✩ — 𝒃𝒆𝒍𝒍𝒐 , 𝒂 .
after savannah’s passing , the mere idea of letting someone in was enough to send reese into her next downward spiral . she blamed herself , spending too many days locked in her room overanalyzing the accident until her head spun . everything moved too fast , finding calm at the bottom of a bottle as it slowed her system down . it didn’t stop her from convincing herself that she was better off alone -- the people closest to her leaving in some form or another . & it would always be reese’s fault , the only explanation that made sense to her guilt riddled conscious . adeline had pushed , though , despite the numerous times reese left her best friend on read -- drowning in a sea of self loathing , too messed up to reply . & over time , not yet quite fully healed , reese returned texts more consistently -- finding a way to let adeline back in despite feeling unworthy of having the brunette in her life . adelina a light that brightened her day in the way savannah used to -- reese selfishly clinging to that , as if that light could replace her own darkness . at the end of the day , reese was always left alone with herself -- a fact that kept her awake until the sun bled through the sky . self medicating the only way she can sleep through the night peacefully .
slinging her camera bag over one shoulder & a tote bag over the other , reese gets out of her car . having felt uninspired for the past few days , the blonde decided to piggy back on other people’s ideas , hoping she can convince her dubbed youtube boyfriend to help her . her viewers loved adeline almost as much as she did , the brunette almost in every single one of her vlogs . her fingers curl into a fist , rapping on the door as she waits for it to open -- impatient as ever , rocking back on her heels & than forward onto the balls of her feet . when the door swings open , reese’s lips are already parted -- words spilling out of her mouth like an overflowing stream . “ ads , i brought ya’ all your fuckin’ favorites . ” she steps into the house , free hand slipping into the tote bag as she begins to pull out its contents one by one . “ i brought your favorite white , the newest edition of vogue ‘cause i know you’re bound to have spilled coffee on yours , some gloss -- ” her words cut off , metal hitting the floor with a clatter as reese gives adeline a sheepish look . sighing , she bends down to pick up the pair of handcuffs -- meant to have brought them out after she buttered adeline up . “ listen , before ya’ give me that look lemme explain . ” reese giggles , swinging the pair around . “ i was thinkin’ , we spend all this fuckin’ time together anyway so what difference does it make if we’re cuffed ? ya’ know the reeses pieces would eat this shit up . we might as well give ‘em what they want right ? ” she says hopefully , nudging adeline’s shoulder gently .
