#benxcallum

[dailybenxcallum]

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[sianevansxx]

Ballum are just making me cry now. I really think I should start watching Eastenders with tissues.

(Credit - BBC Eastenders twitter official page)

[beyondballum]

Ballum kisses are the best kisses </3

[iwanttoeastendmyself]

Bruh when Ben finds Callum y'all know he's gonna yeet himself right outta that window/door thingy-

[acollectionofmist]

(You live in) small talk

For his own pride’s sake, he still pretended there was a line to how much groveling and pleading he was going to do. How much he was willing to show Keanu that he’d do just about anything to get Callum back.

He’d tried during their first confrontation: sly grin. Sharp words. “Look,” he’d said, “if you wanted to bunk up with him so badly, all you had to do was ask.”

It was getting harder with every moment passing. His throat stung from all the screams he’d pushed down and the snarky comments just wouldn’t come no more. The fake smiles he’d tried on Jay trembled at the corners. His voice was on the verge of breaking with every word.

“Just let me talk to him, yea?” He pushed. “I need something other than just faint breathing and pictures. For all I know, they may’ve been taken ages ago – NO,” he interrupted before Keanu could get a word in, “time stamps don’t do the trick. Valentine’s nearly up, and I need to hear my boyfriend’s sexy voice uttering sweet little nothings in my ear.”

Keanu growled. “It was him decided not to talk the other night. Wanting to stand up to me, I guess.”

Good. That was… that was good; Callum fighting back instead of leaving himself vulnerable and unprotected.

The words he’d said many times before played over in his mind. You know, I WAS in the army, Ben. I CAN handle myself. D’you think I needed protecting THEN?

Except those times, it hadn’t been Ben putting him in danger, had it? And it hadn’t been about an absolute nutter holding him captive God knows where.

“What can I say; my man’s got a stubborn streak when he wants to. Bossy, too. You should see what he gets like in bed.”

Keanu uttered a sound of disgust before passing the phone to Callum.

Who sounded…surprisingly chipper.

“Hello, darling,” he said easily. “How’s your day going?”

It threw him.

He knew what Callum was doing, of course. Still, it took one hell of an effort to school his own voice into something lighthearted and fluffy. Like all they were doing was a quick chat before meeting up in the evening. Like there was nothing wrong at all.

“Eh, you know. Not too bad – few things on my mind. Lexi’s sick, so I’ve been trying to take care of her while juggling. I reckon a few Callum cuddles might makes us both feel better.”

I miss you, he translated, with every second ticking away. “How are things your end?”

“I’ve had better days,” Callum told him drily. Only now did Ben notice the cracking in his voice, like he hadn’t been given water for a while now. His blood boiled at the thought. “But you know, hangin’ in there.”

“You hurt?”

“A little.” Callum admitted, though Ben had no way of telling just how much he was downplaying the damage for his sake. “Nothing I can’t handle. Mostly just sick of being sat here with a jumpy lunatic.”

“Yeah.” Ben sighed. “I’m working it, I swear. Every minute.”

“I know,” Callum replied. His voice had gone soft and quiet, like all that had come before was just to piss Keanu off, but this.. this was for Ben. Telling him Callum still trusted him, still believed in him to make things right. Ben only hoped he could live up to that expectation. “I know, Ben.”

He wanted to say more. Wanted to say everything he hadn’t been able to before – but he also knew that if the words were spoken now, they’d both feel like it was just out of despair and he didn’t want that. Didn’t want the words tainted.

Callum didn’t say them either.

But when the call broke off and there was only silence left, Ben swore he heard them echoing off the walls.

I love you.

I love you.

[unapologeticallymoii]

ballum fan culture is being upset every Wednesday that there is no EE episode and therefore there being one less day of ballum content

[crafting-in-the-phclub]

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[sianevansxx]

I CAN NOT GET OVER THAT THEY ARE NOW MARRIED. BALLUM ARE JUST SO ADORABLE AND CUTE. 🌈🌈🌈

ALSO THE BBC EASTENDERS OFFICIAL PAGE UPLOADED THIS PICTURE YESTERDAY AND IT JUST MADE ME CRY. 🌈🌈

THIS IS THE PICTURE THAT I AM TALKING ABOUT.

Credit: BBC EASTENDERS Official Twitter Page.