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Mending Hearts - Chapter 4

Time apart caused their wounds. Time together started healing them.

Chapter 1 / Chapter 2 / Chapter 3

Annie missed him dearly.

How dare he stay away for so long, harboring a large piece of her home with him.

The joy of being with him, how he still is her action man, warmed her. He stuck to his word as best as he could with the list of jobs she had. Rushed over every time she asked. He didn't lie if he was late, she could tell if he was.

He only lied to her once in the past before they had gotten married and it was to do with his own upbringing that had been cruel to him. Scared she was going to leave him once she found out. But it had only made her want to hold him close, tell him it wasn't his fault.

He's still her Elijah. And the way he was acting around her, she knew she was still his Annie.

Her days became more unpredictable. Annie didn't mind. She took challenges head on. Will take this one on too. This challenge was exciting yet stressful. She started counting the days wondering what he was thinking, playing her own game against her. She almost gave in too fast if it wasn't for him dodging her kiss and warning her. Now he knows how desperate she is. She knew he was too. He exuded it.

It was just a matter of time from that point. To pick the door holding their hearts apart until they find each other again.

While dealing with the antics in between.

Day 2 - Evening

Annie settled into the chair at the bar inside Club Juke, nursing a drink in her hand while the music soothed the tired souls inside. She rested the side of her face in her hand, elbow propped onto the counter.

"What'd he do?" Grace leaned over, arms crossed on the counter with a knowing smile.

Annie raised a brow to her and pursed her lips. "Nothing"

Grace smacked her arm playfully, returning to drying the freshly washed glasses. "Its always nothing, but given how hard you're staring at him girl, it can't be just nothing" She puffed out air, smile still on her face. "I hope peace finds you" She finished drying and walked out the bar, tapping another woman on the arm to take over for her.

Annie was replaying earlier that morning when her husband had decided to join in on her game. That she didn't invite him to. She could laugh at herself from how she was sounding in her head. It was fine that she was holding out, but now he was too? It irked her up the wall. He was begging and now that he caught her wanting him, he turned the tables. She felt herself starting a fight in her own head and she did that too many times in the years apart.

He was standing above on the upper level, where he seemed to stand to get a view of the happenings inside his club. Eagle eyes. She stared at him for so long that she didn't notice Stack sitting beside her until he made a comment. "Damn Annie you'll burn a hole into him" He snickered at his own comment and took out the cigarette from his mouth.

She rolled her eyes and set her glass down. "You couldn't find anyone else to bother?"

His brows raised a little, shocked by her response. She couldn't care right now. "Agitated?"

"What's it look like?" She stared him down and he shook his head.

"Now you both are being strange as hell" He tutted. "Y'all ain't fuck yet?"

She scrunched her brows together and folded her arms. She was so close to knocking him out.

"Guess not" He laughed.

Annie dug her fingertips into her arms to hold herself back.

"You think he was unfaithful?" He watched her.

"No" She didn't hesitate.

His expression dropped a little, surprised by her answer. But he sported a smirk the next second. "You really believe that?"

She glared at him, rage simmering at the surface.

He silently looked at her for a few seconds before sighing. "Shit you right, man's dick dried up he prolly don't have one no more" He took a drag of his cigarette and Annie tried to contain the laugh catching in her throat. She glanced up to Smoke again, who was having a conversation with Bo.

She'll take her husband back eventually, with whatever condition he was in.

"I tried to warn him, that if he don't use it he gon' lose it" Stack shrugged his shoulders but the fury erupted within her and spread all the way to her fingertips. What did he just-

She swung her hand and nearly hit the back of his head and he flinched, ducking down with his eyelids peeled back. She went for his shoulder, nearly stepping off the stool until his hands grabbed the one reaching for him and pushed back. She used her other hand but he caught both and held them together in one hand, his other hand broke his cigarette in the ash tray behind and lifted his bar stool. He shuffled closer to her so she could her him speak in a quieter tone, her hands still hostage in his left one.

"I didn't mean it like-" He began but she argued back.

"You tried making him unfaithful?! I dont care how many years its been, he'd have to divorce me before he gets with another woman!" She seethed and he looked frightened. She was close to committing a murder.

"Naw girl!" He said louder than he intended with the way he glanced around them in the busy environment. He lowered her hands and let go when they laid on her knees. She had her shoulders squared and tensed up, her body trying to not lurch for him. This better be good.

He held his hands above hers until he must of realised she wouldn't raise them again, and continued his explanation. "I just meant he was so pent up, it didn't even seem like he was jerkin' it off at all, had to give him some alone time at home in hopes he would" His eyes were still wide, trying to get her to understand him. The middle of her brows raised at what he said. Looking between his eyes and down to the ground. Sounded so ridiculous that Stack was saying this. He said a lot of things, but why he was saying this still confused her.

"His trigger finger got worse by the day I had to save myself" He held the back of his neck with both hands, letting out another sigh.

Ah.

She got it now.

He was worried about himself.

"I'm hoping now that he's finally back here with you, it'll soften him. At least not wanting to light up every person he sees." He smiled to her. "He talked about you almost every day in Chicago. The days he didn't were tense days" Stack closed his eyes, as if he was remembering the past and then opened them again. "Might stop shooting at me once you take him back properly"

Despite enjoying hearing about how she never left Smoke's mind while he was gone, Annie raised a brow to him. "Who said we getting back together?" She smirked when his expression dropped again.

"Y-you got to Annie, my life is on the line!" He held her hand with both of his.

"You ever think its your smart mouth that makes people want to shoot you?"

His mouth hung open.

He shut it after a little too long and then rubbed his forehead. "Anyway, think the distance messed him up inside, he was mad at me getting some too, he didn't even know what he was on about" He threw an arm over Annie's shoulders, sighing again.

Day 6

Annie pressed lightly on the avocado she was eyeing at the farmer's market. It looked just about ripe and the small give underneath the outer shell confirmed it. She checked more and gathered a bunch into her arms. Looking around she searched until she saw Smoke checking out the honeydew melons with his face creased into a frown. She slipped through the crowd and dropped the avocados into her basket that he carried in one hand. His frown eased up when he looked to her.

"I don't get which ones supposed to be ripe" His hand felt over one, pulling it back onto his hand and showed it to her.

She felt around it. "This one's bad, its too soft around here"

He turned it in his hand, eyeing it and then placed it back down. "I don't get it"

She laughed and patted his arm, moving on from the fruits to check the vegetables and he followed behind.

Any task she asked him to do, he obliged with no question. He was still following her 'long list of work' she had for him. Of course she'd fit it in with their own responsibilities, her workplace and making house visits, him with the juke, but she was happy seeing his eyes light up like fireflies.

She picked a selection of leafy greens and turned around to place them in her basket but bumped into his chest. She didn't realise he was standing right behind her, bent over to see what she was looking at. His free arm wrapped around her waist to keep her from falling, scooped her up into him and the vegetables in her arms trapped between them, her chest pressing against his. She had let out a high pitched noise at the movement and her eyes darted around checking if people were looking.

She eyed him and saw his face relax. As if he was at peace. Content on just watching her.

He let her go and she cleared her throat, dropping the vegetables in the basket finally and walked ahead of him towards the older woman at the cash register, to hide how flustered she was.

"Just this Annie?" The older woman said while checking her basket and counting the items.

"Yes Mrs Walker, how are you?" Annie asked the her, who lifted her head to look her in the eyes, which drifted slowly to regard Smoke standing beside her.

"Good, how are you?" She asked back while still looking at him.

Annie paused and looked back and forth of the two. "Good"

Mrs Walker hummed and observed Smoke up and down. Annie wondered if the woman was about to say something that was on nearly all the older generations' tongues every time they had saw the SmokeStack twins before they had left town.

'You following the devil's will'

'Evil incarnate'

'Your daddy brought you from hell'

She was ready to defend him when Mrs Walker laughed and shook her head. "You got a good posture young man" She told Annie the price for her shopping and Annie hesitated a few seconds, blinking blankly and then dug in her purse for the money.

Smoke thanked her and helped her pack up Annie's shopping.

"If you mess Miss Annie around again, I'll make hell rain down upon you" She said in a low tone and Annie heard Smoke choke and start coughing. Out of shock probably but he coughed into his elbow and Annie smiled at the older woman who winked to her.

Day 7

She hadn't seen Cornbread for a long while. The juke's plan was to operate as a club mainly on the weekends for now, starting off like this in order for them to build up the reputation as a saw mill and gather money to support the club long term - as a club within a community just trying to get by day to day in an unfair world. Annie figured she would see him chopping logs when she arrived with food for the people at work, yet he was nowhere to be seen.

She had caught Therese the other day while she was coming back from a house visit to an elderly couple suffering from nightmares. Her friend was exiting the building of the local doctor with her sister and Annie asked how she and her husband were doing. Therese gave her a hug and explained something was eating away at Cornbread. She wasn't sure exactly what it was, but he was saying he was going to sort it soon. Both the women had stared at each other with puzzled expressions.

Annie entered the kitchen area and saw Pearline talking to Sammie. The younger woman did a double take to her and rushed over.

"Girl your man has been acting strange" She said in a hushed tone.

Annie placed the tray down on the counter. "Strange how?"

Pearline's eyes scanned their surroundings, watching several men move past them and leave out the larger back exit. "He's gathering men up, was looking for Cornbread too but nobody could find him"

Annie chewed the corner of her lips in thought. This is either good or bad. "Where's he now?"

"Out back" She pointed her thumbs over her shoulder with a nervous smile.

Annie glanced to Sammie. "You check what he was doing?"

He shrugged. "I tried asking and he told me to shut up"

She closed her eyes and prayed.

She sighed and moved around the juke until she reached the back exit. She wasn't going to intefere yet, just watch. It wasn't like he needed someone to watch over him, he's a grown man, but the way he was probably moving had spooked Sammie and Pearline. New for Pearline but even Sammie was worried. She found Smoke standing off to the corner with his back turned to her. Stack, Earl and Noah in front of him.

She remembered from questioning Smoke earlier on his outburst at the end of the opening night, of who the other man he was holding at gun point, and recognised it was most likely Noah due to Smoke describing the his ears being pierced. Several months ago, the young man had asked her for help with his worries around big crowds and she taught him prayers he could use to quell them.

Poor soul would probably never forget Smoke after what he did.

She watched them stand there awkwardly until Stack tilted his head, saw her and shouted.

"Annie! You seen Cornbread?!" He waved her over.

She shook her head and walked over to him, seeing Smoke glance over his shoulder to her and then mutter to Stack, words that she was still out of earshot for. Reaching them, she stood next to Stack.

"Smoke's been looking for him all morning, said he has to tell all three of them something" He waved a hand over Earl and Noah. The two men nodded to her, greeting her and she reciprocated.

She then looked to Smoke who was already watching her. She tilted her head slightly as a silent question to what he was up to and he only responded with one of his brows raised slightly.

"Smoke we gotta get moving, catch Cornbread another time." Stack suggested and folded his arms.

Smoke lightly scratched the side of his forehead and rolled his shoulders, clearing his throat. "About opening night....." He began, though his eyes drifted to Annie.

Now she understood. This is big.

She quirked a brow to him and he quickly looked away towards the ground for a second and then back to the two men. "I'm sorry, for threatening you" He dropped his hand to the side and held them both together in front, straightening his back. "It was wrong of me, I shouldn't of done that" He paused and glanced to Annie again, and she nodded. "And thank you, for helping m- Annie" He said a little strained than earlier in the apology but he held strong.

Earl and Noah were taken aback. They weren't sure what to do with themselves, with the way they tried to speak but nothing formed. Earl stuck his hands in his pockets and nodded. Noah held his hands together in front, similar to Smoke. When they eventually spoke, Earl talked over Noah saying his thanks and Noah mumbled mentioning it was nothing to worry about.

Stack hit both of their shoulders. "Ok we all good then!" He shook their shoulders and the two men started to laugh nervously. Stack looked to Annie with a grin but it dropped in a flash.

Annie heard Cornbread's voice behind her, very quiet as he muttered 'cuse me Annie' before she saw him take a large heavy step past her, barely seeing his arm pull back and swung forward at a fast speed.

"Oh sh-!" Stack reached forward but was not as fast as Cornbread's fist connected with Smoke's chin. The force knocked Smoke off his feet and he landed on his right side on the ground.

Annie quickly stepped around to see if Smoke needed help. If he was even awake. The punch could of put him to sleep given he was caught off guard, but surely not in serious danger, right? Her hands out in front trying to figure out if Cornbread was going to continue what he insitgated and if she was even able to stop it. Smoke slowly moved though, much to her relief, hand holding his chin and his fingertips touched his bottom lip which was busted near the corner, bloodied.

The whole back yard was quiet as Smoke stood upright and checked the blood on his hand and Cornbread towering over him.

Stack stood behind, ready to act if they both started punching.

"You accused me of adultry when you pointed that gun at me!" He pointed a hand to the ground between him and Smoke, wrapped up in anger. "You realise that?! Huh Smoke?!"

Annie tensed watching how heated Cornbread was. But Smoke held his hands together again and slowly nodded. "My fault. Didn't mean it like that, I was wrong" He looked him in the eyes. "Thank you for helping Annie, those shelves are solid"

The anger in Cornbread seemed to cool, with his shoulders relaxing by the second and his breathing less laboured. His head turned towards the rest of the men looking at the spectacle. As if he was checking to see if everyone else was witnessing this. Annie was in awe too.

Cornbread's next action eliminated the tension. He gathered Smoke's stoic self into a tight bear hug. The side of Smoke's face was squished against the large man's upper body, his eyes wide and his body remained in the same stance he was in. "You damn bastard, I thought you had died years ago!" Cornbread said while still hugging him, nearly lifting Smoke off his feet. "I wanted to kill you when you did that and we had just gotten you back!"

The scene made her smile.

"You never hugged me like that!" Stack opened his big mouth.

Well it was good while it lasted.

Cornbread steadily let go of Smoke and turned to Stack. "Oh no you and me?" The tall man gestured with his hand towards him and Stack, walking closer to him. "We gonna fight, just hands. Drop that fucking blade"

"Hey now, this-" Stack backed up and the two men scattered from his side. "Hey!" He grabbed onto Cornbread's forearms when the tall man's hands gripped his shoulders, near his neck.

"Cuss about my wife again, do it!"

Annie fought the laugh coming out of her at the sight and several men whooping and hollering, gathering closer and placing bets on who would win and others clamboring to break it up. From the corner of her eye she saw Smoke leaving, checking his pockets and walked back into the juke.

She found him out past the kitchen area exit at the side of the building, sitting on a chair with a cigarette lit between his lips, blood had dripped onto his shirt and the knuckles of his hand smudged with it. She leaned back in the doorway and picked a clean cloth from the drawer, taking it with her and stood in between his wide spread legs - much to his surprised expression, cigarette nearly falling out his mouth.

She gently plucked it from his mouth, nail grazing his lip and handed it to him. Her fingers curled around his chin and tilted his head up to inspect the damage.

"Nothing to fuss about, had worse" He mumbled.

She met his gaze. "You still bleed every time, means it still hurts every time" She dabbed his lip with the cloth. "You did good, apologising"

The corner of his lips twitch at a smirk but he hissed at the pain. He adjusted his seating position with a grunt under her hold. "Thank you"

Day 9

The job she offered for today was to investigate the noise under her floorboards at her house. Well it was their house. It was bigger than normal, housed a lot of people who had moved away or were long gone. A family that built it up and out with what they had on them over the years. It belonged to her grandmama, and when she had passed, it was only Annie left. They had moved in together after the marriage. Stack had a place to himself and Smoke got to be with her.

In the past.

When she opened the door to him, he was frozen in place, his shirt wet around his shoulders from the heavy rain outside. His eyes studied what he could see of inside.

"You not coming in?" She asked.

"It uh...." His lips remained parted and his eyes twitched. "Hasn't changed, 'cept for our picture" He licked his lips and bit his bottom lip.

She had forgotten about that. They had a picture up on the wall of when they had gotten married. After staring at it every day with tears in her eyes and her heart aching as the years dragged, she had taken it down.

"I still have it, safely stored" She informed and stood to the side. "Along with that old jacket of yours I refused you wearing" She smiled when he kissed his teeth, narrowing his eyes at her.

"That jacket been through hell with me, you and Stack wrong for that" He finally stepped in and Annie felt a shift in the house. Like it was breathing out trapped air within.

She followed behind him as he took his time navigating through it, heading to the main living area and left his lock box on the ground beside the couch. He appeared occupied with checking how much he remembered of the house. Silently recollecting memories with one hand touching various furniture pieces and belongings. Such a surreal sight. She hardly believed it herself seeing him standing in their house again.

He met her gaze when his hand touched the top of their baby's soft toy in the shape of a bear she had hand-crafted, laying on the corner of the couch. His eyes called for her to see what he was feeling. She did. She moved to stand beside him and picked it up in her hands. "Its a bit rough" She rubbed a thumb over the toy's arm, thread fraying. She'd need to sit down and redo the arm itself.

He held out his open palm for him to hold and Annie saw newer scars and callouses marking it. "Like me" He joked and she handed it to him. He held it as gently as he had held their daughter.

The rain pattering on the window outside filled the silence as they both looked at the toy for a moment. She nearly lost her self thinking back to her daughter's cries when he placed it back onto the couch, fixing its seating position so it sat upright.

"You said you were hearing noises?" He sounded concerned.

"Yeah, underneath the area where I wash clothes" She headed over to show him. "I stood still long enough to figure out where its coming from and it sounds like its underneath"

"How long you been hearing this?"

"Two nights"

He opened his mouth to speak, brows raised, but instead pinched his eyes closed with his thumb and fingers, brows squeezing together. He blew out air afterwards and used his lighter to light the kerosene lamp she kept in one of the cupboards - he remembered which one.

They both kneeled on the floor next to the square hatch and Smoke used the flat screw driver to pry it open.

"What if its a person?" Annie's unfiltered thought slipped out, mind thinking all sorts of answers.

Smoke eyes flickered to her, hand on the hatch about to lift it. He didn't say anything, just seemed to consider what she had said and checked he still had his guns on him before lifting the hatch as slowly as possible. Kerosene lamp in one hand, he lowered it down into the dark space and light illuminated it, showing just dirt. He moved it around and supported himself on the edge of the square gap with his other hand to dip his head lower down to see better.

"You only heard it at night?" His voice echoed.

"Yes" She instinctively took hold of his shoulder, to pull him back at the sign of danger. It was during the day, so nothing sinister from another plane should be lurking. But this plane has evil walking on land in plain clothes so she wanted to be ready. The area of his shirt was still damp so she curled her fingers into the material to have a better grip on him.

After another minute they heard light scratching and Smoke stilled, listening for it.

"I don't like this" She whispered but he didn't respond.

The rain heavier outside.

"Just leave it-" She spoke but a high pitched screech pierced their ears, her hand yanking him back to her quickly and she briefly saw a thing scutter past beneath as she fell back.

Her hold on him pulled him over and above her and his hand braced the back of her head, subsiding the thud she felt when she hit the floor. He had twisted in her hold when she pulled him back and while she managed to keep a hold on his shoulder, her other had planned on grabbing the front of his shirt as extra leverage but it now rested on his chest above her. Her breathing heavy, from the sound and the close proximity of him. She watched him search her face, eyes darting around her with a panicked expression until it eased and a smile formed. He put down the lamp away from them on the floor and looked at her again. The amber glow reflected in his eyes, sparkling them.

"Baby, its a racoon" He fixed her headband that must of moved out of place. He glanced down to the hand on his chest, pausing a beat before sitting up and bringing her up with him on his knees, his hands sliding down to her arms. "If you get the door, I'll grab the bitch and throw it out" He turned his head to look down towards the open hatch and Annie could feel his fast heart beat under her hand.

She collected herself mentally and detached from him, reaching the back door and holding it open. She passed him a towel he had asked for and waited as he paused over the hatch, towel in hand. She heard the scurried steps again and Smoke shouted, his hand diving down.

"Got you! You bastard. Making Annie scared" He held it up by the back of its neck, his hand pinching it through the towel and showed her. The racoon flailed its feet in the air and its small hands swung to grasp behind it but couldn't reach. She shook her hand asking him to hurry up and he laughed, standing to his feet and in one fell swoop, slid it across the floorboards by the door and it went tumbling down and out into the rain. She shut the door quickly and locked it.

"I feel bad for how you threw it" She pressed her back up to the door, her hands behind her and her lips in a frown. It looked so sad the way it rolled out.

He shook his head with a smile, folding the towel and placing it in the dirty laundry basket. "It'll be back, then you won't have to feel bad no more" He stepped to her and looked through a gap on the door beside her head. "Yeah" He mumbled. "Its planning alright".

Standing back, he asked her for the next task.

She grabbed his wrist and checked his watch, looking at him. "Ain't you late for the saw mill?"

He let her hold his wrist, focused on her.

"I got time" He said plainly.

She let go of his wrist and turned him around by his upper arms, pushing him towards the front door. "You gon' be late and then Stack is gonna run his mouth at you and next thing I know another fight breaks out" She complained. Her hands on his toned back tingled with the rumble of his quiet chuckle as he let her guide him. He was actually late, they needed to use all the time they had to keep the dream alive for their career. Even if she wanted to keep him longer.

They got to the front door and she reached past him, bringing it open and stood back. He looked out to the rain for a second or two and then turned slowly around to face her.

"I feel bad about the racoon now, having to go back out in this rain" He ran his fingertips along the edge of his pants to tidy his shirt tucked in.

Annie pouted, eyes landing on his nearly dried shoulders and her hands smoothed the creased area of the shirt where she had grabbed him earlier. It was like muscle memory, tidying him. She pulled her hands back and fidgeted with them, twirling her rings.

"At least its not that far" She mused.

He raised his elbow and leaned it on the door frame, resting the side of his head against his hand. His leg crossed over the other loosly and his free hand slipped into his pants pocket. "Still drafty in the barn"

They remained silent and watched each other, both waiting for the other to address that the string tied to each other was tightening.

Eventually he sucked in a breath and stood straight, looking to his car being pelted by the rain, and to her. "You said you heading to that family at the edge of town tomorrow? The ones dealing with haints?"

"Yeah, just setting them up with things they can use" Her fingertips grazed the wall. She wanted to touch his shirt again.

He bit his bottom lip, a hand pushing on the door frame above him, head tilting to the side and his brows knitted together. One finger tapping on the frame.

He wanted to ask something desperately.

"You want to drive me?"

His face lit up. He clicked his teeth and his smile returned.

"I'll see you tomorrow then" He smacked the door frame and jogged out into the rain and into the car.

Day 12

"Where's Smoke?" Annie asked his brother, who was frantically searching through cupboards in his house. The twins were staying in the house further down from Annie's. They had built it out similar to hers before they left for years. She had visited from time to time to check if it was broken in to or belongings were stolen, and on her trips it had turned out a few other members of the community had done the same. The ones who were friends of them, not scared of them.

Despite leaving for years, people, including her, had cared, in case they returned.

"He had to run into town, something urgent" Stack brushed her off, pulling out various items from the cupboards which tumbled down and hit the floor.

"What the hell you looking for?" She was irritated.

Mainly at herself. It wasn't like he was messing up her house.

The pain in her heart subsided when she was with Smoke. Strangly enough, as he was the reason this specific pain was there, and he replaced it with one that was only cured by him. The days she couldn't see him were longer. Fear in her for letting him in again made her want to run away and leave. Everyone and everthing.

That would be different compared to his absence. He left with a plan they agreed upon that got delayed, but she would be leaving to protect herself.

What if there was nothing else to protect herself from anymore?

They both needed each other.

Life is too short.

They both knew that.

"You making a mess" She kicked a can to the side that had rolled to her from his searching.

"You can help me look!" He yelled to her with a hand up. His head stuck inside one of the cupboard.

"I don't even know what you looking for!" She knelt beside him and looked into the cupboard he was half inside. "You fool"

"Its that gold chain Smoke had gifted me" He ran his palm across the top of the cupboard. "I didn't take it with me, didn't want to get caught holding it when we left" He shoved a box to the side and ran his palm down the side. "Gotta be here somewhere"

Annie sat back on her legs and saw him run his palm over the surfaces inside cupboards repeatedly until he shouted in joy and hit the back of his head from the top of the cupboard. "I found it!" He crambled his upper body out the cupboard and held up a solid gold chain. Upon seeing it she remembered Stack wearing it in their younger years.

They both stood, Annie dusting her off her dress.

"Right I gotta get down to the town too, you got somewhere to be? I'll drop you off on the way" He stashed the chain in his waistcoat pocket and donned his accessorized suit jacket.

"I do have to go into the town too, meant to pick up a new dress"

His brow twitched and he held his hands together, rubbing them. "Ah- I'll get it for you!" He stuttered and Annie eyed him.

He's hiding something but honestly, she couldn't be bothered finding out. She was tired from the early morning at her workplace and didn't have the energy to pick apart his lies.

"I'm going myself" She turned on her heels and walked to the front door.

"Wait!" His hand grabbed her forearm and she stopped. "I'm serious! I can get it for you and drop it by yours in the evening" He circled around her and blocked her path. "You can relax in your home!" He held her shoulders but she shrugged them off.

"I don't need you to take me Elias, I can handle myself" She stepped to him and he backed away to the side.

"I know that! But you a lady, I'm not gonna let you go by yourself even if you insist" His voice sounded further as he talked to her until she heard the car engine start up.

Looking back, he drove the car up next to her, and hoped out, holding his hand out to her.

"I'm walking, if you want to help, give me one of your guns" She held her hand out, batting his away.

Stack looked lost, tapping his body and checking his weapons. "Right now I got two .380s, and-" He checked the back of his pants. "And a nine". Then he shook his head. "That's not the point, girl come on what's wrong?!"

She stared at him long and hard, folding her arms and tapping her foot. If she killed him, there would be no coming back from that.

She'll probably kill him if she goes with him.

"Give me one of the .380s" She demanded. "And I'll go home"

He was probably gonna do some messed up shit in the town, not wanting her to witness it.

"If you get in the car and I'll drive you up the road, then I'll give it to you" He grinned.

"You really think I'm stupid? Watch your back door at night I swear I'll send a sinister-"

"Ok! Ok, shit-" He took the small gun out of the strap just above his ankle and handed it to her. "There you go ma'am"

She almost rolled her eyes, turning from him and started walking back to her house. She did roll her eyes when she heard the sound of his car creeping up the dirt road behind her.

"Just until you get in!" He shouted.

She kept walking until she climbed the steps and unlocked her front door.

"And I knew you wouldn't curse me! You wouldn't do that to Smoke!" He beeped the horn and drove away.

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It was Smoke who appeared at her door step at night, handing her the dress that Elias must of told him about. She thanked him and held it over her arms and stood by the the front door with him, a shy smile on her face. Gorgeous man, honest man. Sometimes a hard headed man, though very lenient when it came to her.

"You gon' be at the juke tomorrow night?" He asked, his voice quiet. Just for her ears.

"Yes, I plan to be, Mary coming into town again so we going together"

He hummed with a nod, checking one of his hands. "Guess you already booked Bo to take all three of you?"

She took a deep breath. "That's the plan"

He hummed again.

"Maybe after tomorrow night you'll change that"

Day 13

Annie could wager in the gambling room with her savings and bet it on the fact that the music in Club Juke was better than most have heard in a long time. Miles and Slim were the perfect duo, gathering the people and eliminating their worries each night. Pearline was the sweetness on top, serenading listening ears.

Annie was away from the kitchen for the night, she had prepped early to get started quicker but the women refused for her to be in the kitchen. Told her she deserved to relax and wind down with the crowd. When she had refused, they all crowded around her to block her from entering the kitchen. What was she supposed to do in that situation?

She accepted the offer. She flitted through the crowd, greeting her neighbours and friends. A couple of her friends pulled her in for a dance, music lightening the weight on their shoulders and laughter in the air. She moved to the side, around the bar and her eyes landed on Mary by the stage whispering to Sammie, Pearline and Slim. Annie sipped her drink and kept an eye, until Mary caught her gaze and navigated past others towards her.

"Girl! Glad I caught you" She embraced her and sat down beside her.

"We arrived together" Annie pointed a brow, giggling with Mary. The warm astmosphere hugged her.

"Yeah but I lost you for a good hour, you're very popular" She wrapped an arm over her shoulders and leaned her head against one. "As you should be"

Annie smoothed a hand over one of Mary's, smiling at her as they listened to Slim's hearfelt voice with the piano. After the song had finished, a tune began, with Pearline and Sammie dueting and Annie remembered the the tune. And then the words.

It ringed bells in her head until she matched it to a song Slim had sung years ago one evening, his piano playing attracting others at a party. The song had a sensual and rhythmic tone that blended to create the atmosphere others would want to hold their partners close, with a hint of mischef. She was nineteen at the time, standing beside a same age Elijah and wondering how it would feel like to be swaying to this song with someone. They had been talking for a while, getting to know one another whenever they crossed paths. Looking back, they were drawn to each other at the first sight, but didn't know how to proceed. Felt more than a crush, not completely love, but a longing. That party was when his hand grazed hers, fingers slowly intertwining as they focused on Slim's singing until he grasped it firmly in his hand and whispered to her, asking if she wanted to dance.

Of course she agreed.

Tonight's performance was a lovely spin on the song, the voices of Sammie and Pearline harmonized and Annie turned her head to Mary, finding her line of sight and gave her a look.

Mary laughed and wiggled her brows. "You caught me" She covered her mouth, feigning fear. "Though, it wasn't me who requested it" She winked, standing up from the seat and disappeared into the crowd.

She-

"I was thinking, would be nice if we could dance together" Smoke's velvet voice at her ear had sent sparks along her body and headed south. In the response, her eyes closed and brows drifted upwards as she soaked in the sound of his voice. "That's if you'll have me"

He was probably leaning over the bar counter with how close he was to her, and not touching her.

She turned her head towards him, just a little so she could she see him out of the corner of her eye, lips closer to each other. "You still remember how to dance?"

He moved back and she followed him with her eyes up to him standing in front of her, his hand out to hold hers. "You just gonna have to check yourself" His eyes dangerous. The kind she liked.

She took his offer, one hand gently slotting into his and his quick pull trapped her breath in her chest with the way he brought her body up close to his. Not touching. Just enough to be hypnotized by his eyes. His eyes hooked her to him before he turned away, leading her to a less crowded area of the dance floor. Where they could focus on each other.

They entered the space and he turned around to her, his hand holding her own lifted high and spun her - before bringing her back to him. He swiftly placed her hands over his shoulders and his hands held her waist. He had a cute smug on his face that she mostly didn't want to wipe off. Her own rapid heart beat threatening her to give the game a rest, desperate for the touching.

Maybe it was time to indulge a little.

"Smooth" She batted her eyelashes at him.

"Gotta be, when it comes to you" His fingertips pressed lightly into her light blue fitted dress. "You wear this dress for me?"

She tilted her head down slightly, eyes rounding, he was getting too excited, time to tease him, she pushed out his hold, one hand on his shoulder and started to walk away. "Something you wish for I bet"

What she didn't expect was for him to sieze the hand on his shoulder, tugging her closer a tad and then twirled her to face away, wrapping her own arm around her front and brought her back flushed to his chest. His right hand massaged up her forearm and his left kneaded into her left hip. "I do wish for it" He murmured at the shell of her ear.

By now she was certain he could feel her breathing quickening, her heart pounding and her body trembling in delight.

"Keep-" She fought past the beating of her heart. "Wishi-" She forgot the rest when his hands held her hips and he started to sway.

"Move with me now" He commanded and she followed the order, swaying her hips in time with the tempo of the music and his pace. Sweat beaded on her forehead and the heat attached to her. It wasn't even that hot tonight. It was the heat building between the both of them. His hands fanned out, fingers pressing into her skin, getting a tigher hold on her and her hips remembered the sensation in a multitude of ways. A hand of hers covered over one of his, and her other hand gave a fleeting touch to the side of his face, unsure where to anchor herself to subside how quickly she was losing control. As if she wasn't already anchored to him by his hands.

She was grinding on him on every other sway of their hips, her body and mind chasing the pressure but he kept the tension at bay. On a high, keeping it at the edge. Yet his lips were betraying his composure, breath hot on her neck, the area sending a shiver across her body and his lips brushed ever so lightly on her skin and she sucked in a breath - at the second the song finished and an uproar of clapping and cheering pierced the barrier into their own little world.

She manouvered in his hold to face him, hands snaking up his shoulders and stood close. His hands kept her there at the back of her waist. They regarded each other silently, both breathing faster than normal.

"So? Can I still dance?" He said lowly.

"S'alright" She said coyly.

He chuckled at that, wide smile breaking out. "Annie you know you breathless right?"

She smiled herself, dipping her head down at being caught. They rocked side to side to another slower song that began with Slim's singing. Eventually, Smoke spoke.

"About tomorrow then, change your mind?"

"Yes"

"And?"

She met his gaze. "You can pick me up"

"As a job?" He raised a brow.

"Would you mind?" She raised a brow back.

"Never" His hands smoothed up her back.

She giggled at that, lightly smacking his shoulder. "Just come over"

~~~~~~

IDK HOW THIS FEELS (in terms of if it was good or not but i really love the racoon day and the dancing 😂) BUT I HOPE IT WAS OK. HAVE A GREAT DAYYYY!! Anybody catch the 50 cent song lyric reference let me knowww its kinda obscure. Next chapter is gonna be the last its looking like! Thank you to everyone reading and wanting to keep up with this story and dealing with my silly shenanigans in it 💗💗💗💗🫂🫂

Tagging (by request): @margepimpson @brownskincheyenne @lizbehave @bigjh @hdfen2474 @theegyal @katezy2x @shamansha @lsc72 @prettygirl2800 @freelandgoddess @itstayleigh @thefutereemmywinner @jasssdee1 @puffmamaa (think i got everyone 👀)

[cubtales]

xiximera ᐠ( ᐢ ᵕ ᐢ )ᐟ

[tohruies]

cocopup i am giving you a big hug 🫂

hashie you’re the beeeeeest!!!!!!! 🥺 come here i will pick you up and spin you around until we fall down in a meadow of jasmine flowers where i will then weave you a little crown 👑 :3 ace’s jasmine princess waaah!

[zalifur-malphas]

Okie dokie now give Entity a proper education and make him major in biology 🔥🗣🔥🗣🔥🗣🔥🗣🔥🗣🔥🗣🔥

(pls do it only if you have free time and if you're feeling artsy 💗)

Hes such a stuck up fr fr

[peaches2217]

Mario saw you weren’t-a doing not okie-dokie 🙁. Mario hopes-a you feel better, and that-a you get lotsa hugs!

You da numbah 1! 🫂❤️

Thank you Mario 😭💗

[kimmexart]

hey..🌚should do a match up with me and dbd/slashers... (we both know who i really wanna be paired up with)

okie dokie so my personality is pretty quiet and timid around others. i don't talk much at school (even with my friends LMAO) and i always have my headphones on. im desi with pretty light olive skin (i have no melatonin) and brown eyes! i have dyed burgundy hair that runs up to my breasts that's naturally a little wavy but i always straighten it because i HATE how it looks natural. i have wispy bangs too :3

my hobbies are batman, i literally collect all batman related things, cats, horror movies, video games, drawing and baking. and writing heheheh!! im an INTP and im a huge rainy day and gilmore girls and gothic architecture lover >.‹

i'm 5'4 and i'm extremely sensitive so id prefer my lover to be someone who's quiet and understanding yk, someone who doesn't make fun of me for crying easily or being clingy. i collect ghostface merch for a living as well LMAO.

my appearance isn’t very skinny but i’m not chubby either, i’m like literally in the middle. i have barely a tummy but i have thicker thighs and a round face. i work out everyday by going to the gym when it’s about to close )because i prefer not socializing with others) and i do cardio and pilates.

sorry this is kinda messy i’ve never done one of these before but i saw your page and your cute lil match ups and i knew i had to!! thank you 💗💗

HAHAH ILY ILL DO YOUR RESIDENT EVIL ONE ON A SEPARATE ONE 😫😫 but i’ve been working crazy hours so i apologize if it’s late and sloppy 🙁🫶

—————

I shall match you with…

Ghostface (Danny ‘Jed Olsen’ Johnson)

******

You were supposed to be one of his victims. A silly little one you are, he followed you home. Lurking in the shadows and thank to the help of the loud music blasting from your headphones masking his footsteps.

He had been following you for weeks now as the days went by he grew more and more intrigued. He hid in the darkness creeping outside one of the windows as he watched you play one of your favorite video games.

“What your favorite scary movie?” his voice was low, but smooth you didn’t recognize the voice as you picked up the phone.

“who’s this?” you asked pushing your eyebrows in confusion pausing the video game. The voice on the other end let out a dry chuckle “Answer the question.”

“Well, i guess… (insert Favorite Movie)” You said softly.

“a classic” he responded with a approving hum as he flipped the knife in between his fingers “I knew i liked y’a”

“uh, okay?” you respond awkwardly “anyways.. im busy i should go now” you cleared your throat hanging up the phone before he could stop you.

*ring*

*ring*

The phone began to ring soon after, “Look leave me the fuck alo-“ You blurted through the open line as you held the phone up to your ear.

“Your gonna get it now!” His voice was more sharper and direct. it caused you to tense almost instantly “You don’t get to hang up the phone doll! that isn’t how it works.”

A creaking sound made your head snap to the direction. your eyes glanced over to the window that was once closed now wide open with the moonlight peeking through, and a breeze pushing the curtains.

Your breath got caught in your throat as you dropped the phone and made a run for it, “Logical as always babe!” It was the man over the phone- however his voice was somewhere in your house.

He followed you into your bedroom, a grin underneath his mask as he stared at the closet “i only wanna play” he said with a chuckle “tell me about that scary movie” he crouches infront of the closet door.

You peeked through the small crack to see the cheap mask and leather cloak, your pupils completely dilated unable to respond.

he played with the blade his leather gloves gliding over the knife, “your no fun like this” he said forcing the closet door open, weeks- that’s how long he prepared for this moment he forced your body to the ground straddling your hips. He used his left hand to pin your hands over your head which the knife in his right.

You squirmed and screamed at him to stop trying to free yourself.

He held the knife tightly as he stabbed the knife- he aimed for your head but instead it buried itself into the wood flooring besides your head.

He let out a shakey breath, this was the first time he wasn’t able to kill his victim. How he hated this feeling- he failed. Weeks of preparation and now when having you all to himself he couldn’t.

This was going to be his masterpiece, the perfect crime

The crime no one will ever forget.

“Fuck.” he muttered underneath the mask as he pulled the knife out from the ground and forced himself off.

“Fuck!” he said placing the bottom of his boot against your chest. He looked down at you full of anger and annoyance even if you couldn’t see his reaction you knew. Letting out a small cry as you tried to force his shoe off. “i’m watching, i’m always going to be fucken watching” he says before he disappeared into the night.

————

“So that’s all that happened?” The pale man across from you type, a small scar on his forehead.

Your head was in your hands in frustration and Annoyance hearing the constant typing from his computer “Yes Danny” you said curtly.

The two of you were at a cafe, Danny was a journalist who had heard about your experience with the new serial killer- who you found out was named ‘Ghostface’

“It was as if he could kill me- no he wanted to” you said taking a small sip of your warm drink “He tried- but couldn’t he wasn’t weak at all, he was… amazing”

His fingers froze, Danny’s eyes glanced back up at you. he was flustered by the fact you called him ‘Amazing’

He nodded “Well,” he clears his throat before continuing “Just be more aware of your surroundings from now on, maybe have some friends stay over”

“i just moved here, im new and don’t have friends or family in town” you said with a small sigh.

He knew that of course, He wasn’t stupid he did stalk you for weeks following you around town and going through your stuff at home to learn more about you.

he wrote his number on a small sticky note “call me, i’ll be your friend” he said with a dry chuckle

as he laughed your eyes flickered in recognition but only for a moment. something about him was off, you couldn’t pin point what. brushing off those thoughts you gave him a small smile and nod “thank you Danny,”

you hand gently brushed over his as you grabbed the stick note.

He’s truly become obsessed with you.

———-

Danny huffed in annoyance as he hooked the last victim onto the hook. He walked away he dug into his cloak pulling out a photo of you.

A frown decorated his lips as he waited for the entity to start a new trial, he missed you dearly you were his favorite victim and partner.

His fingers gently grazed over the folded polaroid.

—————

(What if like, you just appeared in a trail as a new survivor bc the entity was getting tired of danny lacking. But you would only see him as ghostface and not danny. but like would he kill you?) 😫😫 making me think about the yummy angst taht could come from this.

It was between him or Legion 😫😫 but we both know why i picked danny. anyways i luv this idea. i usually write it out differently like sections but this is something new. it’s 2 am so if it’s messy i’m sorrryyyy. I luv writing danny as mean but silly. Hope you enjoy!!!

[dog-kin]

May i have a mangle id pakk? Itz okie dokie if not~!

-🍥🦴

hi there !! thank you for the ask ♡ i suppose you mean the mangle from fnaf2 , so lmk if i'm incorrect ! hopefully you like it ~ !

🎀🦴﹒☆ mangle (fnaf2) id pack for 🍥🦴 anon ! ☆﹒🦴🎀

♡🦊﹕ NAMES ; kitt , skipper , valentine , rose(anne) , dollie , toysette , digitelle , glitchette , striker , adorette , glory , lovesick , vixen , pixel

⟡💗﹕ PRONOUNS ; ra / radio﹑ err / errors﹑ toy / toys﹑ tech / techs﹑ wire / wires﹑ ro / robots﹑ lunge / lunges﹑ jump / jumpscares﹑ des / destroyed﹑ party / partys﹑ broken / brokens﹑ party / parties﹑ dis / distorts﹑ hide / hiding﹑ active / actives﹑ glitch / glitches﹑ 📂 / 📂s﹑ 💝 / 💝s﹑ 📻 / 📻s﹑ 💗 / 💗s﹑ 🤍 / 🤍s﹑ 🦊 / 🦊s﹑ 🔧 / 🔧s﹑ 💄 / 💄s﹑ 🎀 / 🎀s﹑ 🎶 / 🎶s﹑ 💌 / 💌s﹑ <3 / <3s﹑ :3 / :3s﹑ ♡ / ♡s﹑ ☆ / ☆s﹑ sh♡ / h♡r﹑ h♡ / h♡m﹑ th♡y / th♡m

♡🔧﹕ TITLES ; the taken apart animatronic , the animatronic whom climbs walls , the animatronic whom is ( mangled / destroyed ) , the ( one / prns ) whom has a ( distorted / unintelligible ) voice , the ( kid's / children's / younglins ) favorite , the unrepairable animatronic , the ( one / animatronic ) whom hides in the pizzaplex

⟡🐾﹕LABELS ; mangleplushic ﹑ manglecieve﹑ lovegender﹑ robotcreation﹑ roboticoric﹑ happydizzyic﹑ fnafambic﹑ cherishfated﹑ fnafascic﹑ fnafminigamic﹑ fnafnostalgic﹑ celeposteric﹑ fnafhoardic﹑ fnafplushyic﹑ fnafhyperfixic﹑ pinkshirofoxic﹑ foxstar﹑ animarionique

[baek-seju]

In response to this ask, list 5 songs you enjoy listening to, post them publicly ! And send this ask to the last 10 people in your notifs (if you want).

thanks for the ask ^-^!

1. from the start by laufey 💗 i’m gay for my qpp 💗💗💗

2. 12 missed calls by xana 💔 i miss my ex who i still live with 😔👊🏼 more specifically i wish her loving me, or acting like she loved me, whatever the truth was..

3. i did this all for you! also by xana. see above. i am not oki doki!! 🥹❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥❤️‍🔥 <— that’s my heart burning to ashes as we speak

4. i like it by the marías 💘 🤭

5. enemy by imagine dragons BECAUSE IT’S SO FUCKING FUNNY TO ME OKAY!! for some reason this song just CRACKS me up. i think it’s the “OH THE MISERY” and the fact that the lyrics actually suck, but it’s so popular?

i’m way too lazy to send it to the last ten people in my notifs but aaaaaah i did it i answered it yay :)

[cherrymoonxx]

Hello!:) if you have slots still left, id like to join💗. Something that makes me happy is being able to buy stuff for my mom bc she deserves it for all she has done for me. Thank you! -MG♑, she/her

Hello there! That is super sweet of you!

Here’s what im seeing for you:

“Secret little rendezvous,” impromptu dates, a breath of fresh air.

Oooo your future spouse is very fun! They’ve got such a big love for life and are always up for a little adventure. I’m seeing they’d plan weekend getaways for the two of you. They’d take you on mini road trips to explore beautiful places together. They seem to love nature as well, so they’re always looking for places with nice scenery. I think they are fond of taking pictures as well. They could have a little camera they take with them everywhere. And they love to take pictures of the two of you during each of your little adventures. I’m seeing that as a surprise, they could gift you a scrapbook of memories filled with pictures of the two of you and little memorabilia of the adventures you guys have gone on (so cute🥹).

Maybe you’re someone that may have trouble leaving your comfort zone. You could be someone that is a bit more introverted so it’s not as easy for you to be spontaneous and try new things. This person will slowly help you move out of your comfort zone. They’re very patient with you and will often research fun things you guys can do together. They always make sure that you’re comfortable and they try to ensure that they never push you to do something you’re not comfortable with. As much as they love a good adventure, they love you even more, so they would never jeopardize your comfort and safety. To them, life with you is the best adventure!

Okie dokies that’s all I’m seeing for you!

I hope you enjoyed this reading! Thanks for participating! I hope you have a lovely Valentine’s Day🩷

[babybeez]

More no panties please 💗

Oki doki artichoke

[hime-bee]

hey bee! sorry i'm getting to you so late, but i really hope you're doing good!! if you're not feeling okay, that's fine! it's okay to have bad days sometimes, and while i obviously don't know what you're going through, just know i'm wishing for your well-being and happiness. don't feel bad about not finishing your fics/comms bc i'm legit the same and your life comes first! (ㅅ´ ˘ `) also i wanted to send you another arknights thirst but only if you're feeling okie dokie

hab some pics of my aunties double stuffed oreo, a.k.a mittens to make you feel better <33 he's chonky boi, he's pure evil, he bites my ankles if i stop scratching and giving him attention. he's a little shit and i would die for him <33

You have nothing to apologize for, Lati!! Thank you for checking in on me and always sending me such scrumptious meals 🥺 You have no idea how much I appreciate you, seriously!! I always get a goofy little smile on my face whenever I see you in my inbox or on my feed 😌💞 I'm just so grateful to have supportive people around me like you that are willing to reach out when they hear I'm not doing so hot. I'm doing much better now, for what its worth!!! I had some good food, got some amazing well wishes and just tried to relax myself- it helped a lot 💜

You can send me whatever you want and whenever you feel like it, Lati!! As I said, I'm always down to read peak, and you never fail to deliver the best thirst 😩💦💦

ALSO??? I LOVE MITTENS!!!!??? Even if he is a little evil man 😭💗 Give him lots and lots of kisses for me!! The chonky bois always have the best cuddles!

[lovelivision]

okie dokie pookies, i have been informed on what has gone horribly wrong with how my blog appears to some of you and i am very sorry you’ve been struggling like that 😭😭😭 thank you for hanging out even though most of my blog was ILLEGIBLE TO YOU 😭😭😭😭😭😭

as much as i hate to part with it, it’s a huge accessibility issue and i will be fixing things when i have time 💗 it’s late where i am though so i will promptly be passing tf out

thank you to everyone who let me know what was going on and i hope you all have a great day/night

[tohruies]

ha! 💌 ! except that i’m doing uno reverse and sending one to you! (and especially since you’ve already written it once for me and i even printed it out!!!)

dear coco, so i know how you always want to bring even the tiniest smile to people’s faces! you are the sunshine that peeks from behind the clouds during the cloudy days ⛅️ but i’m smacking you affectionately because oftentimes in your selfship dynamics you mention that your dear beloveds soothe your heart after you give it away to everyone around on an open palm — and you should listen to that inner voice! ✨ treat yourself first, be a little selfish, make sure to feel comfortable before you comfort others ❤️‍🩹 let me tell you again — i am shaking you and telling you this because a happy and healthy coco guarantees even more happy people around her! 🥺 i love your prose, love your poetry that you sneak so elegantly in between sentences and paragraphs — it’s been a while since i’ve read anything from you and i understand that there are things that you must focus on first, but no matter the passing time, yours will always be one of the styles that inspired me the most in my writing journey on here! 🥹 your presence here has been influencing my life in the most positive way ever since becoming mooties with you! you always put so much thought into remembering everyone’s personalities, lives, preferences and stories! 🌸 but i wanted to make sure that you know how it also feels to be on the receiving side of love (though i know i’m not the only one adoring you so much and certainly there are so many others who would stand right beside you if you only needed a shoulder to lean on) 🩷

༼ﾉ ´༎ຶ ﹏ ༎ຶ༽ ﾉ *: ·ﾟ💌 when manu wears the biggest ever size of meanie pants ever... /silly

(i will acknowledge & respond to your own 💌 to me in the tags, if that's okay!! 🥺 oh my goodness 🥺🥺)

3 days later and i think i have finally collected myself enough to respond to this WAH... I AM SO SORRY TO KEEP YOU WAITING MANU! 🥺 i am uno reversing your uno reverse >:3 hehe, i remember that i wrote you one of these last year, in april!!!! it's always been a difficult month for me, so it made me really happy + meant the whole world to be able to write something for you and have you receive it with all the love in your heart 🥺 so much so that you even printed it out (i cried tears of joy last year when you told me that AODKJFAJ i am so sorry 🙈). i hope you don't mind that i give last year's message a sibling LOL, with what i am about to say to you now!!!! (⁄ ⁄>⁄ω⁄<⁄ ⁄) 

dearest manu mousie, manu the great, my manumimii!

where do i even begin with youuuu ;w; /pos!!!!! maybe i can start with how much i love (and also fear /lh, because you are truly so... omniscient lol!) how perceptive you are... the way you make people feel seen (exhibit a, the contents of this ask asdfghjkl) and look so deep into their hearts... i think you are incredibly excellent at analysing people and charaters /POS and i feel like this is very evident in your fics and character studies!!!!! it is due in large part to your introspection which is another thing i love about you :D and why i think i find a great deal of comfort in you 🥺 because i am always especially drawn to these kinds of people!! people who you don't need to wear a mask around because they will be able to see through you anyway... it's very soothing in a sense to know that you are like this 🥺💗 and it only inspires me to be more perceptive too!! i hope i can be as caring and kind as manu is some day, heheh (๑•̀ᴗ•́๑)  💗

which brings me to my next point—i love all the ways in which you are quietly kind and looking out for your friends—again, as evidenced by this ask, wah... BUT ALSO!!! in how you do other things for them! 🥺 little blurbs in their mailbox (i revisit that xiangli one you wrote me not so long ago) or even drawings!!! perhaps i don't ship with haitham anymore, but the doodle you gifted me last year has always been a widget on my phone :3 and it will continue to be!!! that was the very first time anyone had ever drawn me something just out of the goodness of their heart, let alone gifted me anything of the sort!!!! 🥺🥺 so it is something i hold really really close. it makes me smile SO BIG!! and kick my feet all excitedly to see you do that for your other friends here too HEHE—when i look at femi's pfp... vana's pinned... i am reminded of just how big and bursting with love that your heart is 🥺💗

i love how much you have grown on here over the past year. ⭐️ in terms of your writing—which has been such a pleasure to witness over time how you've grown into a style that is so distinctly manu!! 🥺🥺 because like! 🥺 i remember so distinctly a certain post you made last year about wanting to improve your writing and your vocabulary and finding your 'own writing voice' 🥺 look at you now!!! with your lush descriptions and rich prose and dynamic characterisation, IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY!!!!! AND PROUD!!! and i hope you too, are proud of yourself friend 🥹💖 even aside from your writing, i'm so glad that you have grown more comfortable here in sharing more personal posts about yourself hehe AND OF COURSE YOUR SELFSHIPS!!!!!!!!!! :3 i am also very glad about how you have lots and lots of friends on here now!!! that all love and cherish and uplift and reassure you in the way you deserve to be 🥺

i'm just really happy you are here with us, babie. i hope you won't take it the wrong way when i say this, but i really do believe that you are so much stronger, kinder, and easy to love than you think yourself to be! 🥺🥺 i hope that you can continue to work on being less hard on yourself, and i hope that all your friends here can help with that in any way you'll let us!! i hope you will continue to share more of your heart with us here and let us cradle it and soothe it when you need it. i hope your studies will treat you as kindly as they can, and that you will succeed in them :3 i hope you know that all you need to do is try your best!! you have a beautiful brain and a tender, loving heart—so i am sure in due time that all the good karma will be returned to you 🥺💗 making you a steaming cup of pink chai with a dollop of condensed milk in it, and gently rubbing your hands in mine to warm them up 🥰 we love you so much manu, not just for all that you do for us, but for just simply existing as you are, and letting us bask in the warm light you radiate 💖💖💖

[the-kr8tor]

EXACTLY LIKE THIS LMAO

this made me laugh genuinely, I loved it

I can be the 🦥 anon, if that's okay, of course 💗

HAHHAHAHHA I'm glad!! I made it with the exact purpose of making you laugh

Oki doki, 🦥 anon! Welcome ❤️

[s0ft-karina]

you’re so annoying with ur ugly ass, I guess the attention these ugly desperate men give you makes you think ur cute, but it’s pathetic

okie dokie 🤭 stay mad i guess ✨💗

[deadboystims]

Heyyy may I request an Emily (class of 09 game) stimboard?? Including stuff from y2k, scene kid stuff, neon colors, maybe prescription bottles, and something headphone related pls.

Also I don’t know how the anonymous emoji thing works but if I’m able to choose it I wanna be 💗🎤

okie dokie, find it here!