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↠ 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐀. // 𝚖𝚘𝚖.
HERB IS A PLEASED RUMBLE , MEOW HEARD LOUD , attention - commanding . lydia doesn’t fight it , palm a soothing stroke to thea’s back . she is suddenly thinking of thea , itty bitty , bright eyed and a perfect fit into the crook of lydia’s arms . she is still a perfect fit now , too , she thinks — just different . a little bit misty eyed , she kisses the side of thea’s head once again , a careful hide . ‘ i’ve been trying to get him to try this new restaurant with me , but he’s advocating solely for the diner , as though he needs the fries . no big plans , honey . we could have a nice night in ? ’ just one more moment , just one more of holding her close before lydia loosens her hold , pulls herself together . who would’ve thought she’d be so soft ? ‘ we could go surprise him , too . at work . you can sneak into his office . ’ pause , here . ‘ is everything alright , thea ? just wanted a weekend home ? ’
SHEEPISH , THEA OFFERS HER mother a little smile . ❝ actually , i have been craving waffles and a milkshake all semester . ❞ and then , eagerly , she adds , ❝ but i’d love to try this new restaurant with you . we could go without dad , which would just make him want to join us . you know his separation anxiety would be totally triggered if it was just us . ❞ herbert has decided he’s had enough , so thea sets him back down . it frees her arms , and she leans back against her mother , pillowing her cheek to her shoulder . ❝ i’m okay . i just -- you know , missed you . i didn’t ruin a nice weekend for you guys , did i ? ❞
↠ 𝐕𝐎𝐇𝐕𝐊. // 𝚞𝚗𝚌𝚕𝚎 𝚜𝚌𝚘𝚝𝚝.
WARM ARE HIS EYES , DESPITE THE THREAT of warning ringing through his skull , banshee - loud . thea stilinski sits at the argent - mccall household , calliope drowned out by the sound of the shower , if he listens hard enough . scott doesn’t , a little bit too busy , too worried , to focus on anything but that look in thea’s eyes . ‘ of course you can , thea . ’ red flag number one : does thea ever ask before asking ? ‘ what’s up ? ’
THE BROWNIES ON THE counter are still warm enough that their smell perfumes the air richly . thea helps herself to one , picks out a half - melted chocolate morsel , and sets it on her tongue so that it becomes liquid immediately . ❝ you see , the thing is , uncle scott . . . ❞ she begins sweetly . but then she is leaning into the counter and looking at him more seriously , and everything she says falls from her mouth in such a rush , she is hardly understandable . ❝ i was just wondering if you could maybe ask aunt allison to ask grandma erin for her keys to the high school , thank you so much . you are really so nice , really the best uncle i could ever hope for , could ever ask for . not that i’d ever ask for anyone else , which is my POINT . ❞
↠ 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐇𝐀𝐄𝐓𝐈𝐀. // 𝚖𝚘𝚖.
THERE IS LITTLE THAT RIVALS THE JOY THAT THEA BRINGS HER . there is little that fills her heart with as much warmth, a mother’s kind of love. something sweetly pulled, delicately crafted. lydia looks at thea and sees home and family and love . sees pride . she’s missed her something fierce , worry bubbling in blood stream each moment thea’s gone . that was parenthood , though , was it not ? ‘ mm , i can’t even care , since i get you all to myself for the next hour . hi , baby . ’ said baby is an adult , now , pulled into the warm of her mother’s arms like she is still child . lydia kisses her hair . ‘ consider me surprised . that’s not easy to do , you know ! are you here for the whole weekend ? ’
THEA GOES EASY INTO lydia’s embrace , safe and held and loved so well . so familiar . home smells like vanilla and the woods , the same laundry detergent they’ve always used , and a little bit like cat , too . SPEAKING OF WHICH . around the corner darts a mangy calico , just as spritely as the day he was picked up from the side of the street . ❝ herb ! ❞ despite the hold lydia has taken on her , thea manages to wiggle enough away to pick up the cat rubbing lovingly around her ankles . ❝ yeah , all weekend . i gotta go monday , though , so i can be back for class on tuesday . do you and dad have dinner plans already ? ❞
➝ @vohvk
❝ UNCLE SCOOOOTTT . ❞ HERE SHE is , all lydia martin in her approach , all her mother in the sweet way she sings , a syren in her own right . but she has her father’s eyes , HIS BEST FRIEND’S EYES , and she knows it , batting them sweetly at him as she sits at his kitchen counter . ❝ can i ask a favor ? pretty please ? ❞
ily @grantlegan
‣ BURSTING OUT / OF MYSELF .
➝ @prophaetia
❝ I COME HOME TO surprise you guys and dad isn’t even home to cry about it . ❞ her pout is mirror image , perhaps , to her mother’s eyes [ 𝚍𝚘 𝚒 𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 ? 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚍 ? 𝚍𝚘 𝚒 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚍 ? ] , but there is something happyhappyhappy in the gold of her smiling eyes . the front door is still open behind her , but thea drops her backpack and steps further into hearth - home without care to close it . ❝ hi mom . ❞
↠ 𝐃𝐔𝐒𝐙𝐘𝐂𝐈𝐄𝐍. // 𝚍𝚊𝚍.
𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐄 𝐖𝐎𝐑𝐒𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐓𝐒 than wolves sometimes . fox tails are barb - sharp , trickster - mind sharper , and that is the seething his body vibrates with . the long line of him sits rigid 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚊 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚕 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚋𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚑𝚎𝚍 , just barely under control until she speaks . the cruiser races round a bend and THE MOON WAXES LIGHT upon the roadway and stiles’ foot becomes lead . the speedometer inches toward seventy . ❝ of course not , thea . ❞ tongue whets with antagony . ❝ you think because you’re my kid , you get a free pass to do whatever the hell you want 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴 . don’t think i don’t see through your tactics . they were MY tactics first . i had them copyrighted . ❞
𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐘𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐈𝐊𝐄𝐒 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐓𝐇𝐄 slow roll of amber eyes . the look is familiar between the two , but this stems from something insubordinately out of place . still , she is 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚍𝚏𝚒𝚛𝚎 - 𝚑𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚝𝚎𝚍 , much like her father , and so she does not quite fear his heat yet . IN FACT , thea is content finally to turn in her seat and shoot him a dry look . ❝ oh , please , dad . don’t act like you’re not going to forget all about this in a few hours when something comes up at work and you go running back out into the woods . 𝙖 𝙗𝙞𝙩 𝙝𝙮𝙥𝙤𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 , 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 . it’s just as dangerous for you as it is for me . ❞ with a huff , she is arms - crossed and glaring out the front windshield , resolutely over looking at him again . ❝ this is so dumb . uncle scott wasn’t this mad at callie . ❞
↠ 𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐍. // 𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚎.
❛ 𝐏𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄 , ❜ 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐈𝐒 𝐀𝐋𝐌𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐀 𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐋𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃 , not quite teasing , but sans the weight of ache callie knows thea must be feeling . the worry . the concern . ❛ keep me free of those four greys , thea . your service is appreciated . ❜ perhaps perhaps , if she makes it sound like this is for her , thea will not feel so bad . worried about sharing . THEY SHARE EVERYTHING , regardless — callie thinks thea would come to her even without prompting , but — i want to help you i want to help you let me listen , let me in . ❛ sometimes — i think sometimes , people just disagree . or are just — not feeling their best . ❜ she thinks of her mother’s sadness , wedged between her shoulders . thinks of her dad’s worry . the silence in the house , sometimes . ❛ how long has it been ? ❜
𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐄’𝐒 𝐒𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐓 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐈𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅 that mask of humor thea wields earns her best friend a true grin , something dimpled and secret for callie’s eyes only . ❝ everything i do is to ensure that you live an easy life . ❞ MISCHIEF IS A FAMILIAR REFLECT in thea’s gaze , her lashes threading with a squint , nose a small scrunch . it feels nice for the few moments it lasts , but the point here rears its head and demands attention . thea rolls onto her back so that she is properly sprawled across the bed she has claimed for the past couple of hours , 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 . the sigh thea omits is a frustrated one . ❝ like , almost a week . but that’s not my mom and dad . when they’re not feeling their best , they go to each other . ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴏɴʟʏ ғᴇᴇʟ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ʙᴇsᴛ ᴛᴏɢᴇᴛʜᴇʀ , ʏᴏᴜ ᴋɴᴏᴡ ? it’s actually kind of sad how much i miss them being disgusting . so this whole not talking thing they’re doing right now is , like , the biggest pile of bullshit i have ever seen . ❞
Amy Lowell, from The Complete Poetical Works of Amy Lowell; “A Little Song,”
↠ 𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐍. // 𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚎.
𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐄𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐂 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐓 . 𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 sadness that leaves callie with an almost - whine high in the back of her throat , the desire to fix a little too - strong . it is so very typical of thea to JOKE OFF HER TUGGED HEARTSTRINGS , but callie can’t . can’t . her own , maybe , but not thea’s . if it weren’t so obvious , she’d reach out , leech some of that pain . wants to . instead , she looks back at her notebook , shades some of thea’s hair . ❛ ‘𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 . mom already knows , i asked earlier just in case . ❜ here , though , sketchbook falls shut . callie fidgets . ❛ our options are talk about it , or , like , put on a movie ? talk about it while watching a movie ? ❜
𝐆𝐈𝐑𝐋 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐇 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 the very sun oozes compassion . in every breath does kindness come exhaled . there is no wonder where it comes from , but sometimes thea thinks that callie would be this way whether she had the parents she has or not . something about that hecatolite - blood and wolf’s heart , perhaps . thea’s slouch comes less pronounced with the soft shut of callie’s sketchbook , her shoulders rising in defense as if she is expecting some sort of interrogation . 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚎 𝚛𝚎𝚖𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚜 𝚜𝚘𝚏𝚝 , carefully imploring , and thea whistles out an exasperated breath from between her teeth . ❝ you’ll only grow , like , FOUR GREY HAIRS WORRYING ABOUT ME if i try to make you sit through a movie without me talking about it . ❞ 𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘦𝘺𝘦𝘴 comes and goes , quickly replaced with a worried furrow of her brow . ❝ i just don’t get it . i’ve never really seen them like this . ❞
Mysterious Skin (2004) dir. Gregg Araki
↠ 𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐒𝐔𝐍. // 𝚌𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚒𝚎.
❛ 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐂𝐀𝐍 𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐄𝐏 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑 , 𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐈𝐆𝐇𝐓 , 𝐈𝐅 𝐘𝐎𝐔 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓 . ❜ she , 𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 , words murmured sweetsoft and almost a little sleepy . welcoming and warm. hesitance , though , is what rings uncommon — calliope fidgets , DOESN’T LOOK AT THEA IN THE LOW LIGHT OF HER LAMP . ❛ are you — okay ? are they still fighting ? ❜
𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐈𝐊𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐎𝐅 not knowing . whatever it is , she thinks it must stem from her parents , as if whatever string ties them together also ties to her , somewhere deep in her chest . their pain echoes in her bones . callie is gentle , quiet , and 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚗𝚜 𝚠𝚎𝚕𝚕 , but it nudges at a wound that thea does not understand . ❝ yeah . who needs air conditioning when your house is 𝘢𝘴 𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘦 right now ? ❞ the humor comes flat . thea fidgets , too . ❝ can i stay ? i really don’t want to go home and find out my dad is staying late at work again . ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ᴏɴ ᴍʏ ᴍᴏᴍ’s ғᴀᴄᴇ when she read his text to our group chat last night could make even a darach cry , i think . ❞