❛IT’S —— IT’S OKAYi - i got this .❜(WORDS LOSE VALUE ;hand on wound. my expression is a stratum,a masquerade: underwhelming pain … no no, eat it up !gulp it down & keep your cool!)❛—- you ’kay?❜
“ CAREFUL THERE , you’re starting to sound like DAD . ” a light remark in an attempt to quell the immediacy of the situation . eyes are drawn instinctively to the wound ; blood blooming beneath fabric . his hand extends towards his brother , “ come on , i’m gonna get you somewhere safe – ” words cut like a knife to his tongue as a sudden gut-wrenching bang knocks him to his knees . cover , they needed cover . he moves quickly , rising once again to his feet . “ just long enough for your cells to stitch yourself back up . you’re fast , but not that fast . ”
EYES ROLL BACK !But there is a smile tugging at her lips . Sleeve is pulled over her knuckle as she wipes the rouge from his skin . ❛ Don’t worry about that you’re always gonna be a little terror to me no matter how tall you get . ❜ Much of her childhood had been spent helping rear her brother it was only natural for her to BABY him at times . ❛ Which means I get to do this till you’re forty at least . ❜ She then ruffles his hair before retreating , leaning against the kitchen counter .
“ LITTLE TERROR , HOLY TERROR , say it too often and it might wear out . ” at one point perhaps those names would have hurt , and perhaps they would hurt tomorrow . but never once from his sister’s lips would he ever feel the sharp twist of a knife . from her , the boy feels only the quaint sense of comfort . violet sister could spin darkness into light , screams to song . “ speaking of forty , that’s the amount of laps i’ll be running if i don’t get my ass to practice on time . ” jack-jack shrugs on a backpack , one too empty to contain anything that might be of academic importance . “ think you could give me a lift ?? ”
WHAT IF IN THE NIGHT I LET MY GIRL-HEART OUT / ITS MUFFLED MURMURS, ITS SOFT / UNFOLDING SOUNDS / LET IT GO COMPLETELY ––––– Blossom Utonium of PPG powered by Milly
❛ –––––– this isn’t about me !! ❜ cheeks of cherries , deep red / ripe . jinkies , she meets with a boy once ––– velma avoids his gaze , focuses instead on the very interesting piece of lint on her sweater . ❛ it wasn’t a date . not at all . i was helping him . we met in the library . he’s failing calculus ! ❜ lips pull into a frown . ❛ you don’t even remember his name ? steve . ❜
“ MAYBE IT WOULDN’T BE IF YA WEREN’T BLUSHIN’ , ” he chuckled , reaching out to poke her in the cheek . “ oh yeah ‘ tutoring ’ ” BIG bold air quotes . “ oh come on velms , you might not know it but it was definitely a date . steve’s hardly failing – he helped me pass my quiz like a week ago . ”
“hey . “she’s been a teenager too , once . a quirky one , too . she knew that , in those situations , she should have been sitting on one side , awaiting for the youngest one to recall for her attention — yet , she finds herself drawn to the boy , as if his silence was screaming at her . it was stronger than her ,
to move forwards , and lean against the door . maybe that was close enough for him to hear her . “i have some milk &cookies ? it’d be sad and lonely for me to eat them ALL by myself , don’t you think ?“♡ . @boycredible
JJ’S HEAD DOESN’T turn at his mom’s words – not immediately. he’s stuck in his thoughts as usual , mind going over and over what he was supposed to do after school ( the plan ). fingers fidget with themselves , picking at dead skin as he finally lets his gaze turn upwards. he feels FOOLISH.
“ chocolate peanut butter?? ” his voice is pleasant and hopeful , like he’s a kid again , like he doesn’t have high schoolbullshit to deal with.