poetry in motion

D E C L A N - M O N T G O M E R Y Seventeen. Junior. Welton. Captain of The Dead Poets Society. insta/twitter: @decmonty

[declan-montgomery]

elijahkeohane:

An apology. The great Declan fucking Montgomery, grade a fuckboy and asshat alike, apologizing to Eli. Mentally, he laughed, because an ‘I’m sorry’ from Dec was like Haley’s Comet - you see it once in your life and if you miss it, oh well. With a sharp inhale, Eli dropped the things in his hand and turned to face the other, looking tired and pissed off all in one. “Listen, Dec.  You’re right, you’ve been a really shitty friend. And not just about the hospital. I’ve been avoiding you for nearly a month and you noticed, I know you did, and said nothing. No, it wasn’t because I’m fucking jealous of you and Ikea, or whatever you had, like you thought. He’s not innocent, either, no, but at least he came to fucking see me. And he made sure I was okay. Every member came to my room, and my best goddamn friend didn’t. Even Al. Al came and I was stuck wondering where the hell you were. You didn’t even text me, for fuck’s sake!” He sighed, shaking his head. “And to hear the things you’ve said about me. About how I was weak to overdose. Clearly, you just don’t fucking get what happened to me.” The blonde paused. “But you know what? Apology accepted. I’m trying to turn over a new leaf. I don’t want any grudges. Thanks for all your help.” It was a half sincere thank you, seeing as Declan was the only reason Eli was even in Welton again, but he would be lying if he said he wasn’t still seething underneath his skin.

Dec dropped his head and tongued his gums as Eli pretty much scolded him for not being there. He was right, he should have been there and he was selfish to not have been. He listened, allowing Eli to rant at him, knowing he probably deserved it and he frowned as Eli wound it up by accepting the apology, though it sounded kind of sarcastic. Dec swallowed, looking up at his roommate.  "...Shit like this, doesn't happen to people like us." He replied slowly, his voice a little choked. "...so..the fact it happened to you? ....I- ....I didn't know what I'd say to you if I did see you, and honestly I stopped myself from seeing you cause I knew I'd fuck it up. Now we're all fucking sober like fucking nuns, I didn't want us to get to this point, man. Nothing feels the same, it's fucked. I wanted to see you okay? But I couldn't and...and I figured when Matti told me you were alright that...I'd see you back here soon anyway. It was shit, okay? I get that, but how about you fucking explain why you were avoiding me in the first place, huh??? That's what I don't get."

[declan-montgomery]

If I could ___, I'd ___ for it.

If I could pretend to be straight without feeling totally sick, I’d fuck more of those Ashburton girls than Leon and then make him pay me for it.

[declan-montgomery]

If everyone I knew had _____ we would all be ______ .

If everyone knew I had three bottles of pills stashed under my bed, we would all be completely screwed.

[declan-montgomery]

I once licked _____ off of _______'s body while drunk.

I once licked tequila and cocaine off of a french prostitute's body while drunk.

[declan-montgomery]

i have regrets. i regret ___ because ___.

I have regrets. I regret nothing because I'm perfect. 

[runarunarunawayhome-deactivated]

"Please, we both know cash’s about as trivial as mathematics, but I suppose Lord is good enough. We’ve got a deal," he said, taking Declan’s hand without waiting for him to close himself. "Pleasure doing business with you, Montgomery."

[declan-montgomery]

"I'm just looking forward to seeing what kind of evidence you try to get. By the way, panties aren't gonna be good enough, you could have pulled them from any poor Freshman, or heck, even Alek"

[declan-montgomery]

patrxckalbrxght:

"That’s a brotherhood?" he asked, though it wasn’t much of a question, but more like a disbelief. No, in his eyes, this was Declan wanting to rise as a hero for their sakes when he —- someone who knew because someone didn’t abuse and showed no signs to those he was close with — should have stopped the domino effect before it tipped and created the most damage.

None of them should have been scrambling to save somebody when it could have been too late.

"If Elijah was expelled, maybe he would have gone to rehab, seeing as he clearly needs it." His tongue was loose now, and while his gaze flickered back and forth between Declan and the wall behind the other boy, Patrick still continued because he could, he could, he  c o u l d.  ”Not only that, but do you really believe there won’t be an investigation? That you stepping up won’t raise suspicion anyways? You haven’t done the society a favor, Declan, this is your attempt to patch a hole you wanted to ignore earlier. A brotherhood consists of people willing to see chaos and stop it before it reaches a breaking point, and what happened wasn’t that at all. The aftermath —- the aftermath just proves that. You haven’t really fixed anything.”

Pausing, Patrick gave a small, mirthless smile. “Oh, wait, I forgot; hush money does fix everything, doesn’t it? Why else would you still be here?”

Was this kid fucking serious? Was he actually talking back right now, like he had any right at all to have an opinion? This had to be a fucking joke. Declan looked at him with raised brows, actually a little offended that this jerk thought he had any authority to speak to him the way he was, trying to tell Declan he was in the wrong - who the fuck did this kid think he was!? Declan's expression dropped to an unamused glare. "Not that its any of your business, but Eli will be undertaking recovery. Whether or not he needs it isn't actually at your liberty to say because you literally have no idea about any of this. In fact, you shouldn't even have an opinion on any part of the situation, you just so happened to be in the room, we got you to call 911 but that doesn't give you any sort of authority to tell me whether what I've done is right or wrong. Are you fucking kidding me?? Do you have any idea who I am? I have connections like you would not believe and me taking the fall for Eli was not just a huge risk on my part, but it was also the smartest thing to do because I have the connections that can prevent the investigations from going any further. See that building over there?" Declan pointed out the window to the huge library building across the quad "My family fucking owns it. So yes, money does fix everything because this is the part of society that we live in. And yes, I'm still here because of money, our little club still exists because of money. This entire fucking school exists because of the money that families like mine, invest into it. So don't you start fucking judging people for buying their way out of bad situations, when that is literally what our entire world is built on."

[runarunarunawayhome-deactivated]

"Done. If, you – should this 5’6" slightly girly-looking guy on 110 pounds succeed in nailing some Ashburton seniors – will announce to the whole school that I am your king and that you bow down before me." He held out his hand for Declan to shake on it. 

[declan-montgomery]

Declan shook his head with a laugh "Nice try, but in your dreams, Kaelin. I'm already giving you the cash. But hey how about if you do succeed, I'll announce it to the Society and force everyone to call you 'Lord' for a week."

[runarunarunawayhome-deactivated]

"Ever heard of that Queens song? I want it all, and I want it now.” The bet definitely piqued his interest, Leon being a complete and utter sucker for bets and dares alike. “Make that five hundred for each senior. Double up if I get two down at once.”

[declan-montgomery]

Declan laughed, his eyes lighting up as Leon doubled the stakes. "Done. And if you don't get any Seniors by 6pm Friday, you gotta run the pep rally field naked that night, during the rally."

[runarunarunawayhome-deactivated]

"My hair is at a perfect length, dickwad, it’s short and fucking fantastic. Since I don’t like cum shooting out of my nose, like yourself, I will make it my mission to fuck as many of them as possible. I’ve been starved for too long, it’s time to let the beast out of the cage." And he ended off with a snapping motion near his crotch area complimented by a hiss. "Ladies, better watch out."

[declan-montgomery]

"You're totally gonna go for the freshmen aren't you. I mean you'll have to, any girl over sixteen is gonna be looking more for a guy like...Manny. Hey, how about a bet, if you can get one senior Ashburton girl to fuck you, and can provide some sort of evidence, I'll give you five hundred bucks."

[patrxckalbrxght-blog-deactivate]

He blinked, then furrowed his brows. Frankly, he would have survived without the news Declan was sharing. Maybe (truly) he would have been better off because now —— now there was a sliver of anger. 

Rehabilitation outpatient — how much money had to be paid for that to be the result?

"Sure letting Eli take responsibility wasn’t the better outcome?" He shouldn’t have said a word; he should have kept his mouth shut. But in this environment, worlds away from where he lived ——- he was somewhat bold. But he didn’t push the boundary further; he kept silent and waited for the imminent backlash.

[declan-montgomery]

Declan felt a little bad over Patrick's involvement with the incident a few Mondays ago, dragging him up to the room and hissing at him to call 911. It hadn't been an ideal situation but they'd had to work with who was there and...Patrick so happened to be there.  But any feelings of guilt that he had, dwindled away after Patrick's statement. "...In what universe would that have been a better outcome? He'd have been expelled, there would have been an investigation, the entire Society would have been compromised. How do you not get that?? I did the right thing. Thats what the Society is about, this brotherhood, taking the fall to protect our own."

[declan-montgomery]

leonkaelin:

"Guess who’s gonna get laid, guess who’s gonna get laid, guess who’s fuckin’ gonna get laid! Me, assholes, that’s who!"

"You should probably consider cutting your hair, they might mistake you for one of them and then the only sex you'll be getting is from Adrian and he fucks everyone so theres not really any bragging rights there"

[declan-montgomery]

elijahkeohane:

Three weeks, three fucking weeks and no word from him. Room mate, best friend, Captain of the one thing Eli actually cared about at Welton, no matter how you looked at it, Declan should’ve been there. Mattias and Alek and even Elliot had convinced him, however, to put those feelings away. He’ll come around, they said. He’s under pressure and shaken up, they said. Eli was okay to accept that, and he swore to himself that their reunion would be nothing but happy.

But fuck, his face brought back all of the anger. Eli stuck to his guns, giving him a cold glance before returning to his stuff, unzipping and pulling out dirty clothes as a way to keep himself busy. He wasn’t going to say anything. If he did, he knew that he would regret it.

Declan tongued the inside of his cheek as Eli didn't respond, only acknowledging him with a short glance. Fuck. Fucking hell. He swallowed, putting down his book and watching as Eli busied himself by unpacking his stuff. Well, that was a good sign, obviously he was back for good, here to stay. Declan sighed "...Look, I'm not gonna fuck around here. I- I'm really sorry, Eli. I know I'm a shit friend, I know I should have... seen the signs and all that shit, and I know I should have... been in the hospital and stuff. I um.. I was there actually, I don't know if the others told you. I was there, that first night, for a good twelve hours. But I- I couldn't stay and I couldn't see you like that, so I didn't. And I'm sorry. I'm genuinely fucking sorry, okay? And... if it makes any difference, I stopped them from expelling you, I covered it all. I've got your back, okay? Even...even if it doesn't look like it."

[mattiasbertil]

"You weren’t going to tell me? You already told me you were gonna do it, remember? Then begged me to tell you not to. Then, to top it all off, went on a rant to say that I didn’t care about you enough. What’s more surprising is that you aren’t sharing it with the world. Declan Montgomery, hero of the Society. I can see it now in The Journal, ‘His Heroic Act Saves Welton’. Either way, I’m proud of you for doing it."

[declan-montgomery]

"Well I did fucking save the Society, considering I could have...not done anything and let the entire thing unravel on itself. I don't get why you're so pissy, I did the right thing and I stopped Eli from getting expelled, now you can blow him all you like. I don't need you to be proud of me Matti, you're not my fucking father."

[elijahkeohane]

A skeleton of a boy left Welton three weeks ago, reduced to nothing except a living question: What had happened? No one knew anything about the overdose, about what he did or how he did it or why he did it. A million smaller questions surrounding the name Keohane, and now, quiet whispers of suicide attempts and insanity followed suit. Neither were true, it was an accident; an accident that only multiplied in chaos. The burning of Society records, cleaning out the Cave, almost destroying the existence of Dead Poet’s, at least in plain sight. When the worrying died down and Eli was promised to survive, he was welcomed home, home to Welton. He was still hesitant to return. Facing the school (and the rumors, and the comments, and the looks) would be the hardest part of the overdose, including facing his own dormroom. 

And Declan. His ‘best friend’ that hadn’t bothered to even text him over the course of three weeks, leaving not only Eli but the entire Society behind. Honestly, the blonde wasn’t even sure if he could face Dec without boiling in anger. But - he needed in their dorm. His dorm. With a shaky sigh, he entered, the air of the room still slightly stale and even just a quick glance let Eli know that the boys had cleaned his room up. A made up bed. Folded clothes. Binders and books neatly filed away. And Declan himself.

Eli said nothing, only tossed his new (and drug free, just like Elliot wanted) backpack on the bed.

[declan-montgomery]

Declan hadn't spoken to Eli since he'd found him passed out on that one Monday afternoon. He'd stayed with him through the ordeal, even gone in the ambulance to the hospital but...when they actually got to the hospital, Declan couldn't bring himself to see Eli with all of the tubes and cords and...everything else that hospital entailed. He just couldn't do it. He felt guilty, which was also why he hadn't texted or called. He knew it was shit, he knew it wasn't right but he felt so bad. It had been difficult enough for him to go back to their room, and even then he wasn't sleeping right. Taking the fall for the entire thing had eased his mind a little bit, but his withdrawals were kicking in and causing further paranoia and guilt, his moods were all over the place. 

Sitting on his bed, smoking a cigarette and reading a book, Declan looked up as Eli walked into the room and dumped his stuff on his bed. His heart skipped a beat. Holy fuck. Holy shit he was back. He was back. He was okay. He was okay. Declan didn't even know where to start because it was like seeing a ghost "...Hey..."

[declan-montgomery]

"So...I wasn't gonna tell you but, I uh, I ended up taking the fall for...everything that happened last week. I turned myself in to protect the society. I've been in meetings with lawyers and school admin and stuff all week, I'm on drug charges but...its basically nothing. I'm also officially a rehabilitation outpatient, so...I guess the whole drug thing is bust. I was kinda shitty about it at first but...its the best possible outcome; Eli won't get charged, The Society is unharmed and...somehow, I didn't get expelled. Carpe fucking Diem."

[exitvisuals]