@seerpixie : 🔮 - see a fortune teller
he believes in a lot of things, but fortune tellers are not one of them. there’s something about them that screams scam. maybe the late night commercials are to blame : call this number and someone will predict your future. a nice sentiment, but not that convincing. this explains his hesitation when alice suggests they go see one for fun. since when is seeing a fortune teller something people do for fun?
although skeptical, max still manages to go in with an open mind ; never the type to be rude. he sits there with folded hands, eyes focused yet suspicious. whatever she says, he’s going to take with a grain of salt . . . that’s the plan anyway. but the plan completely flies out the window when accurate statements about his past quickly fall onto open ears. things about his childhood, his father, his mother ---- it’s all information no one should know, no one who isn’t close to him, at least. a look that resembles fear is given to alice who sits beside him, forehead creasing. “ what the fuck? ” said with a whisper before gaze is pulled back to the woman.
“ uh ---- i think i’m good . . . ” hand gestures for her to stop. the last thing he expects to hear are things about his family. dark, personal things. things he hasn’t thought about in years ; things he purposely hasn’t thought about in years. it’s all a little too weird. throat awkwardly clears before saying, “ thanks, but um . . . i don’t think i need to hear anymore. ” maybe this isn’t a hoax, but that’s not something he feels like thinking about right now. all he knows is that he’s had enough. still, max manages to offer a smile and a weak thank you before bumping his shoulder with alice’s. “ alright . . . your turn. ”