@ladyintree said: I'm sorry. i know it's not the story you wanted.
"tai, say psyche."
van says with a starkly unconvinced stare. in a nauseating quiet they don't hear any take-back; just the breeze stirring the curtains in taissa's bedroom. unluckily, van knows the look on her face to an excruciating tee. it's the look of her having adamantly made up her mind — this time to a place where van cannot follow.
(shit?)
their stomach drops. they will cry if they don't get mad. "well. tai. this story. is. ass-backwards boring."
they mean the ending:
(fire. i love you in blood; wolves; rope.
... getting dumped?)
"we were out there together, and we survived. that's the story. so if you're comin' up on the classic," they airquote, "'we need to talk' trope, mm-mn. no, nope. figure this out with me, and let's move on. together."
slouching forward as their brows sink, they break. van whispers, yielding to soft disbelief. around tai they've been able to be more vulnerable, "...isn't that how we're even here...?"