011 ☣ sleepover!

[fridgetothefire]

Private text to Ben, later at night after this post:

hy can i crash at your plcae tonite

i dont wanna go back to mine



[Private to Alex, the next morning]

i have a gigantic hangover

bring me breakfast u owe me

Comments

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[fridgetothefire]

[She could say something philosophical, something about everyone being scared some of the time, or something pragmatic about spending most of her life afraid. She doesn't.]

You're a good person, Alex.

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[tolaywaste]

[He smiles a little. People keep saying that. He's just a guy, though.]

[But he pulls her closer anyway.]

Well, I'm your friend. It's kind of my job to keep you safe, right?

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[fridgetothefire]

I don't know.

[She is new at friends. Then she shakes her head.]

No. That's. It can't be it. Magneto kept me safe but that wasn't, it's not the same.

Don't. Don't explain it away, okay, just don't. I didn't think real kindness even existed outside of books until recently, but you - are. So.

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[tolaywaste]

[He softens, nods with his chin against her head.]

Okay. I won't.

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[fridgetothefire]

Good.

[She finds his hand and squeezes it lightly.]

I'm sorry people were taking stuff out on you.

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[tolaywaste]

I'll be okay.

[Which, he realizes, probably isn't the right thing to say. He squeezes her hand back, a little awkwardly.]

Thanks.

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[fridgetothefire]

Well, so will I. But I get to care if you do.

[Her logic is flawless.]

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[tolaywaste]

[He laughs.]

Sounds good to me.