@crownedguilt / fluff and softness starters.
the words make you smile , despite the fact that he can’t actually see it. arms wrap around alex tightly , undeniable comfort coming from the feelings of his arms around you. the world has been a strange place lately , high school brought forth a lot of things you never expected , with alex being a big part of that. bryce’s death had sucked , you’d been on edge ever since it happened. between being monty’s fake alibi , learning that the boy you had a crush on killed someone & being the one to plant the evidence to frame someone else , it had been close to the most stressed out you’d ever been. & yet , knowing what you know , there’s no one that makes you feel more calm than him.
you’re full of anxiety , each passing day feeling like something could come out. the case had been closed , they’d believed you in your interrogation when you said you’d lied because you were afraid , that monty had scared you into telling his story. they’d believed you because that was the truth , because you had been scared. but they’d believed that that had been it. any fear that could be deemed suspicious was quickly covered by your father , by mentions of how you’d been diagnosed with anxiety & defensive statements about how you’d obviously be scared if you’d been threatened. it almost felt like you weren’t hiding anything.
you haven’t told alex the full extent of it , the history of anxiety issues or the full extent of why you’d lied for monty. you’re still a kid , & it’s all piling up so quickly that you don’t know how to handle it all. ❛ thank you. ❜ words are quiet , arms still wrapped around him , chin resting atop his head. despite everything this was safe , this was where things were good. YOU KNOW HIM , & even if he did something terrible he’s still a good person. there’s no doubt of that in your mind. ❛ i’ve just ... i’ve just been a little freaked out , with the -- the graffiti and everything. we still don’t ... don’t know who did it. ❜
you know he has far more reason to be afraid than you do , but it doesn’t change your fear. it just makes you more afraid , now afraid for him almost more than you're afraid for you. you’re still a minor , you’d probably only go to juvie , but alex is eighteen. he’d be tried as an adult , he’d be locked away for a long time. & as much as you hate lying , you’d rather lie for the rest of your life than let ANYTHING happen to him. ❛ i’m scared .... for you ... & ... & for me but ... mostly for you. ❜