thinking about billy’s mom leaving during the day while he’s at school
like billy waking up as usual and having breakfast with his mom, telling her what he’s gonna do at school that day, asking about what they’re gonna have for dinner together that evening, about going to the beach with her the coming weekend, his mom promising him all this stuff, telling him that yeah they can have ice cream later, strawberry? sure baby, whatever you want, billy’s mom kissing him goodbye, billy thinking she looks a little distant, a little sad but maybe it’s just because her and dad argued again
billy finishing up his day at school, getting on the bus and going home, billy putting his key in the door and realising it’s open already, him thinking that’s kinda weird since neither of his parents are usually home at that time but maybe his mom forgot to lock up that day, billy going to put his backpack in his room and noticing a note on his bedside table telling him that she’s so sorry baby and this isn’t forever, i’ll come get you as soon as i can, i love you, billy and p.s. try to be extra good for your dad, stay out of his way and do what he says, i promise this is for the best
and billy just sits down on his bed and stares at the note until it goes blurry, he goes into his parents room and sees that his mom’s things are gone, he goes to the kitchen to grab the phone before realising he has no number to call
and then he has to sit there and wait for neil to come home, wiping his tears away every two seconds because he knows crying makes his dad angry, just feeling completely and utterly helpless and alone
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Pairing: Aziraphale/Crowley.
Words: 3,455.
Summary: “Yes, well. Jolly good. Absolutely tickety-boo! I’ll…”
“Tickety-boo?” Crowley raises a brow as Aziraphale starts to skitter sideways, “Angel, where’re you goin’?”
“Nowhere, my dear! I’m just, ah…” His eyes settle much too happily on the more shallow part of the pool. Hopelessly, he squints, missing his glasses, “Ah, ehm… Where are the stairs?”
“Right in front of ya,” Crowley says, leisurely paddling closer, “Can’t miss it.”
Aziraphale’s priding himself so far on the fact that he wasn’t making a fool of himself and twist into unnecessary panic. However, that was until he looked down, indeed. Then he sees the aforementioned stairs, and the glaringly engraved sign at his feet boasting 6ft.
And oh, Saint Mary and Joseph. Fuck this.
OR; Two gays, and a pool. Where romance comes in the most randomly dramatic, and absurdly ridiculous places.
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“Come on, angel! Water’s not cold, actually!”
To say the least, Aziraphale was terrified.
Crowley spectacularly emerges from the pool with a cheer. Running his hands back his damp hair, illuminated by the sunrays, and it was perhaps the only enticing thing amidst the water going way past his round, and flushed shoulders. The perfect swell, the perfect image. His hand splashes beneath the pool as it fell, and all Aziraphale thinks as he directs a sunny grin at him; Oh, dear.
“Hey. You comin’?”
“Yes. Yes! I just, ah…” He tried not to think how the water would fly up past his neck, right up to his nose. Toeing the wet cobblestone pavement, he tried a smile, “Just, in a jiffy… A moment!”
“Oh, Azi, you needn’t worry. Look,” Crowley jerks a thumb behind him, blessedly unawares, “No ‘no diving’ sign anywhere. Free to jump in however we like,”
One of Crowley’s reassurances of many that he wasn’t breaking rules. He tried to focus on that endearing thought, not how he was absurdly tall and Aziraphale wasn’t, and it colored his smile, “Yes, well. Jolly good. Absolutely tickety-boo! I’ll…”
“Tickety-boo?” Crowley raises a brow as Aziraphale starts to skitter sideways, “Angel, where’re you goin’?”
“Nowhere, my dear! I’m just, ah…” His eyes settle much too happily on the more shallow part of the pool. Hopelessly, he squints, missing his glasses, “Ah, ehm… Where are the stairs?”
“Right infront of ya,” Crowley says, leisurely paddling closer, “Can’t miss it.”
Aziraphale’s priding himself so far on the fact that he wasn’t making a fool of himself and twist into unnecessary panic. However, that was until he looked down, indeed. Then he sees the aforementioned stairs, and the glaringly engraved sign at his feet boasting 6ft.
And oh, Saint Mary and Joseph. Fuck this.
“How do you get down?” He asks, much too quickly, much too alarmed, as his feet start to spur on without warning, and he finds himself running across wet floor and yelling, “Crowley! I must exit. Crowley, where are the other stairs to—”
“Shit, angel, don’t run—!”
Ah, well.
He supposes there wasn’t any better place to perish. He would’ve preferred to be surrounded by his dearest books, but, well. Beggars cannot be choosers.
[ You can read the entire thing on AO3. <3 ]
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