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Hope wasn’t on the retreat, she was Climbing Killimanjaro with Henrik (she’s got experience with Cliff Diving, no way in fuck is she not interested in doing all sorts of adventurous stuff because she does mention that it’s a quality she desires in a partner during chats with MC.) and perhaps at first she was apprehensive but Henrik was kinda like “You’ve been doing really good recently and I think you deserve a break, even if it’s completely exhausting and you’ll be conked out from it for the next three months.” And ofc Hope knows how to climb bc that mf has been teaching her for a while, but not only is Hope having an adventure and having some fun, that’s a friend supporting another friend’s dream and Hope is all for that - Expect a lot of funny highlights on each other’s Instagram stories and a metric fuckton of instant camera photos of the whole ordeal.

On the call Hope could have a chance to offhandedly mention how she’s been getting help and Henrik being Henrik would chip in really excitedly all “You’ve been doing great and I’m so proud of you!” (🥺🥺🥺🥺) but it’s mostly them bickering over energy cubes, Hope scoffing because he keeps referring to it as “Killi Milli” and Henrik being all “We saw the Jelly thing on Chelsea’s story before, it looked grim.” While Hope retches in the background.

Thanks so much to the wonderful and super-talented @smaiihands for this ABSOLUTELY STUNNING commission of Henrik Blondbeard, one of the characters in my LITG pirate fic Edge of the World!

It was such a pleasure working with you again!

Come Into The Water | Chapter Two: Spectators

Word Count: Approx. 5.6k

Fic Summary: During the summer before Este’s final year at college, her best friend Lucas finally arrives back in their hometown, with a surprised guest in tow. This unexpected guest throws Este’s plans off and has her dealing with her baggage before she even starts packing.

Chapter Summary: Este finds out for herself how ‘the other half’ parties.

thank you to my betas @ariendiel​​ and @notasdryapricots​​ for making this readable ily! 💛🌊☀️

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