I GOTTA GET OVER YOU, BUT I LOVE YOU SO

tell me why all the GOOD ones go well I don't know but i want it to c h a n g e i'll be a [ better ] man if you just s t a y but i'm a prisoner inside these walls my bed is [ colder ] and i'm feeling small if you're not sleeping with me then i'll get no sleep at all

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hvngryhart‌:

“Hey!” Jamie called from the kitchen. “ Your last one to leave before the kitchen closes at this hotel.” He said while cooking up some food. He always stayed behind to wait on the last customer to leave before closing up everything. He didn’t really like having someone watching, other than his girlfriend, prepare foods he’s been experimenting with. But, this time around, he was determined to get another’s opinion on his steak, and they were the best choice. “ Since your here…mind coming back here and being a taste tester? Can’t beat free food from the head chef.”

Theo didn’t have any intention of staying behind, he just lost track of time, playing the little cooking game on his phone, listening to the faraway noises of conversation and silverware clatter. The little sounds that reminded him that people in this town were alive and living, even if he wasn’t. He just lost his focus and by the time he got it back, there was only him and the chef calling him out from the kitchen. “ Hm, is this a trap ? ” But there was a small smile still, sitting at the corner of his lips. “ Like, is this your revenge for me making you stick around for a while longer ? You are gonna offer me free food and poison me ? Cause I swear, it was an accident, I just got distracted. ”

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hvngryhart‌:

“ I didn’t think you’d take me up on my offer,” she said, walking beside him to keep from running into the traffic of people overcrowding the state fair. " Robin didn’t want to come with me because she said her friends had better things to do. Apparently, kids have a life now.“ She stuffed her hands deep into her pants pockets and slouched over slightly. ” Wanna get on the Ferris wheel? The line is moving, and the sun is setting. Perfect timing.“ She freed one hand to tug at his shirt to get him to follow her towards the ride. She quick-stepped over to the female to allow them to get in the last open seat and slid in with him. Once the doors were closed, and the ride jerked a bit before starting up, she sat back. “ We gotta make this look fun, maybe take a picture later so Robin can feel bad she missed out on hanging with her lame mom.”

He couldn't help his laugh at Nora’s actions. Easily attainable, wide, and spacious. Almost a perfection reflection of whatever was there of him before. Theo just nodded along to everything. To her request, to the Ferris wheel idea, to the picture. Tongue sticking out at his best attempt at dorky and happy for the camera. “ Let’s go in every ride of this thing and take one picture for everything. I’ll win you one of those big teddy bears and she’ll be jealous for days. ” Quickly enough, the Ferris wheel moved to get them to the top of it. At the edge of the horizon, the skies turned into a mixture of orange, yellow and blue. Clouds blending into the explosion of colors. Theo’s heart skipped a beat inside his chest. — New York might have been his entire world for the longest time, the only comfortable version of it he’d ever been a part of it, but there wasn’t anything like that in there. “ God, this is one hell of a view. Thanks for inviting me. ”

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mcrtified‌:

Trevor noticed the other trying to eat the ice cream once more, feeling bad because the other just wasn’t too into it. “Y’wanna try some o’mine? I ain’t got cooties or not’in’, y’know.” He teased playfully, handing the Cornetto over to the man. Of course, it was half eaten, but he didn’t mind giving it up to the other, especially since he could always just get another. “Oh definitely! Can’t wait t’raid Area 51 in a few weeks. Finally get me own li’l alien.” Trevor snickered, shaking his head. He had to admit, ever since ET came out, he’d wanted an alien so damn badly. Listening to the other for a moment, he couldn’t help but feign a scared expression. “Oi! Don’t say t’at too loud! T’ey’ll come an’ take me an’ put me in a damn circus, t’ey will!” He tried to fake a scared tone but ended up just laughing after a moment. “Or worse, torture me since I can’t die!”

Theo stared at the Cornetto, the Cornetto stared at him. Neither seemed willing to back away. — But the ice cream won. “ No, man, thanks, I’m— Not in the mood for sweets anymore, just missing New York’s ice cream, you know ? ” And even if it was a blatant lie, homesickness still sounded like a good enough excuse. Theo handed the man his ice cream back, with a small smile, nudged his shoulder softly. “ I think we are on the wrong side of the country to raid area 51 though, aren’t you ? Unless— Unless you know the location of our government's true secret, area 52. The place where they are keeping the real aliens, while the sheeple look around area 51 and find nothing. ” There was a laugh, easy, warm. “ So it’s true the Irish can’t die ? Damn, dad was right all along, and here I was thinking he was just some crazy old man. ”

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antheiafoster‌:

“I knew there was a reason I’d never visited, even though I’ve always wanted to. It was my subconscious warning me not to go because of the damned pigeons. So you mean we aren’t all paranoid? Except, instead of using wire taps and tracking all our phone calls, they’re using the most annoying creatures in existence to spy on us. Evil freaking geniuses, how dare they. Also, I was traumatized over that pimple twenty years ago, can’t believe they know my secret.” She shook her head, barely able to force the words out without laughing hysterically. “Well, I suppose all good things come with a cost.” She quit forcing back her laughter, and merely smiled as it died down. “Pleasure, Theo. I’m Theia. Avid pigeon hater and very interested in crazy conspiracy theories.” 

He laughed. Shaking his head at himself, nodding at her words. “ Well, they do both. It’s important to make that clear, you know. No such thing as too much information on the poor American people. They are listening to your calls with wiretaps and your conversations on the streets with those pigeons. ” He tried his own ice cream again. A small bite, the smallest of then all. It tasted so much like nothing, his smile weakened. “ God, I had the same damn experience with a pimple, and in my first date ever of all days, can you believe it? She threw slushie over me. ” There was a chuckle. ” Hey, Theo and Theia. I mean, what’s your last name ? Where are you from ? Maybe we are long last twins. Dad was always a ladies’ man. ”

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ohitsrobyn·:

Robyn had just finished work for the day and had a whole box of marking to take home with her. The older kids in her class had been learning some basic spelling and arithmetic, so she had a nice pile of homework to go through in her free time. Some teachers refused to take their work home with them, but she wasn’t one of those teachers.

Carrying a fairly large box in her hands, she navigated the school gate with only a little difficulty. It was when she reached her car that she had a problem. In an impressive feat of clumsiness, Robyn managed to drop her car keys on the floor, accidentally kick them underneath the vehicle when she tried to shuffle over to pick them up, and then tipped some of her workbooks out of the box and on to the ground. “Ah fuck.” She said rather loudly, then realised where she was and immediately mentally cursed herself because there still could have been kids around.

Theo laughed first because, of course, he did. It was a little hard not to, walking around town, being graced with a sight like that. As bad as he felt for the poor clumsy woman, the quick succession of dropping things, picking them up, tipping others out of reach was too comical for him to hold it back. It was a slapstick 80s movie unfolding right in front of his eyes.

But eventually, a second later that is, he moved towards her. Gathering the books she had let drop to the ground. The smile still clear on his lips. “ Are you okay ? ” It would be hard to pretend he wasn’t about to burst into laughter again, but then again Theo wasn’t trying very hard. “ You know drugs are bad, right ? Especially in a school zone, with kids and all that. A big no-no. ” 

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sunkissvs‌:

“ cross your heart ? boy , this must be serious stuff , “ blue eyes look at the other , eager to hear what he’s going to say. “ very interesting – but of course it didn’t work , these are cats we’re talking about. cats are smart. “ she didn’t have a pet until her twenties ( an older golden retriever named molly who she ADORED ) so her view of them happened to be what people around her said about them as opposed to her own experiences. 

“ i swear to god, i know it sounds like absolute bullshit, but it’s true. de-classified cia files. you can google and you’ll see. ” for once, theo was being honest in the middle of his barrage of bullshit. “ i mean, i don’t know. it’s kinda sad. they spent millions of taxpayer’s dollars on it and then the cat died in his first mission. not sure, if it was the smartest. i have always been a dog man myself. ”

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sunkissvs‌:

jeanie covered her mouth with her hand , trying to hold back any laughter that would escape her. “ is that so – ? “ she hadn’t smiled all week , it was a nice feeling even if the reasoning behind it was ridiculous. “ i guess that makes sense. they’ve got those black , beady eyes , always watching you. “ 

“ i know, right ? ” and finally the chuckle escaped him, without theo meaning to, without him being able to hold back on it. “ okay, okay, but seriously though, honestly, cross my heart and hope to die— they actually tried to put mics on stray animals during the cold war. it was just cats instead of pigeons, and, well it didn’t work. ” 

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fcrmidcble‌:

It was quiet here - peaceful even. There wasn’t enough customers to fill the place with idle chatter, and he welcomed the calm ambiance. Oryn had his hands wrapped around a a hot cup of coffee as he watched the passersby from his seat by the wide window. A tentative sip was taken from the scalding drink when a few people entered. Yet his attention was adverted from the cityscape until he felt a nearby presence. 

“Care to join?” Pale eyes glance upwards as a smile warmed his features. He didn’t work here, and there were plenty of tables available aside from the one he was seated at. Still, that didn’t stop him from voicing the question. 

He was stuck in between feeling lonely and being far too sure ( nowadays ) he would be lost in a crowd. In afternoons like those, when the sun hanged far too low, when there were enough people at the beach that it seemed impossible to find peace on it, when Elmerton looked alive intead of asleep, Theo almost missed New York. He almost missed the comfort of his empty apartment.

It was the stranger’s voice that caught him off guard above anything. He nodded, sat down, took a second to readjust to the real world, away from his thoughts. “ Thanks. ” He had asked for the most ridiculous drink he could find on the menu. some italian name something with extra whatever. It was far too sweet. He regretted it already. “ In case you were wondering: The frappuccino ? Tastes like sugary hell. — I, hm, name’s Theo, by the way. ”

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catalinaxryder‌:

“it waved. the pigeon waved at vladimir putin, jesus!” she said as she kept on watching the video on repeat, again and again until she was 100% sure that the bird actually waved at the russian president. “talk about spy inventions. they can literally spy everywhere, because who will actually blame a pigeon. i don’t even know what to say, but there was a reason for me to not like them. they are just evil and now i understand they are spies.” catalina glanced up, smiling softly. “i’m catalina, by the way…YOU, sir, are an eye-opener.”

“ i know ! ” he was trying, very hard, to remain serious, to hold onto the apparent conviction in his belief, but her dramatic reaction made it very hard not to laugh. “ thank you, thank you, catalina. it was years of research to find out the truth. the government fills us with lies. — i’m theo. ” there was a smile still, despite his best efforts, tugging at the corner of his lips, attempt to breakthrough his facade. “ allow me to pay you a donut so i can tell you more truths about the universe over sugary treats ? ”

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mcrtified‌:

Trevor sat with his best friend, watching as the sun began to set. Of course, he still had his umbrella, just in case he needed some shade for whatever reason, or if it started to rain spontaneously. He watched as the pigeon flew over their heads, taking one more lick from his Cornetto. Can you believe it? The ice cream shop actually imported them! Insane! Trevor couldn’t help but praise every single god out there for this. Listening to the other’s conspiracy theory, he couldn’t help but snort. “Nah, I t’ink y’got it all wrong, mate. Reagan never killed ‘em. Th’ government officials an’ such can jus’ turn into birds by night an’ humans by day. Y’ever seen a pigeon an’ th’ president in th’same place?” Trevor pointed the cone of his icecream towards the man with a smirk. “Y’never know. T’at pigeon ight jus’ be th’president an’ we wouldn’t know. Y’see how nervous he gets up on stage? T’at’s why.”

He couldn’t help his chuckle. “ You know it, man. ” Theo tried the ice cream again, put a little more effort into liking, but it still tasted like nothing, like cardboard. He remembered liking it at the start of this conversation. He didn’t know how the ability to taste it got away from him. “ Those damn bastards using the technology in Area 51 for evil instead of helping us citzens. ” Theo tried to feed the pigeon his ice cream instead. The animal just cooed at him uninterested. His attetion finally shifted back towards Trevor, “ Of course someone who’s lived through many, many years would know a lot, right ? — I mean, someone who has, pointy teeth, I don’t know, caries an umbrella around, seems to be allergic to the sun. What do you call them, the, hm. ” He snapped his finger in the air. Smile wide, all too entertained. “ Irishmen, right ? ” 

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antheiafoster‌:

Elijah was bored, off sitting at another bench, getting ice cream all over his handheld video game device thingy ( she could never remember what it was called ), and Liliana was pacing the sidewalk, talking the ears off the poor soul on the other end of the line. And Antheia? She was staring off into space, lost in a dream land, apparently. Her brows furrowed as the man’s voice seemed to snap her back into focus, a forced gasp escaping her as she looked at him. “Damn, I knew it! I knew there was a reason I hated pigeons, and it wasn’t just because they shit on everything.” She scoffed, like she was truly offended by pigeons, although they were rather annoying. “Very interesting. Tell me more. Can we hide from them, or are we doomed?” 

“ We are doomed. Have you ever visited New York ? That place is the pigeon center. There are, like, two pigeons for every person around there. The government has heard all your conversations. That guy in fifth grade that wasn’t a good kisser ? They know about that. That one pimple that almost ruined your date twenty years ago ? They know about that too. There no secrets anymore. ” At the dramatics of his last sentence, a smile broke through. Theo’s demeanor giving away his lack of belief in the theory at hand. “ A small price to pay for freedom. ” He shrugged, offering his hand out to her. “ Name’s Theo. ”

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zadienotsadie‌:

The way to get away with most things, Zadie had found, was to be so blunt and open about whatever stupid thing it was you were doing, no one dared question you. So when someone spotted her on the beach late at night, a small semi-legal bonfire going in front of her and a stack of CDs at her side, she responded with the absolute, ridiculous truth.

“These are copies of my first album, which is a blight on both my soul and the music art form. I bought out the local record shop’s entire stock when I realized they were actually selling this abomination. And this is a bonfire with which I am destroying them. Because Holy water wasn’t available. Keep a-walkin’.”

His plan was to have another empty night. Spend it at the beach. Watch the stars move slowly away from wherever they were before, reach towards wherever they were supposed to go. The plan was to watch the tide rise and fall and listen to the ocean and the way his voice sounded when he let it sound into empty space, with no one else to answer. — It just was interrupted by a strange woman’s bonfire in the spot he usually took, by her nonstop rambling before he had much time to say what he came for. 

“ Wow, your songs must really suck. ” All Theo managed to do was shrug, as though refusing to acknowledge the order for him to keep him walking would make it void. “ I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but hm, there is this thing called the internet, and I— I think what you are doing there is pretty useless. I’ll bet you fifty bucks I can find your song somewhere in a Russian website — Unless what you are doing is, you know, strictly spiritual. ”

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blakewestfield‌:

“Reagan? He killed all of the birds?” It was quite the fact, except maybe it wasn’t a fact at all. That, and the shit-eating grin he tried to withhold said otherwise. If anything, she was attempting to help formulate that smile full-fledged. “That might be the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard in my entire life, and I’ve lived in the state of Florida for a few years now,” she grinned slightly, trying to play the same straight-faced card he was.

He couldn’t shake the smile away, couldn’t pretend it wasn’t there tugging at the corner. Theo just tried to nod, instead, hold onto the seriousness of his tone. “ It was a cold war strategy. They tried to train them, but it didn’t work out, so he replaced them with drones instead. They also tried to train cats. That’s— Honest, legit information. ” At that, there was a chuckle, “ Like, really. Swear to god, you can google it, it’s a declassified file. The FBI tried to train cats with mics to listen to conversations. They trained one cat and the cat died before getting any information. Thousands of tax-payer dollars just, out the drain. ” 

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catalinaxryder‌:

catalina absolutely HATED pigeons. she hated them, she wanted them gone. if the latina was scared by one thing, it’d be pigeons. they were mean little things that wanted to shit all over you, no matter if you fed them or not. she could still remember her first time in central park…grave mistake it was to think that the pigeons wouldn’t attack her. pigeons. ugh. “they are?” she asked, thick accent showing as she gasped. she was on her way to the hotel, but now that the stranger was mentioning pigeons and spies and….well, she was definitely interested. “are they robots? robot chickens??? and they spy on us? ay, dios mio”

“ yep. ” pursing his lips together in order to hold back a small laugh, tommy pulled up his phone, fiddled with it for a bit, moving through folders of conspiracy theories, while half of his attention remained on her. “ see it depends. —i don’t know about the political situation of pigeons all around the world. i know here, reagan replaced them with little drones. now, on russia— ” turning his phone towards her, he showed the gif of the pigeon moving its wings, seemingly saluting the president. “ the conscience of human spies have been exchanged for the pigeon’s, so it’s like little people with wings. — wild, right ? ” 

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3. who is your favorite person in the world and why?

“ i ——— ” the word rose to his lips, stopped short, wrapped itself to the knot in his throat. tommy tried, “ well, i mean— ” a breath. a beat. a pause. her name was right there at the tip of his tongue. “ you know, it is, it was— “ there was no way he could do it. no way he could say alice without breaking down, no way he could answer the question without crying again. his eyes were sore at this point. he was tired. he had done enough of it already that day. “ hm, what’s— what’s the next question ? ” 

29. what is something you said you’d never do, but then did?

“ probably a lot ? i don’t know. i say a lot of things i don’t really mean. you know a good one ? visit small town in texas ! people shit on florida, but the truth ? texas should be our nation’s punchline. i have never seen so much state-shaped things. it’s amazing. texas shaped boots, hats, mugs, flags. a texas shaped texas flag. i saw it. with my own two eyes. people want to storm area fifty one, they should be storming texas. i am a hundred percent sure there are no human beings there. ” 

30. what was the last thing you binged on netflix?

“ hmm, i don’t know, i don’t remember, i haven’t been able to binge much lately. it’s— hard to focus, i guess. queer eye was playing in the back while i was playing clash royale all day yesterday. pretty good. i’m sure if jonathan van ness came into my life and gave me a haircut, i would be happy again. ”

35. which superhero would you be, and why?

“ i mean, look, i’ll watch batman kick someone’s ass any day, but— don’t they all have tragic backstories and lives full of tragic dying lovers ? i’m not, i mean— i’ll be john. you don’t know john, but he is always there. just to the right of every panel. living his ordinary life. eating donuts. john is cool. john is my guy. ”

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( @fortystarters )

the sun started to set at the edge of the horizon. tommy’s ice cream lost its novelty halfway through, way before he could finish it. a pigeon flew by. wings flapping above his and the stranger’s head, landing slowly right beside them. his eyes moved towards the other. “ did you know all of the birds died in 1986 due to reagan killing them ? ” there was a smile tugging at the edge of his lips, but he ignored it, attempted to hold onto a straight face. “ they were replaced with spies that are now watching us. — they work for the bourgeoisie, you know. ”