#— thread. coop + zeke.

[finclgicls]

＋ closed starter for ( @champagnemami-1x1 )

it wasn't exactly her choice to be back where they used to live. had coop had her own way, she would be at their place and not taking a cross-country trip with harley to spend christmas with zeke's family. she understood how that could be interpreted as selfish on her side, she could see how zeke missed his family, how he got excited at the prospect of returning to the town where they grew up and see everyone he missed, she understood that—but for her, gracetown would always be the place she buried her father and that thought put her in some sort of funk. especially when people didn't seem to get past that detail. they always greeted her with pitying eyes and comforting words—well, comforting for them, anyway. for her, just brought to the forefront something she wanted to let go of.

still, she smiled when zeke's mother showed up to greet them at the airport, and any time people wanted to pet harley, even though coop was feeling strangely protective of the dog. she accepted the woman's heartfelt hug and the way she said he would always be there with them. the last thing she wanted was to sound ungrateful, so she went along. a nod here, small words there and fiercely clinging to harley as though he was a service dog and not just any normal golden retriever. thankfully, most of her conversation seemed to be with her son, and coop was able to pass her silence off as being tired, after all, they had taken a long flight.

stepping through the threshold of their house felt like she had taken a time machine right back to ten years ago. it took her breath away because for a moment she was anticipating turning around the corner and finding her father there, laughing it off with zeke's family as if it was his own. they had always been her family. shit. she was thankful that his mother soon broke her trance and her brain quickly reset. when she told him she was showing them their rooms—plural—anna shot a look at zeke and raised her eyebrows. did she know they were living together? still, it was her house. coop objected to a lot of people, but not that woman. zeke was in his childhood bedroom and coop was just a few doors over, she thanked mrs. weaver once she said she would let them get settled in, harley seemed to have chosen his place with coop and for that, she kissed his snout.

she changed her airport clothes into sweatpants and oversized hoodies—probably zeke's—and went over to his room, pushing the door open and resting her side on the doorframe. "so, apparently i'm not the only one who thinks i'm fifteen just by getting into this house, your mom does too. super."

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