wallflower.

she waits, seething & blooming

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“That’s... disgusting.”

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touchkills‌:

“Yeah.” It was all he could think to say at the moment– before more words came spilling out, “You’re right. That was shitty of me. I’m sorry.” The words likely didn’t mean much to Laurie, but they were about as genuine as Kevin Ford was able to get.

“Thanks.” Laurie replied flatly. “It does make me happy to hear that. It doesn’t magically fix things, of course, but it seems like a step in the right direction.”

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icetomeetyou‌:

“Summer friends?” Bobby wracked his brain for a moment, “–not- that I can think of. Sorry.”

“Yeah, a summer friend. I thought that made sense. Like someone with the opposite of Elsa powers. Oh well. Maybe one will manifest soon.”

[katmcnamarasource]

A Book Of Magazine - 2017

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mvltiple‌:

“Guess not— but what if deep down it’s some reflection of me? Sorry for going all soul-bearing on you. That’s uh– kind of a fear of mine.”

“Then it’s a reflection of a part of you, not the whole thing. We all have parts that we wished we didn’t. Yours are just a little more visible, maybe. It’s nothing to be ashamed of. Life would be way too flat if we were all perfect. We just have to learn how to handle those parts.”

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icetomeetyou‌:

“Nope uh— I-” Bobby’s words trailed off as another bout of nausea hit, “–I- uh–”

“You look awful, and I don’t mean that in a mean way.” Laurie entered the room fully to kneel down by Bobby. “Have you had any water?”

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touchkills‌:

Kevin did as he was told, closing his eyes for a moment as well as he worked to control Laurie’s– his breathing. After a few seconds of silence, an eye was cracked open as Kevin glanced at Laurie hopefully, “—anything? Please tell me that worked.”

Laurie watched him silently, finding it strange to observe the way in which her own chest rose and fell. Her eyelashes fluttered as he concentrated. Looking at yourself in the mirror was far different than seeing yourself in person. “Yeah,” a weak smile grew on her lips. “You’re slightly less irresistible now. It was a little weird to be attracted to myself.”

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touchkills‌:

Kevin let out a bitter chuckle, “Of course. Heard the prodigal son was finally coming back to you anyway. So, no hard feelings?” The question was hypothetical, Kevin not expecting a serious answer as he debating turning to walk away, “Say whatever’s on your mind, I can take it.”

“You could too, you know. Ben got out. It’s possible. But no. Not no hard feelings. This isn’t that kind of situation. It’s way more complex than that.” Laurie took a deep breath. She hated talking about her feelings. She hated unloading and she hated being vulnerable because she always felt weak. Small. Adding to that wasn’t fun. “I liked you, Kevin. That’s why it hurt so much. It was different from Ben because it felt more personal. I thought you liked me too, and I get that I was wrong, but it made it hard. And--” she took another gulp of air with a small shake of her head. “I still kinda do and I shouldn’t. So I’ll try to stop. But there you go! That’s what’s on my mind.”

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bdeeds‌:

“Fair enough,” Ben nodded in agreement, although the observation didn’t sting any less, “–and I have no idea. Just- play it by ear I guess?”

“You’re going to play your Hellfire Club membership by ear? That sounds dangerous. They’re serious, Benji. I don’t think they’d like to hear you’re doubting your commitments and from what I’ve seen the Frosts don’t mind peeking around with an invitation.”

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xwarpath‌:

“Can you say that for sure? Have you met the Hellfire Club?”

“Yeah, I have. A lot. A decent amount of my friends defected to them.”

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symbrvck‌:

“Nobody wants to be eaten. That’s a foolish thing to say.” Venom replied, his tone blunt. 

[ Be nice, you idiot. ]

“You don’t look like a bad person, anyway. Too little, too polite.”

“Oh, really? I try to be so that’s nice to hear. A good person, that is. Not little. I can’t really change my metabolism. I’m Laurie, by the way. I should tell you my name if you know about my metabolism. What’s yours?”

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hellsdeviil‌:

Matt shrugged. “I was just curious, it’s not a problem. I would imagine that bringing back food to the Institute would get you a lot of unwanted attention– people wanting to mooch off of you and whatnot.”

“It’s more about convenience, actually. I’m usually tired from training so we just grab something from the dining hall. I don’t really mind sharing. Some of my friends aren’t as passing and don’t want to go out so we order takeout instead. I don’t really have a preference.”

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smoothas-silk‌:

“Probably. They need to be informed that having a sparkling water fountain, opposed to a regular water fountain, should be a crime.”

“I can kinda see where they were coming from? People drink sparkling water too. It just seems a bit unnecessary though.”

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hollcwman‌:

He nodded guiltily as she pointed out that he was rough but he was surprised to hear that she thought of him as a good person. Sure, Jono didn’t think he was a bad guy, he tried to do the right thing, but he never once considered himself as a good person. He felt like he was too self absorbed and never did enough to actually make a difference in someone’s life outside of blasting some baddie with his fire hole. As she went on he could feel his flames tumble inside of him, it was almost bubbly in a way, something he hadn’t felt in a few years. “I’m just being honest, sunshine. Thank you for sayin’ what you had to, it means a lot, but please don’t go blaming yourself for what happened with the cleanse. It’s not like you were the one that did it.” He felt his flames flip inside of him. “I know it’s been a while since then… But-” He trailed off. Why did he suck at this so bad? It wasn’t like he was some school boy anymore. “What would you say if, I don’t know…” Spit it out, Jono. “If we maybe picked up where we left off?” His flames were twirling around inside of him and he hated it. “Unless it’s too weird for you. I would understand.” Between their age difference only growing, the amount of time they spent apart, and the fact that he was still some no faced creep.

“I... Thank you, then. I never really thought I had any big kind of impact on anyone. Wallflower, right? Shrink into the background and stay there.” It’s what had always worked for Laurie. People didn’t expect more than that from her and maybe it was for the best. It stopped her from going too far. “I can’t really explain how I feel about the Cleanse. Guilty, sad, mad. It changes but it’s always a bad feeling and it never really goes away even though it wasn’t my fault.” It was the courtesy of Thanos, someone that Laurie had never even seen. “I think I would like that,” her voice was hesitant. “But you have to understand that some things are different. I’m different,” and she wasn’t even sure how. “Could we start slowly?”

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hollcwman‌:

Jono relaxed after hearing her thoughts. One nice thing about not having a mouth is that you don’t accidentally blurt out the first thing that comes to mind, in this case it would have been Thank Christ. “I think that’s a good thing.You’re better than the lot of them. Feel like you could actually do something to bring peace.” That was something Jono was jealous of. He hated and feared his talent for destruction. If he could trade in his mutation for one that could create he’d trade it in a heartbeat.

“It’s hard for me to believe that because I know them. Some of them. Or, I thought I did. Ben isn’t... He’s not like Reeva or the Frosts. I know what everyone is saying but I can’t make myself believe it.” She shook her head. “Maybe, but I’m not willing to use my powers in a way that would really let me do that.”

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bbombshells‌:

“What? Someone had to say to say it.”

“I’m just not sure what it is, exactly, that you’re saying.”

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icetomeetyou‌:

“You know, did you ever stop to think this polar vortex wasn’t fun for me either? Mother nature’s stealing my brand!”

“Do you have any summer themed friends who could help us out then? I’d ask Juanita or Angelica but I haven’t seen them in a while. All I know is that I’m sick of freezing my butt off.”