RUBS MY GAY LITTLE HANDS TOGETHER
1. do they bond over mutual hatred of milo? you bet they do.
2. aurora doesn’t trust dakota at first on account of, hello, he was a serial killer too, once. but dakota tells her about how he’s trying to turn over a new leaf, and it takes him a hot minute to sell her on it, but once she realizes he’s for real she’s like ‘huh, okay.’ she holds him to it, though, and calls him on his bullshit when she sees it. dakota thinks it’s funny that she’s not afraid of him.
3. dakota keeps aurora a secret from silvain, and she does the same for dakota with all her friends. neither of them is sure why they feel the need. they like messaging each other. dakota likes having a pen pal again. aurora likes having someone to talk about stupid, mundane aggravations with, not life-or-death problems.
4. dakota sends aurora pictures of himself, but always the ones from when he was alive. after a while, she has trouble picturing him any other way, though she knows that’s not the body he has anymore.
5. they don’t meet in person for a really, really long time. not until they’ve dragged out all the dirty laundry, until they know which raw nerves to avoid and which buttons to push to get their way. dakota asks aurora to dinner, and she almost walks right past him in the restaurant, searching for a blond haired man with a crooked grin.