if i could burn this town,

     that’s not how it works, but how can you say no to that smile ?

i tested positive.

      " yeah, all of them is good. she’s a good mom but not when she doesn’t let me have, um, ice cream pops. “ buki pulls up one of her sleeves. “ then she’s not a good mom. "

     “ you can have a mr. dodo pop if you eat your dinner. not for breakfast, not for lunch, and most certainly not when you’re supposed to be brushing your teeth before bed. “ there might be a story here.

     “ see !! “

     " i'm... uncomfortable at the amount of things you got correct here. "

    a pause.

     " if you’ve ever attended a concert of mine, you might notice my music has a tendency to get... violent, for lack of a better word. loud, emotional, and not the kind of gig you would want to take your children to. " she shakes her head. “ those emotions are completely raw and unfiltered. my music is how i vent -- and god, do i have a lot to say. “

     " look -- i’m just going to level with you. you’re not helping. like, at all. in fact, comparing me to someone else is making me feel even worse about it.  "

     there’s a twinge of genuine despair in her voice. 

     " if anyone was crazy enough to like me for an extended period of time, i would. "

     a pause.

     “ ... i’d like an outdoor wedding... at night. i’d design my own dress, perhaps with light sources attached to illuminate things. it’d be a smaller one, just with my close friends and those of my spouse. i’d make the wedding rings too, tailored to what my spouse likes. “ she crossed her arms over her chest. “ ... we would plan it together. it’d be our wedding. “

     " of course; i always take her trick-or-treating. i 'm still unsure of my costume, but I’d like to go as some sort of terrifying eldritch abomination. or something from a horror film, maybe. “

     “ ‘m gonna be a beetle. “

     " depends on the season, but the general consensus is “ peach flavored. “ “