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"YEAH, I GET IT. hockey's really good when you wanna hit something, though." giving a little grin at that, because.. yes, she had anger issues. yes, she had anger issues and anger problems and it felt good to have something to hit in the field. but yes, that was close to being one of the only thing that felt good about it. that and having something connected to her dad. "grandpa would probably lose his shit? i mean, besides garrett and he's the good guy type.. we're all he really has." shrugging. "he never killed anybody and kept the gun." / @xtinyslip

"yeah but that's not really a good thing. is it? positive. it's not about the money, i just -- i'm close enough to all of this right now." there was no easing into this situation but he didn't need to actively throw himself to the wolves by signing up for hockey lessons either. it was like that was just handing himself over to richard and he didn't want it. "matching jackets, huh?" he smiled slightly. "asshole1 and asshole 2 has a ring to it?" he chuckled. "you're really my sister... sorry you got the short end of the drawer. huh?" because he wasn't much and he knew it. "didn't say that but people are really throwing shade at my mom for this when dad was no better." @tcrturedpcetsdep

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"YEAH, that's the truth. i wish that.. i wish that i had something better to tell you, mom." because he did. because it could have been a good thing to have a brother and to know that he had more family than he had been expecting and yet... NOT WITH KRAMER. not with the monster that had KILLED HIM in more occasions than he knew. "he's evil. he's killed people before, but.. i guess that it's more personal with me. he wants me out of the way. dead. you need to be safe." / @daydrcamerss

eleanor tensed as she listened to parker speaking of her son. the son she had given away to provide a better life. "wh-what?" she questioned, voice quivering with emotion as she looked to her son's scars. her breath hitched in her throat, tears running down her cheeks. what broke her more? to know that her long lost son had become such a monster to hurt people or... that he had hurt her poor sweet baby? eleanor let out a choked sob, unable to find words so instead she pulled parker into her arms, sobbing as she held onto him, rocking slightly. when words eventually found her... all she could do was say 'i'm sorry' over and over again, breaking down in his arms. "it's all my fault... all my fault..." @tcrturedpcetsdep

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"YEAH, I.. why wouldn't i be good to you? you're a good kid." and even if not, he didn't see how it was that it could be any other way. after all, he was just a kid and.. he needed someone to take care of him. and maybe? just maybe? he wanted that to be him. right? "i'm serious. his name is paul, paul randolph? he's my.. he's a good friend to my girl," that was as simple as he could put it, but he did believe that paul would help. "he wouldn't charge you for anything, if you tell him you know me and cecilia and.. he's the best that there is. he could bet your mom out. at least on bail." / @xtinyslip

"i still don't know what those bad things are but i don't need to. you're good. you're good to me and that's all i care about." possibly slightly selfish attitude but coming from someone who had absolutely nothing when he first got here. parker deserved that loyalty from him and he was going to be sure to give it. "... good to know. thanks." nodding his head. "you're serious?" that had him sitting up. that was great news? it even gave ryan a reason to smile, even if it was brief. "that would be great. you're sure? i don't have that type of money right now..." @tcrturedpcetsdep

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"YEAH, SHE WOULD BE. i just... haven't seen her in some time. dunno if she would even recognise me so i just got.. hopeful, i guess?" which right now sounded actually stupid, and he was preparing himself to be yelled at anytime soon. right? but she had been nice so far and maybe, he was just.. HOPEFUL? yeah, that was what it was. "... hey," grinning just a little bit, as he scratched the back of his neck rather nervously. "and from one weirdo to another? you're pretty cool." because she hadn't been weird about any of this and yes, it was almost as if he were talking to his mom. for a moment, he could almost pretend and yeah, there was something pretty comforting about THAT much. "he.. huh.. he used to hit her. i think. he was an abuser. he.. hm.. locked her up in places and hit her and.. yeah. HE WAS IN PRISON. i tried to protect her, but.." looking down at the ground, because maybe he wasn't a kid anymore but he still remembered doing what he had to in order to keep his mom safe and frankly? he'd do it again. "okay. okay, yeah. thanks? i really.. i haven't eaten anything in.. huh. days?" / @xtinyslip

"a sweet little thing like you shouldn't be out here alone. i'm sorry that i can't say that i am her. i'm sure she'd worried about you though. hm?" nodding her head a little. cecilia liked to stay clear of kids because she knew she wasn't good enough for them. the last thing this poor kid needed was any of her personality traits rubbing off on them. it was true. "hey austin." she smiled slightly. "it's nice to meet you too. i quite like a weirdo myself so you have nothing to apologise for." true. well, cecilia knew a thing or two about bad father's. didn't she? well, fuck, she'd wanted to give him a pat on the back and send him on his way but she wasn't sure she could do that now. "a bad man? how bad are we talking?" was this man going to be an issue? she'd like to see him try to be. "i'm positive. come on, get in here? these muffins should still be warm." @tcrturedpcetsdep

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"YOU SHOULDN'T BE. I'M NOT REALLY.. YOU KNOW, I'M NOT REALLY ANYONE?" was he not? he didn't think so and after everything that he had done to his friends? he was a coward that didn't deserve much of ANYTHING else. but regardless.. did that mean that he didn't want it? because he did. he STILL did. "who i was.. he did something bad. he betrayed his friends." / @daydrcamerss

simone raised her brows a little. "really? i have to say that it makes me all the more interested when you say things like that." she teased with a small smile. "like it's some big secret i have to uncover or some exciting adventure." simone admitted. she was curious about the other, there was no denying that. "i get it. i do. wanting to hide who you are from people. wanting to... become a different person or at least present that way to people." she'd done the same, hadn't she? @tcrturedpcetsdep

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"I DON'T THINK.. I COULD EVER LIVE WITHOUT YOU. EVEN I I TRIED. BECAUSE THAT IS JUST.. YEAH. woah. god, i love you." grinning from ear to ear for a moment, because.. that was the truth. there had been a time ; a time where he had thought that he had lost her for good and what else did he have, if that had been the case? NOTHING AND HE JUST.. YEAH. he almost shivered at the thought, but.. right now, it didn't matter. they were here. it was gonna be okay. RIGHT? "woman, you're gonna be the end of me," but honestly? it was one that he would welcome. "but.. i did see a supply closet not far away from here? just in case.. well, you know. if we wanna give that a try?" grinning a little bit, as he kissed the top of her nose. it was the moments like this. it was the moments like this that made it all worth it. the little things? yes. "we absolutely could? and don't worry, i wouldn't let you fall?" he had a feeling he meant that in.. well. more than one different way. right? wrapping his arms tightly around her waist, as he guided her up the stairs with a little grin. "to infinity and back. i like the sound of that. which reminds me that.. i did have something else prepared.. and something to ask you, too.." / @xtinyslip

if kissing him like that happened to be the death of her, then it was one that she would have been happy to accept. she couldn't have held him tighter, she couldn't have pressed herself closer against him if she tried, and she was sure her lips may have even been slightly bruised from that as they pulled back slightly. "woah? yeah, we can use woah." she grinned. in moments like that to cecilia, her and parker were all that mattered and everything else became a blur, like back ground noise. "we were deprived of our chance to sneak around like teenagers in the past. it makes me think we should have our time now?" she was grinning, letting her hands feel over his shoulders. "my eyes are going to be closed but we could kiss our way up these stairs? hm?" pulling him by the collar so she would have to go up backwards but she trusted him enough to let him guide her. "i can not wait to see what you have cooked for dinner." she grinned. "to infinity and back, hm?" she grinned. @tcrturedpcetsdep

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"WELL, THAT'S THE POINT. BETTER THEY BE SCARED NOW AND LEARN TO KEEP THEMSELVES THAN LATER, RIGHT? and please. don't be an idiot. i do not have a fan club." bumping her shoulder against his own for a moment, because.. hey? she didn't. she was just a school teacher that felt as if she had literally gone through hell and back and that was THAT. "he's a good man, jake. i promise. and i really do love him." she was always going to care about jake, though, right? yes. "i'd really like you there. you'd be more than welcome to. so you guys worked things out after all?" / @loomingdread

"Teach a class? Hell, you'll have 'em running scared. I'd rather not get my ass handed to me in front of your new fan club, thanks." He exhaled out of his nose by way of a laugh, but, it was clearly more biting than he'd really meant. "Soon. Moving fast. Guess Cory's got you all starry-eyed." His tone was clipped, trying to find the balance between playful teasing and downright huffing. "Lemme know when the invite hits. Might show up, if I'm not at my own wedding. That's still happening."

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"YEAH, I KNOW, BUT.. I WAS TRYING TO CHECK HOW YOU WERE DOING WITTH ALL OF THAT. YOU KNOW?" and because he was a kid. it didn't matter who he was related to, that was what he was telling himself, but he was just a kid and he wanted to help if he could. right? yes.. it was the right thing to do and these days? that was what parker wanted. "okay. i know i'm not your mom or even anywhere half as smart as her, but.." nodding. "TELL ME. WHAT'S GOING ON? what's this storm all about?" / @loomingdread

"It's not just about mom." he explained, currently unaware that the two of them were talking about completely different, but equally frightening, things. "It's like a storm coming. Not a movie, not pretend. It'll end in blood." He shifted closer to Parker, hands trembling, eyes searching him for a sign of recognition. "It's coming, and I can't stop it alone. But, I don't know if I…I don't know if I have it in me."

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HE KISSED HER LIKE HE WOULD NEVER GET TO AGAIN. obviously, he knew ( and hoped ) that was never, ever going to be the case and yet.. that was where the desperation had come from and the way that he clung to her, wrapping his arms around her waist and pulling her as close as she could be to his chest. in that moment? he could have sworn that it was only the two of them in the world itself. right? yes. "woah is the only right word for it, i think. just.. woah." he had kissed her about a billion times at this point and yet, why was it that now.. it felt different? even more right? "would probably walk in here and be traumatised for life with what they say? I MEAN, IT'S THEIR PROBLEM, NOT OURS. we've earned the right to sneak around like teenagers, don't you think?" bumping his shoulder against hers and right now, he was smiling so much that he didn't even know what to do with himself. it was a nice feeling. the best feeling. "later. when there's no one around to interrupt us. except maybe frodo?" grinning again, because.. god, he loved their little routine now. their little family, because that was what they were now, right? not that she hadn't always been his family, she was, but.. now? now, it was in the right way. the ONLY way. right? "in every single lifetime and more. i like that. think he will too." god, he more than liked that, because it was the truth. hadn't they always found one another? "good. good. that was what i wanted. and oh, just wait until you see what i cooked for dinner." turning to her. "either that.. I LOVE YOU TO INFITY AND BACK." / @xtinyslip

her hands moved to the back of his head, pulling him into her space even closer. it was like kissing him was the only way that she could breathe, the urgency that her lips wanted to connect with his and not just her lips but her body was pressed as tightly as it could be against his too. she was just glad she was pressing against him because that may have caused her head to spin a little too. "that was --" still slightly out of breath as she curled her hands into his shirt and pulled him a little closer to her. although, she knew he was right and that if they didn't decide to stop now then... there was a possibility they wouldn't and that wasn't acceptable down here. "your dad i want to spare but the customer's?" her shoulders lifted in a shrug like movement as she grinned. of course, she wouldn't want the customer's to see either. still, she hadn't pulled away from him yet, purely waiting for her heartbeat to begin to come back down to normal. "to be continued." grinning as she finally found the will power to ease back from him slightly. instantly missing his warmth. "and he gets that. he gets that for... well, life? universes? who fucking knows? but he gets that." that was his choice, and right now his actions showed her that he wanted this as much as she did. what more could she ask for? well, cecilia in the past would still have managed a long list but... she was trying to be different too. "i liked it." she felt like she was still in part taking it all in. stunned, was the word. "it's about time we tried out that balcony, hm?" she grinned, taking his hand so that they could walk out there together. "i can say that cheesy saying now. hm? love you to the moon and back?" she grinned. @tcrturedpcetsdep

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"I KNOW, RIGHT? THEY'LL BE PAYING ME TO TEACH THOSE CLASSES IN NO TIME. hey, you should join me in one one of these days. you already have experience, so.. could be fun?" teasing? yes, because he was the closest thing that she had ever had to a best friend and always had been and no, she wasn't lying when she said that she wanted to spend more time with him. "soon? i didn't know how.. you'd react to it. i'm happy, jake. and i really love him." incredibly true. "more so finn, but.. hey." / @loomingdread

"Basic instinct's got nothing on you, Em. Those punches look lethal." He chuckled to himself, though, his smile wasn't exactly long lived. "Hold up, Mrs. Ellison? When were you gonna tell me you're tying the knot?" There were many things Jake wanted to say and absolutely none of them would go down well. So, he chose not to really say much of anything at all. "That's, uh…Thats…Boxing lessons to fend off the in laws? Smart move."

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"I AM REALLY SORRY. I.. HUH.. I'VE BEEN ALONE AND YOU LOOK LIKE HER AND I THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE.. i'm sorry. thanks for being so nice about it." looking down at his shoes, because.. yeah, that was embarrassing and for a moment, he had thought that it was her. that he had made it happen and that he had found her and yet, apparently, he was ALL alone. still. "i'm austin. it's really nice to meet you. i'm sorry for being a weirdo. my dad is a really bad man and.. she's all i really had." nodding a little bit, but.. he couldn't hide how his face brightened up almost immediately at her offer. right? "are you sure? I HAVEN'T REALLY EATEN ANYTHING IN A WHILE, SO THAT'D BE-" great? his stomach rumbled, almost as if in agreement. "that'd be great. i love muffins. and tea." / @xtinyslip

“oh darling.” her reaction was kinder than it could have been. this was quite the sensitive topic for her but someone as screwed up as she was? shouldn’t have kids. that much she did know. it seemed that allowing them both a moment had the kid coming to the correct conclusion himself. “cecilia. my name is cecilia… call me that if you like? trust me, you ought to be relieved im not what you thought. you wouldn’t want me as your mother.” most definitely not. “mistakes happen, yeah? why don’t you come in? you look —“ like he needed his mom? yes, well, she knew that feeling all to well. not that she’d admit it. “i was about to make tea and I can’t eat all these muffins myself.” smiling slightly. @tcrturedpcetsdep

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"THAT'S.. THAT'S.. I'LL MAKE SURE TO KEEP THAT IN MIND. i'm really new in town, so you're one of the first people that i talk to, so.. i appreciate it. you making an exception and being nice and all that?" he grinned just a little at that, because.. right now, he was nervous and it showed. his dad was an abusive asshole and he knew that, now that he was older, and his mom was all that he had and yet, he hadn't found her yet. what to do about that? "thanks. you.. have you lived here long? know a place to get a coffee with.. you know, thirty five cents?" checking what he had in his pockets right now. / @xtinyslip

"yeah. it might not ever happen again so you should make the most of it." she teased. she wasn't that bad. well, there was definitely a side of her that could be but she liked to think that was only against people who deserved it. this guy? what he had done? he seemed... nice. not that she was sure nice really fit into her world. "i'd usually roll my eyes, walk away if someone kept complimenting me like that but from one disaster to another? we're supposed to look out for each other. right? so you're good, beautiful. no need to apologise." she teased. @tcrturedpcetsdep

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"OH, I KNEW IT. I'M DOOMED. HOW CAN I EVER RESIST YOU TWO?" placing a hand over his heart, because.. if anything, he didn't want to. right now, one word came to mind and it was family. they were his family and no, he didn't need anything else. right now? god, he was happier than ever. "if you want to. i mean, i don't need a word. you're cee and i'm p. THAT'S ENOUGH. RIGHT? BESIDES, IT'S NOT FOR ANYONE ELSE TO KNOW WHAT WE ARE TO EACH OTHER. IT'S JUST FOR US. YOU KNOW?" he would go as far to say that everything was always so much better when it was just the two of them and no one else was involved, but.. yes. "good thing i have no intention of introducing anyone else. he knows how i feel." because there was no one else and he had told his pa that much. he knew. "and if that changes, you'll let me know?" meaning that.. if there was something else that he could get her? to make her as happy as possible? he would. "skinny dipping? alright, that's new. let's do it?" he removed his shirt. / @xtinyslip

"you are already a doomed man. we're already plotting against you to get what we want." joking, obviously as she grinned at him. she was doing so much smiling lately she felt like it was beginning to finally reverse the frown lines that had been embedded in her. this was the first time she had to worry about smile lines and it was a good feeling. not that she was actually worried about that kind of thing at all anymore. "no, but i don't think anyone else is going to understand what we are? what about partner? girlfriend and boyfriend sounds somewhat immature." she chuckled, shaking her head. it wasn't necessarily for anyone else so she didn't care. as long as they knew what they meant to each other, then, that's what mattered. cecilia had a feeling who they might be referring to with before but she didn't want to go there. not at all. "i'll gladly be the only one he meets. if you were to ever introduce anyone else after me? they wouldn't live up to the standard i set with your father i'm afraid." nudging him gently as she smiled. "you're asking someone who has never been as happy as they are right now what would make them happier?" she shook her head. "i have everything i need here." and it was actually true. "i think you'll fall for that trick as often as i play it?" she grinned. struggling but managing to remove her top from under the water as she threw it at him. "oh, didn't i mention? we're skinny dipping!" were they? hm, maybe. right now she was just teasing him. @tcrturedpcetsdep

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"YEAH, IT'S A GATES THING AND.. YOU ARE NAILING IT, DUDE. YOU SURE THAT YOU DON'T WANNA GO AND TRY OUT FOR HOCKEY? could make a fortune." she knew what he had said, that it wasn't for him and frankly, that made her feel a little better, because.. it was something that she got to keep for herself. regardless, he was her brother and yes, even that was complicated. "as am i. we're a bunch of assholes. should buy matching jackets, little brother. asshole #1 and asshole #2." was it alright to call him that much? right now, she was hoping that it was indeed. right? "you think i like people talking about what happened? i don't." / @xtinyslip

"oh it's a gates thing? least i know it's not just 'cause i'm an asshole now." the smile he flashed her was faint but it was there. there was so much that was going on inside his head, and he knew what he was about to do was only going to make this so much worse. he felt like he was going to implode, and... he hated that. he didn't want to be that guy. she was going through it to, and he didn't want her to be alone with that. even if they wanted different outcomes. what good was bickering going to do them? bickering it felt like he was the one causing. "don't thank me, just makes it worse." meaning the fact she was like his... sister and he wasn't being good to her. no, he wanted to change that. "i'm an ass. i'm intolerable." he was speaking more lightly as he said it, trying to make her smile. yes. "but i am here. sorry. and sorry i keep having to say sorry. it's not like me, i just... this is all kinds of messed up. huh?" @tcrturedpcetsdep

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"MOST OF MY NIGHTMARES ARE USUALLY ABOUT LOSING YOU. I'M.. I'M OKAY ONCE I REALISE YOU'RE HERE. THANK YOU." leaning his forehead against her shoulder for a moment, because.. right now, it was all about trying to breath. ironic much, with what they had gone through in that room? yes, but.. right now, and the more that he spent here, the more he could feel himself breathing again. right? she was okay. they were okay. it's going to be okay. "and if my family says i gotta stay.. who am i to say otherwise?" because that was what they were. his family and.. right now, he knew that he was home. it's okay. he was not back there. he wasn't. "WE DIDN'T THINK THAT WE'D END UP THERE THE FIRST TIME EITHER. you know?" he lowered his voice, rubbing frodo's ears with one and and keeping the other where it was, right against her arm. "and i hate it. i hate that i still think about that night. that i'm related to.. someone that put us THROUGH HELL. a sadistic fucking bastard that tried to turn us against each other and.. all of the shit that he's done here? to me, to us, to you? it makes me sick." to think that he had the same blood as john fucking kramer? god. eh. nodding a little bit. "yeah. he doesn't need to know.. everything. not why we were in that room in the first place. not what happened there. we're not those people anymore. it's kramer that's the monster. i just.. don't want him to think otherwise, you know?" and no, his father didn't need to know what had happened in that room, because.. he didn't hold it against her. she had done what she had to, in order to survive. IT WAS OKAY. "oh, god. yeah. if he was there, we'd just have to run away to somewhere with lots of snow, hot cocoa, privacy and where no one knows the name john kramer. right?" / @xtinyslip

"babe what do you possibly have to be sorry over? it's alright p, i got you. i got you." cecilia was gripping him tightly, wanting him to have whatever reassurance that she could give that he wasn't alone. that he hadn't been transported into his nightmare and that he was still very much here. of course, she hated the thought that he had nightmares such as this one but at least, he wouldn't have to face this alone now. she would be here. after all, he had done his fair share of silently comforting her after many of her nightmares. it was time to repay that favor. "oh, you didn't stand a chance." smiling slightly. head tilting as she watched frodo jump and attempt to distract parker in his own way. if her face hadn't been pale before, it was now. that room -- they had escaped it so many years ago and yet... it still felt like they were always going to have one foot still trapped in there. like the door to that room couldn't just remain fucking sealed like it should. "we're not ever going back there. alright?" gently pushing his hair back from where it had stuck to his forehead from the sweat. "i'm not going to let that happen." squeezing him tightly. "how the fuck did this happen?" they weren't lucky, and they had come quite far in making their own luck at certain times but how could they be this unlucky? what the actual fuck was this? "i could do it... tell your father. if that's what you want?" would that make it easier for him? was this something he needed to do on his own? the situation was so fucking horrible, she just wanted to relieve some of the pressure from him and she didn't know how. "i don't know what horrifies me more. that you've mentioned the word christmas in june or the idea of john kramer sat at the head of our table?" she was trying to tease, leaning forward to press a gentle kiss to the top of his head. @tcrturedpcetsdep

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"OH, YEAH. YOU DID IT BECAUSE YOU WERE AFRAID HE WAS GOING TO RAT YOU OUT TO THE COPS. i stayed for love. because i didn't want the woman i love to be left alone with her abusive father, who, by the way, liked to terrorise her on a daily basis back then. i was all she had. so yeah. i stayed and died for a fucking worthy reason, thanks." he wasn't even entertaining that as a thought. despite how it had all ended back then, he would have done it all again. he had stayed for love. died for love. and that was fine, because it had lead her here. right? "yeah. and he doesn't know and i'd rather keep it that way, so, if you don't mind?" rolling his eyes. "yes. we don't keep secrets from each other anymore. about anything." raising an eyebrow. "i don't- ellie? blonde, on the short side, smart as hell? is that her?" / @xtinyslip

"i am looking at you. don't see the relevance on whether you enjoyed it or not? you still did it. you really think i was that different? that i wanted to be working for john? it was that or death at first. least i did it for a worthy reason." mark had made it very clear on how he felt towards cecilia pederson, and no, that hadn't particularly changed but the fact that he wasn't willing to waste another second of his energy over her? that was now true. he wasn't a threat as far as that was concerned. "the room wasn't my idea, that one i had no part in. i was back home, dealing with someone else." all true. "you're fucking with me? john is --" now this was an interesting development. "whatever you know? cecilia knows to? please." but this wasn't about her. "evernever knows. it's not him i'd be concerned about. sorry it's me it's coming from but you have a niece. ellie. i don't think she's safe." and now it was his problem and not mark's. mark had enough on his place. @tcrturedpcetsdep

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"OH. SO IT'S THAT KIND OF STORY. GOT IT. no need to share any kind of details. just.. happiness is a really good look on you, you know?" that was the truth and right now? lucy had wanted that for her. she still did, because she knew some of what her friend had gone through and.. just, yeah. she deserved the world. "looks like he already adores you? aw god. look at that." pointing towards frodo, who was currently apparently passing along the message that he wanted to be picked up. "oh, it is. think parker may be a little bit of a flannel wearing nerd?" giving a nod. "it's kind of cute. was it is idea?" that was, of course, only if she wanted to share. lcy wasn't about to pressure her with anything. regardless, she grinned. "cee, come on. your guy's a real gentleman. and from the looks of it, he's being sweet and letting you decide how things go. he's not gonna move in here unless you tell him that's what yo want too." / @xtinyslip

"you don't want to know the story behind those walls but it took... DAYS for them to get painted at all." it was said with the biggest smile because that on going paint war? it probably had her laughing more than she ever had. it had been the best time and she wasn't used to having memories like that to refer back to but that time? it had been perfect. "right? isn't he? although i think i'm developing an attachment problem. yeah, me, i know. this guy would shower with me if i gave him half the chance." she chuckled at that. "lord of the rings? is that where it's from?" she'd recognised it... obviously but it wasn't as if she'd ever had the type of life where she could just sit around and watch... that. "who would have thought i would ever have something like that. hm?" smiling fondly at the hand prints they had framed and put in the center of the wall, as promised. "officially ask him? oh, you're being serious? do you think that's what this is? i just presumed --" @tcrturedpcetsdep