“It's always him, it all circles back to him which he shouldn't be surprised about. He didn't even know he existed for most of his life but spent that whole time protecting him anyway. Seeing his face every day without a clue only to have even that luxury taken from him now. Staying here will make sure that he's okay, it doesn't matter what happens to himself now.” IT'S ALWAYS HIM. IT ALWAYS CIRCLES BACK TO AARON IN THE END. insert the pedro pascal crash out meme.
“"I even let you keep your knives on you. I bet we will need those one day, it's a win win. It's good here. Say thank you.”” riko when i catch u riko…
“"I will bite you.”” SCREAM 😭 sorry but. excluding everything else going on at the moment, andrew is so fucking real and so funny i'm obsessed with him
“For longer than he realized, he forgot Jean was right next to him. Listening and watching. He's reminded with the way he tenses. Enough for there to bit a dip in the bed. Flashes of a bandaged neck and the remnants below that he saw only once play in his mind. Even without a memory like his, he wouldn't be able to forget the image of indents resembling teeth on his neck.” the way my amusement faded so fast. you're being mean a lot today linds…
“"Now now, if that's what you want… I could have some biting arranged. I imagine Gr—”” hey andrew do u want me to kill this guy for u. my eye just twitched and so did my hands. i know how to wield knives also. fun fact about me. btw
“Instead there are four taps of a foot just next to his. It distracts him as much as it shouldn't, giving him pause. A reprieve to take a breath, an ask to listen just this once, a pleading to not make this worse for either of them. Luckily Jean stands with him, ready to follow him out.” the way they're a pair in everything all the time. i'm so :(
“His wrist is snatched up, tight enough to leave a bruise. "Where do you think you're going? Not until I hear those two words."
It's only defeat if he admits it. He won't do that. The eyes burning a whole through his head are enough to concede. "Thank you.”” hissed like a fucking snake over this one. spitting venom and snarling and growling and foaming at the fucking mouth.
“Andrew empties the contents of his stomach to get rid of the awful taste left in his mouth. This feels worse than any of the words he despises.” him hating those words now… GOD
“"Why are you teaching me that? I have no use for knowing how to say ice cream in German.”” OH MY GOD STOP THIS IS SO CUTE 😭 the way my ire died immediately and my face just went so soft and gooey. this means the world to me
“He shrugs, because it is an easy translation from English and because there is always a need for it. Ignoring the fact that it's now been over a year since he got to have any. That's an evil thought, he really needs to find a way to break out and get some fucking sugar in his body.” HELP ANDREW IS SO FUCKING FUNNY 😭 and also so real. i'm gonna eat some ice cream for him
“"And you said you were doing it to be helpful, so we could talk without others listening."
"Talking about ice cream would be incredibly helpful to me. Best not to let anyone hear if we do find any or they might attack."
"You are an idiot." Jean throws the pillow off his bed across the room hitting him square in the chest.” I'M BEAMING!!! them just fooling around and being buddies i'm so happy so proud GODDDD
“It's gotten easier. One year in and he knows he can make it through more. There's no where else for him to be and now he's locked in to be here. The web twists through his mind and he can't trace it fully. No longer even sure how he got to this point. Boredom, isolation, protection. Somewhere in between. But now he has an obligation to stay. To fulfill, to know that a few hundred miles away the other end of this deal is held up.” this is insane. this is so insane. like. the way he's just. accepted it and made his peace if only bc of the deals and the silver lining of knowing aaron is being taken care of by kevin. god. i need to steal all these boys away and keep them safe and never let any harm come to any of them ever.
“Andrew got himself into this, he got all of them into this shit, there's no one else to blame. Everything has always been his fault really. This wouldn't be any different.” no. NO. no. banging my fists against the walls of my inner enclosure. LET ME OUTTTT LET ME HELP HIM LET ME TAKE CARE OF HIMMMM
“"The district change, is it real? He—"
"Yes, Kev.”” this made me realize, Just Now, that this is at the start of neil's first year. neil is there at the foxes. don't laugh at me u know i'm bad with timelines and shit, but the way i GASPED. like. oh my god. oh my goddddd. i'm giddy and flustered and worried and excited and and and
“It's okay. You're going to be okay." Andrew starts. He doesn't get a response so he keeps trying. "Kev, listen to me. Can you hear me? Kev br—"
"Kevin? C'mon Kev, breathe." A familiar voice cuts through on the other end finishing his sentence for him.” my heart stopped. like. i'm pretty sure my whole body took a fucking screenshot. there's a lump in my throat. i know who that is. i know it's aaron. i know it is. i'm shaking. i'm SHOOK. god. godddd
“Any other words die on his tongue. He ends the call without a second thought and tucks his head between his knees. Staving off a panic of his own. It wouldn't do him any good. He can feel Jean's eyes back on him and those are equally unhelpful. There's no reason to panic, he knew where Kevin was. He knew, he knew, he knew. He just didn't think, he wouldn't let himself think.” need to run in circles forever i feel insane you're so insane oh my god oh my goddddd. I'M LOSING MY MARBLES LINDS I'M GOING BONKERS FUCKING YONKERS
this was so good, i say that every chapter, but that's because every fucking chapter SLAPS. the rush i get from each one is insurmountable fr. cradling this fic and every word in it in my hands like it's precious because it IS. thank you as always ❤️
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