she says he won't let her get a dog, which is fine, because they're in an apartment, and that's the kind of thing people say about their partners. he won't let me get a dog. and you're at a dinner party and you tilt your head a little to the side just like that dog he won't let her get, because is this the thing that's going to upset you? you don't know every corner of their relationship, she could be joking, they could have had so many healthy conversations about the dog, right, and maybe she's not letting herself get the dog because of money and time and whatever. but, like, she did say let
and she wants to move away from his hometown and he wants to stay and then he tells you with a wink and a conspiratorial stage whisper don't worry i'll convince her and she laughs about it - so clearly this is something they laugh about. but you do just stand there and stare at him like what the fuck, man. you can't say what you want to say which is why do you get the final say on everything because they're both obviously aware of the other person's stance on this and have obviously had private conversations about it and what are you going to do about it except make a scene and then he'll be mad at you and call you one of those bitches behind your back and she'll cut you off, which is a loss that doesn't feel worth it just because he makes you a little skeeved out every 3rd comment
and they both agree he just isn't the type to get flowers which is fine because everyone shows love differently, and are you really gonna judge someone based on their sense of individual relationship responsibility? maybe he's constantly cleaning her car and writing her poems and making her furniture or something. maybe she doesn't even like flowers and this is perfect, actually. and no you couldn't date him, obviously, ew; but like, she tells you she's happy. you almost send her a tiktok that says don't be 25 and the cool girl that doesn't need anything, you'll hate not getting flowers at 30, but that's like, starting drama & you shouldn't start drama needlessly.
and you're a little older than her but not so much older you can pull the whole trust me on this one babe thing and besides that wouldn't have worked anyway (when does it ever) and besides you have trauma so you and your therapist both agree that you're always looking for a problem even when there isn't one. and you tell yourself that just because you see them for 15 minutes every month does not mean you can identify every single red flag based on a single shitty half-joking(?) comment
and besides, what are you going to do? she says i actually wanted another stand mixer but thankfully he stops me when i'm about to spend too much money and you're standing there like are you okay? is this normal? is this just something people say? and again - what are you going to do?
to your therapist you try to language it - it's not, like, any of my business. but sometimes, doesn't it feel like - you should do something. there's got to be something, right? you've tried dropping little hints but they sail right through and you've tried having a single serious conversation and she got upset because why does it matter to you, yes it's different but we're happy, it doesn't need to make sense to you and you're like. really unwilling to push a boundary about it anymore; because the truth is that you know logically it shouldn't matter to you, as long as both parties are happy.
and besides, you've been wrong before. it's just... like, every time you see them both, something else happens, some kind of shiver down your spine like do you even hear each other when you talk. it's their strange, bickering orbit. just the way he's on his phone through dinner or watching sports instead of helping in the kitchen or, fuck, another one of these little throwaway comments he makes about we'll see about that, babe. she laughs when he calls her passions stupid shit and meanwhile she gets him tickets to see the knicks and he tells you well at least she's smart about something and still! it's none of your business.
you say get the dog anyway and she laughs. like, this is is you being funny. and not you saying - no really. get the dog. get the dog and get out of here. pack up and start running.
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Neta:*snoring*..........*snoring*..........*snoring*...............*snoring*
Ikkan:................
Neta:.........*yawn*......hmmm...... morning ......
Ikkan: It's 3 in the afternoon babe
Neta: hmmmm..........
Ikkan: ..................(Pat)................you still have a slight fever.......go back to sleep
Neta: I'm fine.....ugh........ I just need pain killers
Ikkan: nope..... Lie back in bed. Come on (Pat..Pat ) next to me......
Neta:...........mmmmmmm....ok.....ok.........mmmm...I got to call ummm ....*cough*..........*COUGH*....*coughcoughcough*
Ikkan: let me make the call. Who do you want me to call and why?
Neta:......are you sure?
Ikkan: yes....i can make phone calls neta! ......As long as they're business phone calls
Neta: .....just call Candi.... I made her an assistant manager..... Considering mahi is in school now I need more help....... Just check if she's okay.....mmmm
Ikkan: alright.............hey.... sorry.... Neta isn't at work right now. He's sick and he just wanted me to call you to make sure everything was alright............ So is everything alright?
Candi: yeah everything's fine.
Neta: ..hmmmhmmmmhm.. Naomi..... warabie..... Vinny
Ikkan: how are the employees?
Candi: Naomi's doing well. She's ringing up customers and she's still shy but she's doing her best. Vinny's helping customers and is pretty fast doing inventory and Warabie is being Warabie. I think he's mad that I became the assistant manager and not him
Ikkan: sounds like him so everything is okay?
Candi: yeah
Neta: mmmmmmmm baby........ How's baby?...*cough*
Ikkan: how is the baby?.... what?
Candi: oh..... She's fine. Growing....kicking me every night..... Hehehehe
Ikkan: ok........ She Said she's fine
Neta: what about the baby?
Ikkan: ......................she said..... she's fine
Neta: she?....... she!..*cough*...*cough*...... it's a girl!....*cough*....*cough* ... Give me the phone!...... Candiiiiii..... You're having a baby girl! ...... No no I'm fine a bad cough but everything's good...... Yeah I probably did get it from Phoebe....... Tell me about the little girl!!!
Ikkan: come back to bed
Neta: You know I can't talk on the phone and sit still! I'm just going to be around the house.......... Sorry I'm still here babe. So what do you like going to name her?......Argo?... It's a pretty name. Let me call my ex-wife. I think we might have some baby clothes when Cirrina was a baby... Oh we might have her old ink carriage......
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Neta: ok.......see ya ........ha..... Yeah I practically talk to your whole shift...*sniff*...*cough cough cough* yeah bye.......*sigh*. ............ they're having a girl awwww
Ikkan: how are you feeling?
Neta: I'm.... feeling a little better......ummm...... hey...... ikkan............
Ikkan: yes?
Neta:...........................umm............ nothing..........what are you doing? You've been on your lap top all day
Ikkan: putting my house on the market. Also looking for movers who have a review that's over 2 Stars
Neta: oh...........why so soon?
Ikkan: because I'm moving in
Neta:........ what?.....no
Ikkan: what do you mean no?
Neta: you can't move out of your nice big house with multiple bathrooms, big kitchen and a deck to live in my dinky apartment........doesn't feel right.... You can't move out of your home
Ikkan: [kiss]...... as long as you, Cirrina and nibbles are in my life I'm home
Neta: awwwww...*cough*....*cough*..........ikknyyyyy .... My favorite thing about you is that you can say the most intimate and romantic things in the most deadband voice with the straightest face hahahahha....[kiss] l love you
Ikkan: mmmm.....
Neta: ...............
Ikkan: you want something to eat?
Neta: mmmmmm yeah.... can we get shanty's
Ikkan:.....*sigh*...... I hate shanty's..........alright.... Only because you're sick
Neta: yaayyyy.. *cough*......*COUGH*.....*cough*
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Neta: *eating*...........................
Ikkan: ....... You okay? You don't like the food
Neta: No, I'm fine. Just been thinking it's not an important
Ikkan: he seems to be bothering you......... You've been thinking since you got off that phone call. Is it really not that important
Neta:...............................….... I know you said you don't want to have kids............................
Ikkan:................... well...... not now........ Not at the moment................ I guess........... it's not completely off the table.
Neta: really?........... Last time I brought it up you said you never want a kid. And you can never see yourself having them
Ikkan: I did say that......... but that was the early year in our relationship. I was young with baggage.......... I also just didn't want to have kids
Neta: You got the hysterectomy during the break up I remember
Ikkan: yeah. But I did have some of my eggs frozen
Neta: um?
Ikkan: my mom insisted that I'd get some frozen just in case so..........*eating*........ We have that option. If we make that decision
Neta: so. We can have a baby?!
Ikkan: ok....neta..... Don't get too excited
Neta: we can have our own kid one day!
Ikkan: I said if....if!............we still have a lot of shit that we have to get to........ This isn't just a one-time conversation. We really need to talk about this and do research and....and....and ..all of that..... yeah....... It's not going to be this easy thing we have to find a donor ,we have to find a surrogate...... We have to see how much it is going to cost... We need a house for two kids.........*sigh*......... Let's just- just worry about our tasks at hand right now
Neta:...ok........... Can I have your fries?
Ikkan: No, this is the only good thing they have at shanty's
Neta: but I'm siiiiiiick
Ikkan:....... You may have some.........hu?........ hello?..... Oh hi Mr......eh... Shimi..... it's warabie's dad
Neta:......wah?
Ikkan: my dad's number.... Yeah give me one second-
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Neta: so what was that all about?
Ikkan: I don't know. He just needed my dad's phone number for something. He sounded pissed
Neta: warabie did something probably
Ikkan: like he always does.... (Pat) Your fever is gone.... That's good.
Neta: mmmm... I'm going to take a nap on the couch...* Cough*..... Sleep the rest of the sick off
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Mahi:............ (typing).....(typing).....
Antho: .................
Neta: *snoring*.........*snoring*......*snoring*
Mahi:......(Typing).....(Typing)
Cirrina:.. so what are you doing again?
Mahi: *eh*... ............ It's just a project I have to do for class..... I have to design a layout for a website.......... technically it's a prototype for 'RockShock.com' as well
Cirrina:....hm
Neta:.......*snoring*.......*snoring*.......
Cirrina: and who are you?
Antho: warabi told me his address.... I wanted to see if his living space is as pathetic as he is....... Honestly, not that bad......expected a lot worse
Mahi:.........
Cirrina:... That didn't answer my question ......
Antho: ..... I'm a coworker............ Place is a lot more spacious than I expected it to be ...... Furniture's kind of ugly though..
Mahi: can you say anything that's positive
Antho: *humph*....... What kind of plant is that?
Cirrina: that's a croton plant........ I grew it from a leaf. Ikkan actually talked me into stealing a piece off-
Antho: it's ugly
Cirrina:........ Yeah you'd know ugly considering you Look at yourself in the mirror everyday
Antho: you're one to talk with that overbite of yours.
Mahi: can both of you shut the fuck up please?.... Trying to work here
Cirrina: You could do that in your own apartment.
Mahi: Baja joined a jazz band thing and He's practicing. Warabie is fighting on the phone with his parents I just need some peace and quiet, also free finnflixs. Here antho put something on.
Antho: what are you my mom?................ New season of 'clamshell kitchen' is out..................
Mahi:....(Typing)...... (typing)
Cirrina:...............
Neta: *snoring*............*snoring*.......
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Neta:....*snoring*........... mm ...... Mhh ....mmmm.... ikkan....... ikkan!...... Where's my husband?
Mahi: he went out, warabie called him or something....I don't know... I think he just wanted to avoid us
Neta: oh.... He tends to do that.... and Cirrina she should be back from school by now
Mahi: turf war Crab leg Capital map just opened up. She's outside.
Neta: I don't like it when she goes on that map it looks unfinished........ It's dangerous............. So it's just you here?
Mahi: well-
Antho: your bathroom is surprisingly clean. You have a lot of medication..........
Neta: I have a lot of problems....... Why are you going through my medicine cabinet- just - *cough.... cough.... cough*...
Mahi: I warned you Phoebe was sick and you didn't listen and look at you now
Neta: shut up.....*sigh*..... just behave.... Mahi I don't have to tell you this but you .....you have one rule. You can go anywhere except for my daughter's room
Antho: as if anyone wants to go to Buck beak Brianna's room
Mahi: *pppfff*
Neta: what?
Antho: I said why the fuck would I ever want to go to her room?
Neta:........*sigh*...............................*huff*..............*snoring*
Antho: cod look at him.... Why does he look like that?
Mahi: I don't know. I think you just kind of get like that once you reach a certain age.
Antho: look at his facial hair....*ugh*
Mahi: Right? what is that? Either grow a full beard or don't man...*eh*.............. hello.... warabie calm down...... You can't go to the music festival....... Holy shit really hehehehehehahahaha..... No no no. I'm sorry it's not funny. It's not funny. It's not funny. I'm sorry okay...... Okay hold up. I'm heading over now...........*sigh*...... I got to go....
Antho: hmmmm I guess I'm heading out too..... Thanks for the finn pin. So..... I can just break into his place anytime and he doesn't care
Mahi: yeah except when he has a black door sign out. means he's banging...............or having a mental breakdown......
Antho: oh
Mahi: you'll get used to them....... trust me....... I'm numb to it at this point....bye
Antho: hmmm
Antho, mahi and @fish-at-fish-fish-resort are all in a group chat all they do is shit talk neta
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