ā ....is that a gun? āĀ micah squints in an attempt to make sense of the object in verenaās hand.Ā ā do you have aāāā nevermind, i donāt care. here. ā micah sets verenaās usual coffee-and-breakfast order down on her desk before dragging a chair over to sit across from her. though he probably shouldĀ be a little concerned about the fact that verena is, apparently, packing a piece at work, he isnāt. their lives are weird enough that it doesnāt faze him any more than one of the twins wetting the bed does.Ā ā do you have the notes from this morningās lecture? i didnāt hear a single word that man said. āĀ Ā Ā Ā / Ā Ā Ā Ā @yalikeghostsā
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cristian !
ā oh, sheāll find you, ā cristian mused, grinning in amusement at the thought of his sister annoying someone other than him. however, his grin subsided with micahās last remarks as he pulled the car into a parking lot of a pharmacy. shutting off the engine, cris replied, glancing at micah and giving him a look, ā exactly, so donāt give her any ideas once sheās here. sheāll take any opportunity to kill my vibe. ā he proceeded to half step out of the vehicle, the driver door staying open as he continued, ā speaking of killing vibes, iāve been getting these headaches lately. so, iām just gonnaā go in and get some pain meds real quick and then we can go. iāll just be a sec. ā jogging into the pharmacy, it didnāt take him long to find what he was looking for and then to return to the car.
with a noncommittal grunt, micah waved his best friend off. as mentally damaging as social media tended to be, it provided a lovely distraction while cristian made his run. he scrolled through his twitter feed, tapping out a few replies to the handful of tweets that caught his eye & didnāt make him want to gouge it out immediately afterwards. with his leftover time, he switched over to instagram, glancing through without liking or commenting on anything. time passed with relative quickness, aided by the music playing from his phoneās speakers. he hummed along beneath his breath, glancing up towards the drug store doors every now and again. once cristian reemerged, he pressed pause on his music and swiped out of his apps, save for candy crush.Ā ā what, all of those hangovers you shouldāve had in high school hitting you at once ? ā
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blair !
āĀ hey, i do have a heart. iām just very selective to who i use it with.Ā āĀ she tells him, eyes not leaving the child on his shoulders as she pulls at his hair.Ā Ā āĀ is she ever home? i hope she pays you for babysitting.Ā āĀ blair says, in reference to the mother of satanās spawns. she moves from her spot by the counter and goes over to pick at some of the food heās made.Ā Ā āĀ my mom is gonna be in town tomorrow so i guess iāll take some of this for you. iāll just have to take credit for it. sheāll be impressed. oh blair, you finally learned how to cook!Ā āĀ she mimics her mother, grabbing a fork from the sink and digging in to one of the dishes.Ā Ā āĀ sheāll love it.Ā ā
a breath passes from micahās nose &Ā lips, erring closer to a scoff than anything else.Ā ā if anything, i need repayment for the years of emotional turmoil. but apparently, we did that to each other, so. ā he really isĀ over their months-long spat. ( no, really.Ā )Ā he trails behind blair, mindful of the children in his care.Ā ā pleasing parents is my gift, ā he deadpans, in homage to all of the parents whoāve hated him over the years. he shrugs, keeping a careful grip on ava. ā take credit, donāt, i donāt care. if she asks for more food, you obviously have a fucking factory at your disposal. ā
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Ā burstingĀ intoĀ hqĀ ,Ā verenaĀ keptĀ lookingĀ overĀ herĀ shoulderĀ forĀ fearĀ ofĀ beingĀ followedĀ .Ā aĀ squeakĀ rippingĀ fromĀ herĀ throatĀ asĀ sheĀ collidedĀ withĀ theĀ otherĀ .Ā āĀ thereāsĀ aĀ goodĀ chanceĀ iĀ mayĀ haveĀ committedĀ someĀ lightĀ burglaryĀ withĀ justĀ aĀ hintĀ ofĀ breaking Ā and Ā enteringĀ .Ā āĀ sheĀ blurtsĀ outĀ beforeĀ collapsingĀ onĀ theĀ sofaĀ atĀ headĀ quartersĀ .Ā sheādĀ beenĀ moreĀ thanĀ justĀ aĀ littleĀ suspiciousĀ ofĀ theĀ localĀ authoritiesĀ afterĀ danielĀ andĀ blairĀ wereĀ somehowĀ resurrectedĀ fromĀ theĀ deadĀ āāāāĀ theyādĀ hadĀ aĀ funeralĀ forĀ themĀ andĀ everythingĀ .Ā takingĀ itĀ amongstĀ herselfĀ ,Ā sheĀ wentĀ intoĀ theĀ stationĀ toĀ interviewĀ oneĀ ofĀ theĀ officersĀ whoĀ wasĀ atĀ theĀ crimeĀ sceneĀ theĀ nightĀ danĀ andĀ blairĀ wereĀ attackedĀ andĀ mightĀ haveĀ doneĀ someĀ majorĀ snoopingĀ whenĀ theyĀ steppedĀ outĀ toĀ takeĀ aĀ callĀ .Ā pullingĀ aĀ manilaĀ folderĀ fromĀ herĀ bagĀ ,Ā sheĀ tossedĀ itĀ downĀ onĀ theĀ coffeeĀ tableĀ beforeĀ lookingĀ toĀ theĀ otherĀ .Ā Ā āĀ iĀ thinkĀ mayerĀ hadĀ helpĀ creatingĀ danielĀ andĀ blairsĀ fakeĀ deathĀ andĀ iĀ donātĀ thinkĀ whatĀ happenedĀ atĀ silverwoodĀ isĀ overĀ .Ā ā
belatedly, unfazed eyes slide towards verenaās features. she has that wrinkleĀ between her brows & that curve at the corner of her mouth that usually precedes either an argument or more work than micah wants to do. these days, it can go either way. he tears his gaze from her to look at the folder splayed across his table, its contents spilling out from her haphazard toss. and because ignoring the problem is never an option with these people, micah sets his phone aside, leaning forward to grab the folder.Ā ā youāre probably right, ā he allots, before heās cracked the file open. ( itās probably an actualĀ crime to read this shit, right ?Ā )Ā as angry as he was when blair & daniel reappeared out of thin air, he knows none of it made sense. their story did, but nothing elseĀ did.Ā ā where the fuckād you steal from, the cops ? donāt answer that,Ā ā he stammers out, tucking his thumb between the covers of the file. admittedly, heās a little hesitant to open this particular box a la pandora.Ā ā if someone else isĀ part of this. you sure you want to get involved in this shit, vee ?Ā ācause itās not going to end well. ā
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āĀ iĀ wouldĀ justĀ likeĀ toĀ sayĀ somethingĀ thatĀ iĀ shouldĀ haveĀ saidĀ beforeĀ ,Ā whichĀ isĀ iāmĀ sorryĀ .Ā āĀ hisĀ wordsĀ cameĀ outĀ heartĀ feltĀ asĀ heĀ satĀ inĀ headĀ quartersĀ withĀ theĀ otherĀ .Ā āĀ iāmĀ sorryĀ forĀ notĀ beingĀ theĀ babysitterĀ youĀ allĀ neededĀ becauseĀ youĀ clearlyĀ neededĀ oneĀ .Ā āĀ pausingĀ toĀ takeĀ aĀ sipĀ ofĀ hisĀ coffeeĀ ,Ā hisĀ legĀ bouncedĀ inĀ pentĀ upĀ frustrationĀ forĀ beingĀ sentencedĀ toĀ anotherĀ yearĀ ofĀ overseeingĀ thisĀ groupĀ .Ā āĀ iĀ Ā meanĀ ,Ā iĀ mostlyĀ blameĀ myselfĀ forĀ theĀ misfortunesĀ youāveĀ hadĀ sinceĀ iĀ wasĀ thrownĀ intoĀ thisĀ littleĀ teamĀ becauseĀ iĀ knowĀ betterĀ andĀ couldāveĀ doneĀ somethingĀ toĀ stopĀ youĀ fromĀ nearlyĀ gettingĀ yourselvesĀ killedĀ againĀ āāāāĀ youĀ guysĀ areĀ obviouslyĀ stupidĀ .Ā āĀ reachingĀ forwardĀ ,Ā heĀ setĀ hisĀ mugĀ downĀ andĀ stretchedĀ backĀ onĀ theĀ couchĀ ,Ā notĀ evenĀ botheredĀ byĀ howĀ rudeĀ heĀ wasĀ toĀ theĀ kidsĀ .Ā āĀ iĀ justĀ wantĀ youĀ toĀ knowĀ iāmĀ goingĀ toĀ doĀ betterĀ thisĀ yearĀ .Ā ifĀ notĀ forĀ youĀ thenĀ forĀ meĀ .Ā ā
ā nate, ā micah says, slowly & with all of the annoyed confusion his apathetic body can manage,Ā ā i have no idea what the fuck youāre talking about or why youāre telling me. ā the liaison glances back to his laptop, closing out of pinterest before anyone can see and call him out on it. thereās a blessed amount of downtime for him. until everyone else gets their shit together, thereās nothing for him to do but sit around in the office and get paid to bitch. he has nothing to lose here, so he devotes his attention to nate, turning his chair to face the man.Ā ā ... i donāt disagree, we are pretty fucking dumb, but youāve been the least helpful person here. blairĀ has been more helpful than you, and she doesnāt even do her job. and we thought she was dead for a year. realistically, what the fuckĀ do you think youāre going to do to help us ? ā micahās tone is akin to amusement, but a little too sincere to manage.
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blair !
āĀ yes,Ā we know. youāve been telling us that for, what, six? seven years now? fuck, micah. iāve known you for too long.Ā āĀ itās hard to believe that theyāve been doing this bullshit since high schoolāā blair finds it so hard tot even think back that far. the life she used to live is the complette opposite of what it is now. is that good or bad?Ā Ā āĀ awe, thatās real nice. micah feels excitementĀ for the first time. bite me.Ā āĀ she stares at the way he is with naomiās spawns of satan, if she had a child-loving bone in her body, sheād almost find it cute.Ā Ā āĀ still canāt believeĀ this was your emergency. i was two seconds away from taking the most relaxing bubble bath. but then i saw your text and was like, if micahās calling for help then something must be going down. this was not what i was expecting at all.Ā ā
micah cringes at the reminder of how long theyāve known each other.Ā ā donāt remind me. ā he didnāt even plan on being alive this long, let alone knowing blairĀ this long. she isnāt dissimilar from a pet lion, he imagines; your guests will think sheās beautiful, and she does a good job of keeping any undesirables away, but she also tries to eat you whenever you get too close and thinks you look best after sheās ripped a few new gashes into your wardrobe and torso. fun. he blinks dryly at her, allowing ava to tug at his hair.Ā ā careful, blair. someone might overhear that and actually think you have a heart. but iām so glad our friendship means so much to you. ā
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āĀ Ā kombucha,Ā micah.Ā kom. buch. a.Ā they were having a sale down at the corner market so i had to get some. youāre welcomeĀ !Ā āĀ naomi says very seriously, throwing her keys aside and placing the tea down on the counter, picking ava up and resting her on her hip. at the sight of their kitchen, she gasps, very loudly, and reaches over to slap micah against his chest.Ā Ā āĀ you joined pinterest ? holy effin smokes, you sly little devil. i knew i was going to convince you one day. it took a few years but you made itĀ !Ā are thoseĀ .Ā .Ā .Ā macaroons ?!Ā āĀ she walks over to the colorful plate excitedly, picking one up and breaking it on half to give ava a piece.Ā Ā āĀ and itās vegan ?!Ā āĀ she says with a mouthful,Ā crumbs falling onto her shirt.
ā ... seriously ? did you get me any ? wait. goddamit, naomi, not right now ! ā if he expected her to do anything butĀ go to taste-testing, heās sorely disappointed. luckily, he knows his roommate better than that.Ā ā the fact that you went straight for the macaroons says a lot about you. and donāt talk with your mouth full, you animal. ā micah rips a paper towel from the roll to throw it at her.Ā ā and donāt give her any more, sheās been eating this entire time. she and noah are the reason we have so much. ā ... sort of, anyway. they were certainly the starting point for it, but itās a little disingenuous to blame them completely. but whatever.
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āĀ sometimes you are, yeah.Ā āĀ he replies nonchalantly, taking another bite of the food before leaning against the counter,Ā Ā āĀ look, man. we would have paid you good. are you telling me youāre that big of an emo that you hate money? lame.Ā āĀ isaiah can clearly see that living with naomi was having itās effects on micah, and he raises his hands up in a defense manner.Ā Ā āĀ chill out, man. relax. iāll take some off your hands. quick question though, do these kids even likeāāĀ āĀ he picks up an odd colored pastry,Ā Ā āĀ whatever this is?Ā ā
" fair. ā at this point, micahās a joke to himself.Ā ā youāre all broke college students. how do you even have māāā maxwell. right. forgot about that. ā sometimes, micah wonders what itās like to have rich parents. then he wonders what itās like to have loving parents or anyĀ parents at this age, and jumps off of that train of thought before the inevitable crash that was soon to follow.Ā ā theyāre three.Ā they either like everything or nothing, depending on the day. ā today is one of the lucky days where they didĀ enjoy being fed new & colorful foods, but he has little hope of tomorrow being the same.
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julian !
āthank you,ā julian replied casually to micahās force gratitude, looking around the kitchen for anything to wrap the food up in.Ā āyou got any containers for it? iāll bring them back. weāll go through a bunch of this shit in aāāā realizing that the twins were starting to talk, and that heād just curse in front of them, julian looked back to make sure they werenāt paying too much attention to what he and micah were doing. they didnāt seem to notice, and julian went back on, only slightly off-set.Ā āin a few days.ā he hadnāt been spending too much time around the two little ones recently, and they were rapidly growing. it was nice to see that micah was still happily helping in taking care of them, especiallyĀ after the big fight he knew naomi and him had a few months back.Ā āwhatāve you been up to?ā julian went for another macaroon, leaning against the countertop.Ā
grumbling beneath his breath, micah ventured towards the cabinets where they held all of their tupperware containers. barely noticing julianās slip in front of the kids, micah made a few trips to the counters with the tupperware, setting down enough to hopefully package up the rest of the food. otherwise, he would have another store run in the near future.Ā ā trying not to set my life or myself on fire again. ā was it too soon to make a joke about the campfire incident ? was there such a thing as too soon when it came to talking about your own disastrous life ?Ā he passed julian a few containers so he could start transferring whatever he wanted to take, while micah worked on everything else. ā trying to sell my parentsā house. ā and, yeah, maybe it was too soon for that. but itād been almost two years since theyād died, and there was no point in having the place. if he ever didĀ move out of the apartment, he decidedly did not want to live there again.
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āĀ ew,Ā pinterest. who are you? naomi?Ā āĀ she gags with a shake of her head. the twins come running from the hallway and blair audibly shrieks, jumping back and raising her hands to keep herself from touching them.Ā Ā āĀ first of all, how do you live like this?Ā i would have moved out years ago. scatter.Ā āĀ Ā her last word is directed at the two kids,Ā and they look up at her before laughing and running away again. her nose scrunches upĀ and finally she focuses on the massive amount of food strewn across the kitchen.Ā Ā āĀ what exactly made you want to do all this? are you going through some crisis?Ā ā
with a sardonic laugh that heāll one hundred percentĀ deny later, micah rolls his eyes at her reaction to the kids. yeah, and they callĀ himĀ dramatic. absolutely gleeful, noah attaches himself to micahās leg. giving up on pushing them away, micah swoops ava into his arms, thinking nothing of it as she puts herself on his shoulders.Ā ā first of all, my life is a never-ending crisis, so jot that down. second, i ... overestimated the holding capacity of our refrigerator. i saw all the recipes, and then the scariest thing happened. i had this weird feeling in my chest , where my heart started being a little fast, my palms started sweating, and i felt really restless. google said i was either having a heart attack or excitement. unfortunately, iām still alive, so i guess it was the latter. ā
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isaiahās greeting gets interrupted by micah and his overdramatic wordsĀ (Ā which he almost doesnāt catch because the toddlers immediately catch his attention.Ā Ā )Ā Ā āĀ Ā traffic, i donāt know ?Ā Ā āĀ he replies with a shrug, following behind the other until they reach the kitchen and the sight makes isaiahās eyes widen.Ā Ā āĀ Ā dude, you did all this ?Ā Ā āĀ Ā he canāt help but laugh, walking around and eyeing everything heās made.Ā Ā āĀ Ā not gonna lie, iām impressed. you were holdingĀ out on us this entire time? we should have you make shit for all the parties we threw. āĀ he picks at one of the smaller food items, popping it into his mouth.
ā traĀ āāāāā ā giving isaiah a blank & lowkey betrayed look, micah ignores the abundance of food to ask, ā am i a joke to you ? ā he shakes his head, then turns to face the mess again, only to flinch at the sight of it.Ā ā full fucking offense, but i would never cook for your disastrous parties. nothing good ever happens there. and until iām the one getting killed, i donāt want my food anywhere near the crime scene. and iām having a CRISIS, isaiah, so if you could hold off on thinking about yourself for, like, five minutes, iād really appreciate it. now take some GODDAMN FOODĀ before i throw myself out the window.Ā ā
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after standing at the entrance to the kitchen for a good minute, taking in all of the different mini-dishes that had been prepared, julian did his best to hold back laughter.Ā āyou and naomi are more alike than i thought,ā he finally said. he paid each of the twins a hello, before they ran off to a pile of toys in the living room. julian reached for one of the macaroons, choosing a wild green one from the assortment of colors micah had.Ā āyou made all this for the twins?ā julian asked after taking his first bite, referencing micahās beasts comment he heard as he walked in.Ā āthey seemā¦ā he glanced over and watched them building up a small tower with foam bricks,Ā āvery thankful.ā he looked back to micah, smiling, and finished off the treat.
ā die. ā it was a true sign of character development that micahās words held no actual heat to them, more reflexive than anything else.Ā ā they were hungry, so i thought, letās make something new tonight, and ... this happened. ā he waved an unenthusiastic arm towards the empire of food he had as a result. the problem wasnāt in the food itself, but in the lack of space to store it. heād already stuffed the fridge, freezer, and cabinets with what they could hold, and there simply was no room for anything else. the twins seemed immune to the harshness of his glare, probably because it meant absolutely nothing.Ā ā theyāre going to be eating this shit for a monthĀ as punishment for being born. but i am begging you to take the rest. itās edible, and itās not like any of you disasters know how to cook for yourselves anyway, so ... gifts. youāre welcome. ā
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with a character-typical dramatic flair, micah rips the door open with a scowl.Ā ā what the FUCK took you so long ? i told you this was an emergency. ava and noah, move. this is your fault, you beasts. ā unsuccessfully shooing the twins from the door, micah leads the other in, kicking the door closed behind them. they make it maybeĀ halfway to the kitchen before he stops and turns to face them, far too late to hide the situation peeking out behind him.Ā ā i ... made a pinterest account. out of curiosity. and found recipes. ā he risks a glance behind him. just over his shoulder, the kitchen is visible, with its stove and counters stuffed with an array of different foods. multi-colored cakes, gluten-free risottos, vegan macaroons, flax seed burgers, and that was all made within the first hour.Ā ā take some of this food. eat it, throw it at a homeless person, i donāt give a shit. i just need it g o n e. ā
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