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♒: my muse’s reaction to finding your muse bruised and beaten on their doorstep
Marlene would say she was friends with Ted, and perhaps had become closer to him since she started seeing Mary. When she heard the knock on her door late at night, however, she couldn’t imagine who it could be. Clutching a kitchen knife in her hand, she swung open the door and found Ted slumped against the doorframe. “What the hell happened to you?” she said, ushering him in without a second thought. After getting him settled on the couch, she murmured, “I’m going to call Mary and grab some bandages, alright?” she asked, a gentle hand patting his arm where it seemed he hadn’t been touched. She didn’t want to cause the man any more pain, but she certainly wasn’t a doctor.
