Humor As Defense Mechanism
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you left the light on for me (i won't forget) by stardustandswimmingpools for vernalpool (idaea)
Fandoms: Dimension 20 (Web Series)
16 Oct 2025
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Ricky does a double-take. “Pete?” He smacks his forehead. “Woah, it is you. You— what are you doing here? I didn’t know you were in New York!”
“Yeah, I’ve been here for like.” Pete chews his lip. “Six years.”
“Six years?” Ricky gapes. “That’s a long time.”
That’s a long time to be living in the same city without reaching out once, is what he probably means.
“Yeah,” Pete says. He fidgets with his medical bracelet. “Yeah, it’s been awhile.”
(A songfic that poses the question: what if Ricky and Pete were estranged childhood best friends?)