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[anarchicvampire]

III. Harboring a Fugitive

We start walking towards my flat. The cops seem to have left. When we get there, I give him a glass of water. Then I look for a clean towel and a change of clothes and give it to him.

"Thanks," he says. 

"You're welcome. You can use the shampoo and body wash that are in the shower, if you need them." 

"All right, thanks." He smiles at me, blindingly. I sigh once he's shut the door. I'm really deep in shit, aren't I?

When he gets out of the shower, his hair is wet; his (my) clothes are clinging to his damp body; and his shirt is riding up (it's too small on him), revealing a pale sliver of bare skin. If I ran my fingers across it, it would probably be soft and delicate. I avert my gaze, my cheeks warm. 

"Do you want something to eat?"

"Yeah, I could use some food."

"What do you want? Some eggs?"

"Whatever is most convenient," he says sweetly. Oh, what a cutie.

I make him some eggs with bacon. He eats it hurriedly. "Do you want some yogurt?"

"Yes, please." What an educated man. "So what should I call you?" He asks as I walk towards the fridge.

"Tiago." I don't think giving him my real name is a good idea for now. "You?" I reply as I grab some yogurt and blueberries to put on top.

"You can call me Giovanni."

"Hm. Italian, huh?"

"Yeah. What about you?"

"I'm latino," I respond. 

I've got the day off because I'm a waiter at a sushi restaurant, and on Mondays it closes. I tell him, "I'm going to keep reading this book I've started," as I sit down on the couch. 

He says, "Ok, I'll work on my laptop, if you don't mind."

After a few hours of this, it's time to cook lunch. I make some for both of us. After eating, I work on a painting I want to finish. A couple hours later, the sun has come down.

Giovanni stands up, "Well, it's dark now. It should be safer, I'll head out. Thanks for your help."

"Will you go back to your car?"

"Yeah. Don't worry about it, I can take care of myself."

"Don't you have anyone you can stay with?"

"It's too risky... I haven't talked to anyone for months, in preparation for this, so that they couldn't see what I would do. Now, if I go back... they'll know for sure it was me," he explains as he picks his stuff up.

"Don't you think you'll get caught?"

"I never thought I'd make it this far, anyway. I was ready to lose it all. I'm ready for whatever the future holds for me."

"But you haven't lost it all yet. Don't you value your freedom?"

He shrugs, "A statement has value as well."

"You can send a statement by remaining at large. Getting away with murdering CEO's, that's a powerful message to send to citizens. You can be the spark of a revolution. It's bigger than you now." 

"What are you saying?"

"I'm saying you can crash at my place, tonight. At least until you've got somewhere to go."

"You're sure? You're going to house a wanted criminal you've just met?"

I think for a beat. "I'll take my chance." His eyes glint.

"You've got a big heart, Tiago." Hm, though it isn't my real name, it sounds good when he says it. 

"All right, I'll make dinner."

"Nah, uh. After you cooking lunch? Dinner's on me." I'm impressed.

"All right, Italian boy. Show me what you got."

Turns out, his cooking is delicious. He's made veggie lasagna, which I devour in minutes, before going for seconds. This man can cook. I am a lost cause.

When it's time for bed, I tell him, "You can stay on the couch, it's a pull out." I wince at my choice of words. "I'll bring you some bedclothes and a pillow."

"Thanks."

When I get back and give them to him, he says "Thank you. I mean it. Not just by helping me hide. Thanks for encouraging me. I haven't been in the best headspace recently."

"Don't worry about it. Thank you for your service," I wink at him.

"Good night."

"Thanks. Good night," he smiles sweetly. 

The next day, my alarm goes off and wakes me up from a curious dream in which I'm having sex with a man. It's weird, because I'm usually into women. But I'm unbothered, since I've always known I liked men, too. I think about the most probable reason why I dreamt that... I shake my head. He's a fugitive and a murderer, not the most convenient person to fall in love with. Sure, he may have had his reasons, which is why I'm helping him, but going farther than that would be self-sabotage. 

After showering and changing, I head to the kitchen. He's still asleep. Lucky him, I think. I start making breakfast, baleadas, and he wakes up. While we eat, he says, "I'd never tried this before, it's so good."

"I know right? I lit get hard every time I eat baleadas." 

I worry my joke went too far, but then he says, "The fact you can cook this well is what has me hard." We both laugh. 

"Latin Americans and Italians united over great food," I extend my hand to him. He takes it (his skin is soft) and my brain short-circuits.

As I'm about to leave for work, I tell him, "There's food in the fridge. You can cook and eat lunch. I'll be back at around five pm."

I'm a bit worried about leaving a stranger alone at my house, but I have a security camera, so I can check in every now and then, as long as I'm subtle. I get to the restaurant at which I'm a waiter. They don't know I'm hiding America's most wanted, I think while I'm mopping the floor. I then remember a meme of his I'd seen over the weekend saying, "America's most wanted (carnally)," and laugh to myself. He is pretty handsome.

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We start walking towards my flat. The cops seem to have left. When we get there, I give him a glass of water. Then I look for a clean towel and a change of clothes and give it to him.

"Thanks," he says. 

"You're welcome. You can use the shampoo and body wash that are in the shower, if you need them." 

"All right, thanks." He smiles at me, blindingly. I sigh once he's shut the door. I'm really deep in shit, aren't I?

When he gets out of the shower, his hair is wet; his (my) clothes are clinging to his damp body; and his shirt is riding up (it's too small on him), revealing a pale sliver of bare skin. If I ran my fingers across it, it would probably be soft and delicate. I avert my gaze, my cheeks warm. 

"Do you want something to eat?"

"Yeah, I could use some food."

"What do you want? Some eggs?"

"Whatever is most convenient," he says sweetly. Oh, what a cutie.

I make him some eggs with bacon. He eats it hurriedly. "Do you want some yogurt?"

"Yes, please." What an educated man. "So what should I call you?" He asks as I walk towards the fridge.

"Tiago." I don't think giving him my real name is a good idea for now. "You?" I reply as I grab some yogurt and blueberries to put on top.

"You can call me Giovanni."

"Hm. Italian, huh?"

"Yeah. What about you?"

"I'm latino," I respond. 

I've got the day off because I'm a waiter at a sushi restaurant, and on Mondays it closes. I tell him, "I'm going to keep reading this book I've started," as I sit down on the couch. 

He says, "Ok, I'll work on my laptop, if you don't mind."

After a few hours of this, it's time to cook lunch. I make some for both of us. After eating, I work on a painting I want to finish. A couple hours later, the sun has come down.

Giovanni stands up, "Well, it's dark now. It should be safer, I'll head out. Thanks for your help."

"Will you go back to your car?"

"Yeah. Don't worry about it, I can take care of myself."

"Don't you have anyone you can stay with?"

"It's too risky... I haven't talked to anyone for months, in preparation for this, so that they couldn't see what I would do. Now, if I go back... they'll know for sure it was me," he explains as he picks his stuff up.

"Don't you think you'll get caught?"

"I never thought I'd make it this far, anyway. I was ready to lose it all. I'm ready for whatever the future holds for me."

"But you haven't lost it all yet. Don't you value your freedom?"

He shrugs, "A statement has value as well."

"You can send a statement by remaining at large. Getting away with murdering CEO's, that's a powerful message to send to citizens. You can be the spark of a revolution. It's bigger than you now." 

"What are you saying?"

"I'm saying you can crash at my place, tonight. At least until you've got somewhere to go."

"You're sure? You're going to house a wanted criminal you've just met?"

I think for a beat. "I'll take my chance." His eyes glint.

"You've got a big heart, Tiago." Hm, though it isn't my real name, it sounds good when he says it. 

"All right, I'll make dinner."

"Nah, uh. After you cooking lunch? Dinner's on me." I'm impressed.

"All right, Italian boy. Show me what you got."

Turns out, his cooking is delicious. He's made veggie lasagna, which I devour in minutes, before going for seconds. This man can cook. I am a lost cause.

When it's time for bed, I tell him, "You can stay on the couch, it's a pull out." I wince at my choice of words. "I'll bring you some bedclothes and a pillow."

"Thanks."

When I get back and give them to him, he says "Thank you. I mean it. Not just by helping me hide. Thanks for encouraging me. I haven't been in the best headspace recently."

"Don't worry about it. Thank you for your service," I wink at him.

"Good night."

"Thanks. Good night," he smiles sweetly. 

The next day, my alarm goes off and wakes me up from a curious dream in which I'm having sex with a man. It's weird, because I'm usually into women. But I'm unbothered, since I've always known I liked men, too. I think about the most probable reason why I dreamt that... I shake my head. He's a fugitive and a murderer, not the most convenient person to fall in love with. Sure, he may have had his reasons, which is why I'm helping him, but going farther than that would be self-sabotage. 

After showering and changing, I head to the kitchen. He's still asleep. Lucky him, I think. I start making breakfast, baleadas, and he wakes up. While we eat, he says, "I'd never tried this before, it's so good."

"I know right? I lit get hard every time I eat baleadas." 

I worry my joke went too far, but then he says, "The fact you can cook this well is what has me hard." We both laugh. 

"Latin Americans and Italians united over great food," I extend my hand to him. He takes it (his skin is soft) and my brain short-circuits.

As I'm about to leave for work, I tell him, "There's food in the fridge. You can cook and eat lunch. I'll be back at around five pm."

I'm a bit worried about leaving a stranger alone at my house, but I have a security camera, so I can check in every now and then, as long as I'm subtle. I get to the restaurant at which I'm a waiter. They don't know I'm hiding America's most wanted, I think while I'm mopping the floor. I then remember a meme of his I'd seen over the weekend saying, "America's most wanted (carnally)," and laugh to myself. He is pretty handsome.

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I. Accessory after the Fact

I see a man in a beanie with a peculiar jacket and a peculiar backpack. I freeze, my burger halfway to my mouth. Is that-? I can't be sure, since I've only seen him in grainy surveillance footage.

An old patron, sitting in the booth behind me, tells his friend, "Isn't that the guy from the news?" My heart stops. So it is him. The old man's friend doesn't seem to take him seriously, though, and laughs. I look around to see if anyone else has noticed. None of the other customers seem to have heard the old man, or have recognized the beanie guy. But as my eyes finish glancing around the room, they settle on the Mc'Donald's employee behind the counter. Oh, she knows. She's staring right at him. And she looks scared. Huh, why would she be scared? He's a vigilante. It was obviously a targeted attack, what with the words, "Deny, defend, depose," written on the bullet casings. He won't care about some minimum wage worker at Mc'Donald's.

She heads toward the side, half-hidden, and reaches for her phone. Oh, no. She seems to dial a number, and raises her phone to her ear. I stand up. I have to do something. I can't let this hero get caught.

I hurry over to the beanie guy "Danny! How are you?" He looks at me, bewildered. I hug him, and whisper, "You need to get out of here. Now. The employee is calling the police." I pull back. He looks at me wide-eyed. I grab his arm and tug him along. "Come on, we're going to be late for work," I say loudly.

We head out of the restaurant and I keep tugging him.

"I can't believe you're wearing the same jacket! And backpack! We need to switch clothes. That way, you can escape and I can be a decoy." I take off my coat. "Give me yours!" He does what I say.

"Thanks. But, um, why are you helping me?"

"I'm a fan," I grin. I take off my hat and give it to him. He looks disbelieving, but takes it.

That's when I start to hear police sirens. "Shit." I look around, but they're not within eyesight.

"Let's go to that bathroom!" I point at the public toilets outside the gas station. We run towards them and get inside the stall. We're both out of breath, and I realize we're inside a very small space, and he's just as cute in person as he is in pictures. Scratch that, he's cuter.

"Please tell me you have no incriminating evidence on you," I say. He looks at me sheepishly. "Fuck. We need to get rid of it. Listen, I'll go drop it off at the bridge. Wait for me here. You're bound to get caught if you go out right now."

"Are you serious? Are you really going to risk getting caught for someone you just met?" I think about it.

"Well, I can't have you getting arrested, can I? You have more CEO's to kill." I wink. He searches my eyes.

"How do I know I can trust you?"

"Oh, come on, I could've let them catch you at McDonald's! Besides, are you really asking me if you can trust me when you're the one wanted for murder?"

He stops for a beat, "Yeah, that's a fair point," he concedes. "However, there is a pretty hefty reward for my capture." I gasp.

"No way, in that case, I should call the police right now!" His eyes widen, and I laugh, "I'm just kidding. But seriously, the police can come in here any minute now. Do you want my help, or not?" He stares at me for a moment, studying me. He seems to come to the conclusion that I am trustworthy.

"Ok," he takes off his backpack, then grabs some loose pages, a passport, and a long black rod. He hands the backpack over. "If they catch you, though, tell them I threatened you. I won't have someone innocent go to jail for helping me." Hm, this guy seems nicer by the second.

"All right, pretty boy. I'll be right back."

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Painted LM! 🤍

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Like, god isn't real?

Ok, I can wrap my head around that.

Being gay and/or trans is okay?

Sure! Love wins.

Society isnt broken because it's functioning exactly as it was meant to function....

I cannot wrap my head around that. It's so evil, even though I know it's true, it's so horrid I cannot comprehend it.

Growing up is realizing everything I've ever been told is a lie, and now I feel like I'm going crazy

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Growing up is realizing everything I've ever been told is a lie, and now I feel like I'm going crazy

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i get why hippies were all "love and peace"

it´s a phrase associated with flowers and airheads but in reality it´s a very political, powerful, and rebellious message it comes from the context of being a citizen of an imperialist country that encourages+ funds genocide, and promotes hate+ fear+ division within its own borders

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Update:

My twitter account has been suspended for ¨violating our rules¨

Freedom of speech am I right!

My reddit experience this week:

1. LuigiMangione subreddit gets deleted 2. I move to LuigiMangione2, it gets banned 3. I move to LuigiMangioneJustice, I get banned from the sub 4. I move to BrianThompsonMurder, my account gets banned (and my second one)

[anarchicvampire]

My reddit experience this week:

1. LuigiMangione subreddit gets deleted 2. I move to LuigiMangione2, it gets banned 3. I move to LuigiMangioneJustice, I get banned from the sub 4. I move to BrianThompsonMurder, my account gets banned (and my second one)

[anarchicvampire]

Me after 12 am walking down a lonely street when I see a woman: *telepathically trying to let her know I mean her no harm*