Passionfruit 23: You and Me
Title: You and Me
Main Story: In The Heart
Flavors, Toppings, Extras: Passionfruit 23 (I anchor my ship for a little while only - Walt Whitman), malt (BTS Challenge 2 : Michael : when I was young I believed), pocky, whipped cream (Danny's maybe seven, Michael fiveish), fresh pineapple (Telegraph Road).
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG but for one f-bomb.
Summary: Danny's version of a bedtime story.
WARNING: implications of child abuse
"They don't love us," Michael said, muffled against her side.
Danny tightened her arm around him, but didn't answer.
He waited a moment, then said, "Because of me."
"No."
Michael always knew when she was lying. The silence stretched until she added, "Maybe. But it's not your fault."
"Yes, it is."
Maybe he was right.
For that maybe, Danny hated her parents more than she'd ever thought possible.
"Well, fuck them," she said. "I love you. Someday we're gonna leave, you and me. I'll take you away. It'll just be us."
"I can't wait," he said, quietly, and snuggled closer.
Main Story: In The Heart
Flavors, Toppings, Extras: Passionfruit 23 (I anchor my ship for a little while only - Walt Whitman), malt (BTS Challenge 2 : Michael : when I was young I believed), pocky, whipped cream (Danny's maybe seven, Michael fiveish), fresh pineapple (Telegraph Road).
Word Count: 100
Rating: PG but for one f-bomb.
Summary: Danny's version of a bedtime story.
WARNING: implications of child abuse
"They don't love us," Michael said, muffled against her side.
Danny tightened her arm around him, but didn't answer.
He waited a moment, then said, "Because of me."
"No."
Michael always knew when she was lying. The silence stretched until she added, "Maybe. But it's not your fault."
"Yes, it is."
Maybe he was right.
For that maybe, Danny hated her parents more than she'd ever thought possible.
"Well, fuck them," she said. "I love you. Someday we're gonna leave, you and me. I'll take you away. It'll just be us."
"I can't wait," he said, quietly, and snuggled closer.