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ELI BAILEY ➳ penelope’s first boyfriend – first everything, really, and to date her longest relationship. they were together for two years, throughout their junior and senior years of high school and were absolutely in love with each other. eli had even made plans to stay in san francisco for college, just so they wouldn’t have to be apart. penelope’s parents never really approved of their relationship – not out of any hatred for eli, but out of fear for their daughter. she was told, in no uncertain terms, that she was never allowed to tell eli about her mutation. she agreed, it being the only way her parents would allow her to keep seeing him, but it left a heaviness in her heart and a disconnect between the couple.
finally, a few months before graduation, penelope had decided she’d had enough. she loved eli, he loved her, and as far as penny was concerned, they were going to be together forever, and that meant he should see every part of her. so one day, when they were home alone, she told him. he didn’t believe her at first so she decided to show him. by lifting the living room couch up over her head.
needless to say it didn’t go well.
penelope knew he would be shocked, but she was hoping that once she was able to explain herself it would be fine. they were in love, after all, and nothing was going to change that.
she was wrong.
eli tried to run.
penelope wasn’t going to let him leave, though, not without listening to her first. not without making him understand that she wasn’t some kind of monster. in the scramble to get away, penny managed to accidentally break his arm. it was the first time she managed to injure anyone besides herself because of her power, and she never forgot the fear she saw in his eyes. he ran out the door after that. she didn’t try to stop him. it was the last time they spoke to each other.
the last few months of high school were heartbreaking for penelope, always waiting for the other shoe to drop, the moment when everyone in school would find out that she was a…a freak. but they never did. eli never told anyone. to this day she doesn’t know why he kept her secret. perhaps it was just out of fear, but peneople liked to hope, at least, that the part of him that fell in love with her kept him from saying anything.
feat. nico mirallegro








