𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗕𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗢𝗠 𝗜𝗜

⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ valerian⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ parkinson.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ❀ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣@dolcefloralis

i have the best, best friend ever. 😔

⠀a bouquet of stargazer lilies, forget-me-nots, baby’s breath and eucalyptus foliage to tie the whole thing together nicely finds @shadowsbroke with an attached note reading : ⠀⠀⠀⠀𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘭, 𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙡. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ — 𝓿.

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𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗕𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗢𝗠 𝗜𝗜 retweetledi

⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ valerian⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ parkinson.⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣ ❀ ⁣ ⁣ ⁣@dolcefloralis·13 Eyl

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𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗕𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗢𝗠 𝗜𝗜 retweetledi

* 𝓳𝒂͟𝒎͟𝒆͟𝒔͟ 𝒔͟𝒊͟𝒓͟𝒊͟𝒖͟𝒔͟.@JamesSiriusP·16 Eyl

⠀ ( @shadowsbroke ) ⠀

* decayed .@falkorsblessing

⠀' you came . ' ╱ ' you called . '

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+ know what was going through my mind. there’s no excuse for the way we broke up, and i thought the puppy would help you. . . be less mad at me.”

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+ “i felt hurt too. i thought you were slipping away from me, and you didn’t do much to reassure me that you weren’t. . . not until the last resort.” she looks up, finally meeting his eyes. “wait— i didn’t ask you to come here so i could defend myself, but you should at least +

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his words carried heavier meaning, and she knew exactly what it implied. she feels so guilty for hurting him, for ghosting him, and leaving things unanswered. she wasn’t proud of it, and she couldn’t explain it herself. +

⠀ “i meant everything i ever said to you.” there’s obvious hurt in his words, but he doesn’t let them hang in the stretch of air between them as he shakes his head slightly, eyes flickering to her wardrobe. an interesting sight » ⠀

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𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗕𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗢𝗠 𝗜𝗜 retweetledi

* 𝓳𝒂͟𝒎͟𝒆͟𝒔͟ 𝒔͟𝒊͟𝒓͟𝒊͟𝒖͟𝒔͟.@JamesSiriusP·5 Eyl

⠀ ( @shadowsbroke ) ⠀

messages.@_mymsgs

i wish I was kissing you instead of missing you.

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𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗕𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗢𝗠 𝗜𝗜@shadowsbroke·5 Eyl

+ for her shortcomings without addressing the elephant in the room. it wasn’t long until she could sense his growing impatience though. and she had to say something while he was still hearing her out. before it was completely too late. “—i’m sorry. . . for hurting you, james.”

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𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗕𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗢𝗠 𝗜𝗜@shadowsbroke·5 Eyl

“i wasn’t sure if you meant it.” she mutters quietly, sitting an arm’s length away from him. she finds herself toying with the duvet, heart thumping at the uncomfortable tension between them. “i could look after him while you’re away?” she offers, an attempt to make up +

⠀ james stays where he is for a minute, sat onto the sill, chocolate brown eyes finding hers across the room. despite telling himself and everyone around him how over her he was . . . the sting is as clear as the first time he’d » ⠀

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+ changed one bit, like time didn’t just fly by. “hey, i— i know it’s late, i’m sorry i called you over.” she says sheepishly, taking a pillow from her chair so he could sit across the bed. she wished she could hug him. “. . . how’s godric?”

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she’s getting flashbacks of what their late night rendezvous used to be — in her bedroom, hushed voices, giggling under the covers, making out until sunrise. her heartstrings tug when he slips inside, a glimmer of a smile slipping past her lips when she sees him. he hasn’t +

⠀ déjà-vu from past times. 📲 sure 📲 be there in 10 he doesn’t know what he’s doing. he’s supposed to sleep soon and be up early for practice in the morning, the fatigue from the last few days eating him alive. but a » ⠀

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rolls over her bed, checking every now and then if he’s responded. and when he finally does, she grabs her phone faster than a firebolt supreme. 📱 : yes, i’m home. come through the window tho. dad’s downstairs.

⠀ cue his hopes getting up, just like always. yet he still doesn’t respond immediately, rereading her texts, searching for hidden meaning. he’s learnt his lesson, since . . . well, everything. 📲 ok 📲 are u home .ᐣ ⠀

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the few minutes it took him to respond felt like a million years. she started overthinking if this was even the right thing to do, but there’s no going back now. 📱: us? where we left things off? 📱: it’s cool if you don’t want to. i understand.

⠀ heart skips a bit ( several, actually ) at her messages. yet he stares at them for a minute, battling with his own thoughts, tired of . . . getting his hopes up. 📲 talk about what .ᐣ ⠀

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and yet he didn’t. wonder what that means? 📱: i know it’s late, but i was hoping we could talk. 📱: wanna come over?

⠀ he . . . does not expect a text at all. not after weeks of near silence. he’s almost tempted to tell her he is, actually, just to be petty. 📱 hey 📱 not really ⠀

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well, kind of. it’s not as simple, and there’s more to be said. . . which is why she decides to finally text him. 📱: hey, you busy?

⠀ like breaking up with— .ᐣ ⠀

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well, shit. she didn’t think that one through. but it wouldn’t be the first time she’s done something out of impulse.

⠀ she’s coming to the world cup .ᐣ all the way to peru .ᐣ he better not see her, or . . . it’ll mess with his head enough to throw him off his game. not what he needs right now. ⠀

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𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗟𝗢𝗡𝗚𝗕𝗢𝗧𝗧𝗢𝗠 𝗜𝗜@shadowsbroke·31 Ağu

she’s gonna watch his game and hope he doesn’t see her. at least not until after the match. ( she knows he’s mad. that’s why she was hoping they could talk properly though. )