#40l5

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totally the wrong blogs for this but do bensler for the ship meme

send me a ship and I'll tell you...

who is more likely to hurt the other?     elliot,  unintentionally. who is emotionally stronger?      hm,  I’d say olivia tbh.who is physically stronger?       elliot,   obvs.who is more likely to break a bone?      elliot,  the walking disaster zone.who knows best what to say to upset the other?       they’re both pretty equal here,  they know what to say to cut through but they usually both hold back.who is most likely to apologise first after an argument?      depends on what the argument was about tbh but more likely,  elliot.who treats who’s wounds more often?      liv treats el and his many many injuries.who is in constant need of comfort?       neither are in constant need but liv would be more often than el.who gets more jealous?        both lmao el probably a little bit more.who’s most likely to walk out on the other?       they’ve both walked out before but somebody is yet to returnwho will propose?      elliotwho has the most difficult parents?     liv,  but elliot’s are pretty difficult too.who initiates hand-holding when they’re out in public?       el,  probably.who comes up for the other all the time?           i  ??  don’t know what this means?  is it supposed to be shows up for?  im going with that  -  in which case,  they both always show up for each other.who hogs the blankets?       liv.who gets more sad?         liv,  but el has his moments.who is better at cheering the other up?        they’re both equally capable of cheering each other up.who’s the one that playfully slaps the other after they make silly jokes?       liv.who is more streetwise?          i feel like they’re equal here too tbh.who is more wise?       liv. who’s the shyest?          liv.who boasts about the other more?            elliot boasts about liv constantly. who sits on who’s lap?             liv,  but its probs rare.

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@40l5 continued from here

          she shrugs. one shoulder rising as she sits, elbows on her knees and absentmindedly fiddling with the sleeve of her sweater. she’s yet to look at him since she broke the news, nerves causing her stomach to ache. it’s hard to believe herself, and she’s still coming to terms with the idea.    ‘     not long,    ‘      she murmurs, unable to gage exactly how he feels about it.     pregnant.     she’s pregnant.     it’s unbelievable, unfathomable, unmistakeable. olivia had taken test after test, each with the same result.      positive.     one night of telling the world to screw itself, one night of giving in, and she thought that it would be okay. they could get away with it, they didn’t have to talk about it, they didn’t have to acknowledge it     –     it neverhappened.

                but it did. and there’s proof. without thought, her hand moves to her stomach, flat now but in a few months, evidence of their mistake  (     it was a mistake, it had to be a mistake, because she couldn’t face the reality of it being anything else     )   and she is so many things all at once. she’s angry, because they should’ve been morecareful. and she’s scared, because she’s fucking pregnant. and she’s worried, because what if she’s not ready    ?     and she’s happy. ridiculously happy. liv has wanted this for so long, and it’s finally happening     …     it’s just, she didn’t think it would happen like this.

              ‘     a couple days,     ‘    she says, finally daring to look up at him.     ‘   a week     ?    look, el     –     this doesn’t have to change anything     …     i don’t, i mean     –     ‘     deep breath, and she stands, arms moving to wrap around her waist as best she can.     ‘     i don’t expect anything from you, okay     ?    i know it’s not what youwanted, i get it   …   i can do it own my own, i just   –   thought you should know.     ‘

                 he closes the distance between them in a second   —    kneeling in front of her,   a hand threaded through her hair as if the contact is a regular occurrence.   in truth they avoided touching each other as much as possible,   but this   —    his fingers grazing the back of her neck as he encouraged her to look up at him,   the other hands finding it’s place against her hip.   it felt …  natural.   more so that it really should considering he wasn't even officially divorced yet.     ‘       liv,   hey.      ‘

                   elliot wasn’t about to let her see it but he was panicking.   five kids ?   he was going to be a father of five.   more than that,   he was starting a whole new family   —   with olivia.   and he wouldn’t lie and pretend the idea of that didn’t leave him smiling.   but it didn’t wipe away his concern either.   concern for what his kids would think,   how they’d handle this.  how kathy would handle this.   there was no way this was going to be easy,   that was for sure.   but did she really think he’d let her do it alone ?   that he’d want her to ?

                       ‘     …i’m not going anywhere.    ‘    he promised,   speaking slowly,   his words emphasised in attempt to wipe away any doubt she had.      ‘      this is our baby.  we’re in this together.    just like always.    ’    a slight sense of de ja vu hitting him as he said it.   he’d had a similar conversation with kathy some twenty two years ago    —    he meant it as much now as he did then.   he was in it for the long hall.

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@40l5 [ x ]

          in all honesty,  who does look great in this kind of world ?  the southern heat was a killer by itself, but having to run for your life, having to be covered in dirt, sweat, and worst of all blood ?  be it walker or human, it never looked great, nor did it smell great.  ❛ i think the days of looking good are over for all of us. ❜  no matter what they did, eventually they’d return to the same state.  it’s almost a wonder why they even bothered to try.  at least she didn’t have to worry about her hair getting in the way.

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               “ is there . . . a reason you’re here, detective . . . ? what’s your name again ? ”

@40l5 liked for a starter .

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                 you  gave  a  BLANK  STARE  at  the  woman  sitting  across  the  table  from  you   ,         hand  wrapped  around  mug  of  coffee .           ❝      FORGIVE  ME   ,      but  i’m  not  really  sure  why  you’re  here  q u e s t i o n i n g  me  .           nick  left  weeks  ago .         cheryl  WITHDREW  her  statement .    ❞           which  she’d  NEVER  forgive  penelope  blossom  for .

       @40l5      /     STARTER  CALL .

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@40l5     .      continued from  here

                 murmured question, spoken low enough so only she could hear him. she smiles politely at their guests, a new neighbourhood and new neighbours, here for their house-warming. welcome to the suburbs, they scream     –     she’s used to the city, to apartments and traffic and the sounds of sixteen a going at it like he’s popping viagraevery hour. she’s used to manhattan. this is     …     the opposite.

            his arm winds around her waist, a slight pull closer to his side and she turns her head immediately, eyes drawn first to his lips and then up, brown eyes meeting blue. she can feel them watching, the people they’re supposed to befriend, the people theyneed to like them     –     no, love them     …     ‘    i have to do all the work, el    ?    ‘    she whispers softly, a touch of a smile to her lips that she’s sure looks smitten and if it’s easy to fabricate, she tells herself otherwise.

                           her right hand lifts, the left slipping in to his pocket like it belongsthere     (     the ring most definitely doesn’t, but it fit like it was made for her     )    –     her fingertips brush his jaw, two coaxing him to look down at her as it slips down his neck. her head tilts back, lips just hovering over his own and she smiles, before her lipspress in to his. they’ve never kissed before. not even undercover, like they are now. featherlight pecks on each other’s neck or a close embrace. this is     …     different. kissing elliot is     –     amazing. it’s exactly what she always thought it would be like and she shouldn’t enjoy it as much as she is, but a moan slips from deep in her chest, a sigh in her mouth.

                                                           in the background, she can hear their new “friends” laughter, their cat-calls and comments     …     they’re good together, theylook good together and maybe they can see what they both try so hard to ignore. her teeth lightly nip at elliot’s lower lip as she pulls away, out of breath. eyes open, staring in to his own before she steps away from his side, hand brushing his lower back as she leaves his side at the call of her name.    what was that   ?

                                           his eyes followed after her as she walked away,  trying to keep his composure around their new neighbours.  what the hell was that  ?   more than he was expecting that was for sure.  when he’d asked her to kiss him he thought she’d probably do so half-heartedly to keep up appearances but that was    …     wow.  he’d felt her moan into the kiss and had almost let out one of his own at the sound,  his hand tightening around her waist.

                                         elliot was glad for the few cat - calls their display had received or he might’ve forgotten they had company at all.  they’d never kissed undercover before and in the back of his mind there was a voice telling him this was why.  that it was a dangerous game   —   a slippery slope.  but there was no way they were going to be able to get through this with nothing but a few pecks on the cheek,  not if they wanted to be convincing.  he’d just have to find a way to get used to it.  to think about anything other than how much he wanted to kiss her again.

                                         smiling as one of the other guys came over and clasped a hand over his shoulder,  laughing at his comment about a honeymoon phase.     ‘     actually,  liv and i have been married for goin’ on ten years now.    ’     he replied,  incorporating as many real details as possible as they’d been trained to when going undercover.  they’d been partners for almost a decade     —     and he’d admit there were times there when he felt more married to her than his now ex wife.     ‘      we just uh    …    ‘      meeting her eyes from across the room,  he gave her a genuine smile as he wondered the best way to describe it.      ‘     well,  passion has never been an issue for us    ‘      he chuckled,  receiving a knowing laugh from the man at his side.  a man that would soon be in jail if all this went according to plan.

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@40l5 i love you with my whole heart wow icb you’re actually one of my favourite people in the entire world and i wake up everyday looking forward to talking to you bc you’re amazing??? i’m so thankful you’ve been feeling better and i;m so glad for how often we speak and if ever you were to question how much ily remember i never at all considered actually getting a tattoo before we we had the idea to get matching ones. you’re honestly so important to me and legit stuck w me forever jsyk but for everyone else lara is one of the most incredible people you’ll ever meet anf her creativity and love for olivia is inspiring and u should all be glad to have her on your dash

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“ Are you okay? ” @ veronica

      she had been about to say yes.  to claim she was fine,  to brush it off as nothing but her voice caught and soon after tears stung into her eyes.  she wanted to lie because lying at this point was like a safety blanket but she was just..  so tired.  lip trembling,  she allowed honesty break through as her tears fell forward.  ‘    —  no.  ’