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"Honey, you don't have to do this," Alejandro said worriedly, grabbing his fiance's arm. "Yes, I do," Chase snapped back."But are you sure this is safe?" Alejandro asked concernedChase rolled his eyes at him. "Of course it's safe, I build the time machine. You trust me, right?"Alejandro groaned"This isn't about trust! Of course, I trust you! I just don't like the idea of my fiancé stepping into a death machine," he exclaimed in frustration."You are the most...
TW: Mentioned: death of a child, home on fire, the darker sides of being a first responder, one partner is religious and the other is not*Kazimieras walks into the staff room minutes before his shift starts.He cringing as the flashbacks from his last shift slap him in the face.It was to be expected but it's certainly not what he's looking forward to this early in the morning.He greets some of the people from the B-shift, whose shift is about to end, while trying and failing to k...
*TW: swearing, mentioned/implied; past abusive, toxic relationship/ ex boyfriend.*Caleb is minding his business, when he hears some faint yelling.One thing about Caleb? He is a sucker for drama and honestly for eavesdropping.Real-life fights are so much better than the reality tv shows his sister watches.Caleb's eavesdropping has resulted in him listening to some dramatic fights between his (step)mom and his slightly egocentric adoptive father, some sp...
*Tw: near-death experience/severe allergic reaction, insensitive jokes, one suicidal thought because of feeling extreme guilt*"Hey smarties, I thought you could use a study break.”Quinn smiles at his boyfriend. “Aw, that is sweet, babe.”Bradley hands him a smoothie, Quinn takes the top off and looks at him suspiciously.“Comme on babe, I know we're in the middle of a prank war, but poisoning you is not a funny prank”,“Technically, we didn't make murder of limits”, Quinn teases.“Technically, you're ...
tw: homophobia (no slurs), non-graphic violence, some insensitive dialogue, name calling.**"I would like to buy this bouquet please", Kaz politely said.He was going to a swimming competition from his little sister.It was supposed to be a really big deal. Kasey had called him at least 5 times to tell him that this competition would either make or break her swimming career. Which Kaz thought was very dramatic for a high school kid.Anyways he imagined buying flowers was a safe option. If Kase...
(TW: attempted murder, poison, swearing, betrayal, scars, threatening, ordered murder)“This isn't over. I will come back, and I will get my revenge”, Dylan promised while glaring at Chase.Chase stared in the eyes he had once thought were a gorgeous honey brown.Now they were stone-cold. He took a deep breath. He wanted to yell, but it felt as if he couldn't speak.His vocal cords had betrayed him just like his boyfriend apparently had....
***Tw: implied: non-graphic, past abuse/abusive relationship, recent: non-graphic attacking someone,Other tw; swearing, Inappropriate Humor and out of place sarcasm, name calling, having scars from a previous abusive relationship. This story goes back in forth between heavy subjects and sarcasm. it's supposed to be funny while adressing touch subjects, it's not supposed to justify abuse.***“Speak now”, Matthew demanded.“Chill out, do you not realize I could have called someone else to bail me out of jail?” ...
Tw: fearing that you're not going to survive, hyperthermia, implied Past: toxic relationships, growing up in complete isolation, betrayed trustmentioned: imprisonment, scars, a joke about murdering your partner's toxic exIt was so terribly cold. Snow was falling, and it was almost dark.Alex turned to face Joey.He couldn't feel his toes, couldn't feel his hands because, like he just mentioned, it was so terribly cold.He honestly didn't know if they were going to make it ou...
Tw: swearing, insecurities, trust issues 'So what's the catch? Jace asks his boyfriend. Nathan groans and opens his eyes. The clock tells him it's about 3:30 AM. He rubs his eyes, “huh?” Jace climbs out of the bed, grabs a hoodie and folds his arms. “So, what's the catch?” He repeats. Nathan sits up in the bed, flicks on the lights and ...
19 year old Dutch competetive swimmer and writer. E-mail; Elinepolsx@gmail.com
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