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It’s Alright Now by Bombay Bicycle Club (ft. @effypalmer )
Let me be your fortress
Tiny tears burned down the younger woman’s cheeks as she watched Effy walk out the door. All she had ever wanted was to protect her, to do what could never be done with her parents. She had failed them. Their bodies had been torn apart in front of her eyes because she hadn’t been strong enough to protect them. Lennox couldn’t allow that to happen with the younger girl; there was too much goodness in her, and with the world as it was currently, every little ray of light had to be protected, Effy included. She had slipped up though, and the younger brunette was left almost eaten alive because Lennox had gotten too distracted.
If I pushed it all to the backWould you run home just like that?
In the days following, Lennox could feel herself pushing the younger girl away. If she pushed her away, maybe then Effy could find someone that would actually be able to look after her. She tried to tell herself how this was just another example of why Lennox was better off when she didn’t have anyone to worry about. She told herself that she had tricked herself into believing that she could open back up and actually depend on people and allow them to depend on her as well. People were always saying how it was a world where everyone was out for themselves; there was no room for allowing yourself to be vulnerable with someone else. And so that’s what she tried to convince herself was the case, but it didn’t work. She was too tightly wound around the unlikely friend that had stumbled into her life when fists were flying and Lennox had been left with a black eye and the shy voice of a bystander telling her to take deep breaths and that it was okay.
Step away step away stay numbBecause you weren’t there today
It seemed to Effy however that their friendship didn’t mean nearly as much to her as it did to Lennox. The small push back on Effy had left the younger girl running away and leaving the patrol in the dust. She had looked at Lennox with a look of confusion as if Lennox should have seen this coming. In response, Lennox had forced her expression to neutralize as Effy turned away from her, a numbness taking over her body. Maybe this was for the best. Lennox would only get her killed after all. Step away. Just let her walk away. And so she did.
