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“It wasn't meant to go this far, I swear.”

“Why do you hate me?”

“I went to war with myself, for you.”

“You were ready to leave me for her/him.”

“You thought this was real?”

“I can’t see a future with you.”

“Love can’t fix this.”

“We went through all of that just to go back to strangers.”

“I almost wish we never met.”

“Is this the end?”

“Can’t you pretend to love me? Just-just once.”

“It was never okay.”

“For what it’s worth, I really am sorry.”

“I want to believe you, I do.”

“I still love you, it’s just different now.”

“I hate you more than you’ll ever know.”

“Is it enough yet? Am I enough yet?”

“I thought you loved me.”

“She/He was my best friend! You slept with my best friend!”

“I desperately wanted it to work.”

“You wanted to hurt me.”

“Please don’t do this.”

“Can you just kiss me? One last time? That’s all I ask.”

“I thought we were over.”

“I didn’t deserve this, and you knew that too.”

“You said you needed a break! We were on a break! How can you be mad about this?”

“We shouldn’t be doing this.”

“Go ahead and hit me.”

“You…you never had a problem with it before.”

“This is not love.”

“Is this how little you think of me?”

“How much longer will this last?”

“I was so in love with you that I ignored how terribly you treated me.”

“Please don’t hurt me like this.”

“I thought you said I could trust you.”

“Are you happy now? DOES THIS MAKE YOU HAPPY?”

“You can’t even look me in the eyes.”

hello darling! stromecat is an excellent pairing to get into, 100% recommend!! these are four of my fave stromecat fics and, in general, the four i would recommend as a precursor to the pairing! :)

Race Like Falcons to Crash and Burn by Linsky is a deliciously long (roughly 75k) a/b/o story set in the (equally amazing) wolfverse series, but it can be read as a standalone! (i think it's also one of the longest stromecat stories on ao3? maybe?)

It’s okay to be a wolf in the NHL now. That’s what everyone tells Dylan, anyway.

soft, softer, softly by heartstrings is also an a/b/o story that's essentially 12k of "jonny and patrick teach dylan how to alpha" because:

Dylan Strome is a late bloomer.

You Can Hear It in the Silence by Linsky (anything by linksy is phenomenal tbh) which comes in at just over 17k and is a rite of passage, fake marriage fic every ship ever needs. oh, and they're still hockey players

Dylan can argue all he wants, but Alex is pretty sure it will work.

never not by stonesnuggler is a (spoiler!) getting back together fic post-yotes-hawks trade, following dyls as he becomes a hawk and deals with being around and on the same team as his ex

“Matty, I gotta go,” he says, taking his XBox microphone off mute, attention going back to the duos game he’s playing with his brother. He’s still laughing a little when Matt pauses the game.

“Loser,” Matt says. “Why?”

“Because I’ll probably be on a plane to Chicago first thing tomorrow morning,” Dylan says, without preamble.

Matt pauses and something drops in the background of the audio. “Woah, wait. Did you just--”

“That was Chayka,” Dylan confirms, shaking his head a little. “I’m a Blackhawk.”

“Holy shit,” Matt says, and Dylan can almost hear the realization click in Matt’s head. “Think he knows yet?”

hi babes! sure, absolutely! i’m going to compile a list of alpha!patrick fics that i know right off hand, but if these aren't the one you’re looking for, let me know! 

O4A by anon | E, wip, coming in just short of 20k

Jonny's not in heat. He's not looking for a boyfriend or more than one rough fuck from an alpha in rut to get him through the week. He didn't know it'd be Patrick Kane on the other side of this app.

Between the Pipes by sorrylatenew | E, oneshot, 4k

Jonny’s never spent a heat with another guy, alpha or no. Never had an honest-to-god-dick-attached-knot inside him. Never been with someone he used to daydream about lifting his ass up for, even on suppressants.

How to Tame Jonathan Toews by aseaofwords | E, oneshot, 3.5k

The one where Jonathan goes into heat unexpectedly, and Patrick learns his secret.

I'll Be The Cure by thefourofswords | E, oneshot, 19.5k

Patrick always tells him that when Jon’s First Night comes he doesn’t have to go through with it. Nobody can make him. They’ve come a long way in the last fifty years. But it’s easy to just say that, Patrick wouldn’t be failing everybody in his life to simply say no.

Jonny's an omega with an arrangement with an alpha for his first heat. Patrick is not that alpha. 

how the heat can beat beat beat (series: how the heat) by allthebros | E, oneshot, 3.7k

Jonny's heat comes early and unexpectedly strong. Pat is there, on the other side of the locked door, to help him through it. 

to break and swell (series: how the heat) by allthebros | E, oneshot, 3.7k

Pat's rut isn't going well. This time, it's Jonny's turn to help him through it.

Rattle Your Walls by hatrickane (dandelionwhiskey) | E, complete, 12.6k 

E | 2K | pairing: Patrick Kane/Jonathan Toews

tags: Jonathan Toews, Patrick Kane, Alternate Universe - College/University, Alternate Universe - Werewolf, Knotting, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Camping, Age Difference, Derogatory Language

T | 14K | pairing: nikolaj ehlers/patrik laine

tags | Patrik Laine, Nikolaj Ehlers, Mikko Rantanen, Roope Hintz, Ville Heinola, Kyle Connor, Mark Scheifele, Josh Morrissey, Team Finland Ensemble, Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics, figure skating, firstable why is that not a real tag, brief mentions of other national teams, Love at First Sight, basically ??, Falling In Love, Banter, Fluff, the softness... it's tremendous, Getting Together, classic valentine's day bday

Being named to Finland's Olympic team is far from a surprise for Patrik. He's looking forward to spending a couple weeks in Beijing with friends from his national team that he doesn't get to see during the season, as well as getting a chance to play against his NHL teammates.

He's not expecting Nikolaj, the Danish figure skating phenom said to be Denmark's first real chance for a skating medal. Nikolaj is funny, cute, and pretty much perfect.

6k | E | 🔒 | jeff skinner/eric staal

tags: Jeff Skinner, Eric Staal, Unhealthy Relationships, Dubious Consent, Bad vibes

7K | E | Nathan Mackinnon/Andre Burakovsky

tags: Andre Burakovsky, Nathan MacKinnon, Colorado Avalanche Ensemble, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Mating Cycles/In Heat, Rimming, Getting Together, Mates 

7K | M

tags: Patrick Kane, Jonathan Toews, 2019-2020 NHL Season, Getting Together, mention of real-life girlfriends

“I know about this stuff,” Jonny says. “I mean, when you and I broke up—”

26k | E | 🔒 | pairing: erik johnson/nathan mackinnon

tags: Erik Johnson, Nathan MacKinnon, Gabriel Landeskog, Tyson Barrie, Kid Fic, Getting Together, Domestic, Rimming

“Yeah, so,” Nate starts again, quieter now, “I have, uhm, kids.”

EJ blinks. “Like, cousins?” he asks.

26K | E | 🔒 | pairing: sidney crosby/travis konecny

tags: Sidney Crosby, Travis Konecny, Marc-Andre Fleury, Evgeni Malkin, Taylor Crosby, Trina Crosby, Troy Crosby, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Omega Sidney Crosby, Alpha Travis Konecny, Mating Cycles/In Heat, Bonding, Anal Sex, Consent, Dirty Talk, Knotting, Multiple Orgasms

Since presenting at fifteen, Sid has had no interest in finding a mate or bonding. Unfortunately, mind over matter only takes you so far in life, and in the summer of 2016, he finds himself receiving some less-than-encouraging news about his biological needs.

----

In other words, Sid is stubborn; Travis is actually a very nice boy; and somehow, things work out.

14K | E | pairing: dylan strome/erik johnson

tags: past Dylan/Connor, Alternate Universe - Sugar Daddy, EJ is in the NHL and Dylan is not, Blow Job, sexpensive books as a form of courting, my apologies to Davo for how I treated him here

Sometimes, you break up with your long term boyfriend, go to grad school in Denver, and find yourself looking for a sugar daddy.

hi doll!! i think you’re talking about out of the woods by thefourofswords!! it’s the second fic in the accepted practices series!!! <3 let me know if this isn’t the right one though!!

“𝙸 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔 𝚠𝚎 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚔.”  

“𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚜𝚊𝚒𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚖𝚎, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚑𝚊𝚍, 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍𝚗’𝚝 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝚛𝚎𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚒𝚝.”  

“𝙻𝚘𝚟𝚎’𝚜 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚎𝚗𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑, 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚜.” 

 “𝙳𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚟𝚎?”  

“𝙸 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔 𝙸 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚍𝚊 𝚏𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚒𝚝.”  

“𝙳𝚘𝚗’𝚝 𝚜𝚊𝚢 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞’𝚛𝚎 𝚜𝚊𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚐𝚘𝚘𝚍𝚋𝚢𝚎!” 

 “𝙸 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝙸 𝚖𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚞𝚙.” 

 “𝚂𝚊𝚢 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐. 𝙿𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎?”  

“𝚀𝚞𝚒𝚝 𝚝𝚛𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚒𝚡 𝚖𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚏𝚒𝚡 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏.” 

“𝙰𝚕𝚕 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚒𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏!”  

“𝙸 𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚖𝚢𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚒𝚗 𝚑𝚒𝚖, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝙸 𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚑𝚒𝚖, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝙸’𝚖 𝚜𝚝𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚝𝚛𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚘𝚕𝚍 𝚖𝚎.”

“𝙸 𝚍𝚘𝚗’𝚝 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠. 𝙳𝚎𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚎 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛.”  

“𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚎, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚍𝚘 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚙 𝚒𝚝 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚎𝚒𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛.” 

“𝙸 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚎𝚕𝚙 𝚢𝚘𝚞.” 

“𝙸𝚝’𝚜 𝚘𝚔𝚊𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚋𝚎 𝚘𝚔𝚊𝚢 𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚗𝚘𝚠.”

“𝚆𝚑𝚢 𝚍𝚘𝚗’𝚝 𝚠𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚙 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚠𝚎’𝚛𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚘𝚗 𝚊 𝚛𝚘𝚊𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚞𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗?” 

“𝙸’𝚖 𝚖𝚊𝚍 𝚊𝚝 𝚖𝚢𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏.”  

“𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚊 𝚔𝚒𝚍 𝚕𝚒𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚘𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚎𝚝𝚜, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚔 𝚊𝚝 𝚖𝚎.”  

“𝙸 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔 𝚊 𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚔𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚠𝚎’𝚍 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚎𝚗𝚍 𝚞𝚙 𝚝𝚘𝚐𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛.”  

“𝙰𝚛𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚝?”  

“𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝’𝚜 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚜𝚎: 𝚊 𝚍𝚞𝚕𝚕, 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚙𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚘𝚛 𝚊 𝚜𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚙 𝚙𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚘𝚌𝚌𝚞𝚛𝚜 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢 𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚊 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚎?”  

“𝙸 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚒𝚐𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚖𝚢 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎.”  

“𝚆𝚎’𝚛𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚗𝚘𝚠.” 

“𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚞𝚜?”  

“𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚒𝚜𝚗’𝚝 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎.” 

“𝙾𝚏 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜𝚎, 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚍𝚒𝚍𝚗’𝚝.”  

“𝙵𝚞𝚌𝚔. 𝙵𝚞𝚌𝚔, 𝚏𝚞𝚌𝚔, 𝚏𝚞𝚌𝚔! 𝙸 𝚜𝚌𝚛𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚍 𝚞𝚙.”  

“𝙸 𝚝𝚛𝚢 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚘𝚔𝚊𝚢. 𝙸 𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎. 𝚂𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎𝚜 𝙸 𝚍𝚘𝚗’𝚝.”  

“𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚊𝚗’𝚝 𝚙𝚞𝚜𝚜𝚢𝚏𝚘𝚘𝚝 𝚊𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎, 𝚊𝚕𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝? 𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚝’𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚐𝚘𝚗𝚗𝚊 𝚏𝚕𝚢.”  

“𝙸 𝚊𝚖 𝚜𝚘 𝚖𝚞𝚌𝚑 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚎 𝙸 𝚊𝚖 𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚗𝚘𝚠.”  

“𝚆𝚎𝚕𝚕, 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚊 𝚏𝚞𝚌𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚕𝚒𝚎!”  

“𝙸 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞. 𝙸 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚍𝚒𝚍.”  

“𝙸 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔 𝙸 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚎.”  

“𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚍𝚘𝚗’𝚝 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚖𝚎.”  

“𝙸’𝚖 𝚜𝚘𝚛𝚛𝚢, 𝙸 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚗𝚘 𝚒𝚍𝚎𝚊 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚔𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚖𝚢 𝚖𝚒𝚗𝚍 𝚋𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝙸 𝚍𝚒𝚍.”  

“𝙸 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚠𝚒𝚜𝚑 𝙸 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚣𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚝 𝚜𝚘𝚘𝚗𝚎𝚛.”  

“𝚆𝚑𝚢 𝚍𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚌𝚑 𝚊𝚗 𝚊𝚜𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚎?”  

“𝙸 𝚍𝚘𝚗’𝚝 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚗𝚎𝚍. 𝙸 𝚞𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚜𝚞𝚌𝚑 𝚊 𝚐𝚘𝚘𝚍 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗.”  

“𝚆𝚎𝚕𝚕, 𝚒𝚏 𝙸’𝚖 𝚖𝚎𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚢 𝚊 𝚗𝚞𝚒𝚜𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎, 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝙸’𝚕𝚕 𝚐𝚎𝚝 𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚘𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚠𝚊𝚢, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞’𝚕𝚕 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚎𝚎 𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗.”  

“𝚃𝚑𝚎𝚜𝚎 𝚙𝚎𝚘𝚙𝚕𝚎 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚏𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚜!”  

”𝙸 𝚍𝚘𝚗'𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎.”  

“𝙸 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔 𝚖𝚊𝚢𝚋𝚎 𝚠𝚎 𝚜𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚔 𝚞𝚙.”  

“𝚆𝚑𝚢 𝚍𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚜𝚘 𝚌𝚊𝚜𝚞𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚌𝚛𝚞𝚎𝚕? 𝚆𝚑𝚢 𝚍𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚌𝚘𝚗𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚕𝚢 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚝 𝚖𝚎?”  

“𝙶𝚘𝚘𝚍𝚋𝚢𝚎.”  

“𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝. 𝙸𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚎𝚗𝚍, 𝙸 𝚠𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚐𝚘 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚝𝚘 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚝 𝚖𝚎.”  

“𝙸 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚜𝚘 𝚖𝚞𝚌𝚑. 𝙰𝚗𝚍 𝙸 𝚝𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚍 𝚜𝚘 𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚋𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚘𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚝𝚎𝚍, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚐𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚖𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚍𝚊𝚢.”  

“𝙸 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞, 𝚙𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚜𝚎.”  

“𝙸 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚘𝚢𝚎𝚍 𝚖𝚢𝚜𝚎𝚕𝚏 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚜𝚘 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐, 𝚝𝚛𝚢𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚘 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚍. 𝙱𝚞𝚝 𝚗𝚘𝚠, 𝙸 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚒𝚣𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝’𝚜 𝚒𝚖𝚙𝚘𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚋𝚕𝚎.”  

“𝙷𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚖𝚎 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔?”  

“𝙻𝚎𝚝’𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚍𝚘 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗, 𝚊𝚕𝚛𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝? 𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚋𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚞𝚙, 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚖𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚔𝚒𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚍 𝚖𝚎.”  

“𝙸𝚝 𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚝𝚜, 𝚋𝚞𝚝 𝙸 𝚌𝚊𝚗’𝚝 𝚋𝚕𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚑𝚒𝚖 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚖𝚎 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔.”  

“𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚍𝚘𝚗’𝚝 𝚍𝚎𝚜𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚎 𝚖𝚎.”  

“𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝’𝚜 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚜𝚎: 𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚎𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚗𝚒𝚗𝚐, 𝚠𝚒𝚜𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚢 𝚠𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝚑𝚘𝚕𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚘𝚛 𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚜𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚛𝚎𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚊𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚘𝚘𝚗 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚗 𝚢𝚘𝚞’𝚛𝚎 𝚍𝚘𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚞𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚍𝚘 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚖?”  

“𝙸 𝚖𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙸 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞.”  

“𝙸 𝚜𝚊𝚒𝚍 𝙸’𝚍 𝚕𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚗𝚝 𝚒𝚝 𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎. 𝙸 𝚐𝚞𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝’𝚜 𝚖𝚢 𝚙𝚛𝚘𝚋𝚕𝚎𝚖. 𝙰 𝚏𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚞𝚛𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚒𝚖𝚊𝚐𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗.”  

“𝙸𝚝’𝚜 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚊𝚒𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝙸’𝚖 𝚊𝚏𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚍 𝚘𝚏; 𝙸 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚙𝚊𝚒𝚗.”  

“𝙹𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚒𝚐𝚗𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚢𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝙸 𝚜𝚊𝚒𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚕𝚊𝚜𝚝 𝚗𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝.”  

“𝚆𝚊𝚜𝚗’𝚝 𝙸 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚑 𝚊 𝚐𝚘𝚘𝚍𝚋𝚢𝚎?”  

“𝙽𝚘 𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚝𝚘𝚕𝚍 𝚖𝚎 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍 𝚋𝚎! 𝙸’𝚖 𝚜𝚘 𝚖𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚎𝚖𝚘𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚍𝚛𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚎𝚍, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚝 𝚗𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚛 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚙𝚜. 𝙿𝚕𝚎𝚊𝚜𝚎, 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚒𝚝 𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚙. ”  

“𝙾𝚗𝚌𝚎 𝚞𝚙𝚘𝚗 𝚊 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎, 𝚒𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚊𝚐𝚊𝚒𝚗𝚜𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚠𝚘𝚛𝚕𝚍.”  

“𝙸 𝚍𝚘𝚗’𝚝 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚠𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚜𝚊𝚢.”  

“𝙸 𝚌𝚊𝚗’𝚝 𝚋𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚖𝚘𝚛𝚎.”  

"𝙸’𝚖 𝚌𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚔𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚞𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚜𝚜𝚞𝚛𝚎.”  

“𝙸 𝚍𝚒𝚍𝚗’𝚝 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚗 𝚒𝚝 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚔𝚗𝚘𝚠 𝚒𝚝.”  

“𝙸 𝚍𝚒𝚍𝚗’𝚝 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚗 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚒𝚝 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚎𝚗 𝚝𝚑𝚒𝚜 𝚠𝚊𝚢. 𝙸 𝚍𝚒𝚍𝚗’𝚝 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚗 𝚝𝚘 𝚑𝚞𝚛𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚢𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚑𝚘𝚠 𝚠𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛.”  

“𝚃𝚑𝚊𝚗𝚔 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚏𝚘𝚛 𝚕𝚎𝚝𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚖𝚎 𝚐𝚘, 𝚋𝚎𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚜𝚎 𝙸 𝚠𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍𝚗’𝚝 𝚑𝚊𝚟𝚎 𝚠𝚊𝚕𝚔𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚢.”  

“𝙸 𝚓𝚞𝚜𝚝 𝚗𝚎𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚏𝚘𝚛𝚐𝚎𝚝.”  

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“He was chasing a high that I couldn’t give him.”

“And you only ever call when you’re high on fucking smack.”

“I can’t be with a fucking junkie anymore! You’re either going to kill yourself, or kill me when you’re three sheets to the wind and then some, and I’m not going to find out which one it’ll be.”

“It wasn’t because I fell out of love. I still love him with everything I have. I broke up with him because he’s destroying himself and I couldn’t stand by and watch it happen.”

“You need help! Professional help!”

“You don’t want to be saved, and I can’t save you. I gotta save myself, at least.”

“I’m fine. I‘m not the one with a problem.”

“I wanted to be your first choice, not second best next to your drugs.”

“I promise I’ll get help! I’m gonna stop, please baby, just don’t leave.”

“How many times have you gotten out of our bed in the middle of the night to shoot up in the closet? How many times did I let you?”

“I can’t do this anymore! I can’t deal with all the alcohol and drugs, and you constantly being so fucked up you don’t even know the day of the week!”

“I’m going to rehab.”

“You’re not a bad person for the ways you tried to kill your sadness.”

“What are you talking about? I’ve got it under control.”