly enough that she can pull away if this isn’t what she wants.

And then . . .

“Can I?” —

[𝑭𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑺. @toothmarked]

@SERPENTlSM — What does he want to tell her?

That he’s longing to kiss her and not have it be classed as ‘practice’?

That it’s not a choice, it never has been, because his heart was stolen by her a long time ago?

“I just . . .”

[𝑭𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑺. @toothmarked]

@SERPENTlSM None of this is fair.

She doesn’t even realise the effect she has on him when she makes these little jokes, doesn’t know how desperate he is to just . . close the distance, use actions rather than words to inform her of his overwhelming feelings towards her.

“Toni . . .” —

[𝑭𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑺. @toothmarked]

@SERPENTlSM — finger hard enough to bleed whilst shovelling french fries into her mouth.

[𝑭𝑨𝑵𝑮𝑺. @toothmarked]

@SERPENTlSM — and Sweets. I’m not entirely sure if anyone’s up to the task of impressing you.”

He’s lying through his teeth, because the truth of the matter is that he’s been in love with her since they were fourteen, and she challenged him to an eating competition, and bit her —