“Holding hands while the walls come tumbling down, when they do I'll be right behind you.”

       “You without me ain't right.”

body  leans  backwards  ,  palms  pressed  against  the  warm  cement  of  the  step  as  he  avoids  going  home  right  away  .  once  again  ,  he’d  woken  up  to  another  note  on  the  whiteboard  ,  his  parents  announcing  that  they’d  be  gone  for  the  long  weekend  .  not  like  they  could  tell  him  in  person  ------  no  ,  that  would  be  too  easy  .  but  he  plays  it  off  ,  just  like  he  always  does  .  though  that  doesn’t  help  him  now  ,  with  randy  working  a  double  shift  at  the  video  store  ,  tatum  at  practice  ,  and  billy  choosing  his  girlfriend  over  his  best  friend  .  .  .  again  . then  again  ,  he  tells  himself  ,  it’s  all  for  good  reason  :  the  plan  .  but  boredom  is  soon  interrupted  as  gaze  follows  fiery  red  hair  as  it  descends  the  stairs  next  to  him  ,  and  he  can’t  help  the  way  eyes  follow  her  ,  nor  the  way  he  pushes  up  from  the  stairs  to  catch  up  to  her  .  this  is  just  what  he  needed  .     ‘  hey  .   ’     the  word  comes  out  quicker  than  he  would  have  liked  .     ‘  new  girl  ------  it’s  cheryl  ,  right  ?   ’ 

i’m kinda bummed i couldn’t find a picture with both of our muses on but ...    i also don’t think it’s that important because i think this one ,   two statues clinging onto each other for dear life ,   is a pretty well representation of just how important you are to me .   you are the literal definition of a life saver ,   of a friend who got your back when your whole world turns on you .   and that’s what it felt like for me last summer .   you know our story so there’s no reason to retell it here ,   but i cannot state enough just how much your act of kindness and the fact alone that you reached out to me  — even after how horrible i treated you —  means to me .

you picked me up when literally a whole fandom turned their pack on me and left me in the gutter .   you helped me put the pieces back together and re-find my love for writing and rp’ing here on tumblr .   i was a literal mess ,   disassociating a lot when my focus was needed in real life  ( and even my co-workers could feel that ) ,   but because of you i got back up on my feet and i moved on .   i have grown and i have learned so much because you were there for me through all of it .   not only did everything change for me for the better online ,   but also in real life ,   and everyone around me who worked with me last summer can testify to that .

you continue to inspire me with your being and with everything you do .   there is no denying that i owe you everything and that i would not be here had it not been for you .   life might suck sometimes ,   but i know now i can make it through everything because i have you ,   not only as an inspiring person in my life ,   but also because i can call you my friend .