Ine of my favorite writers was godilovemyhusband, does anyone know where she went? I cant find her profile 🥺

Diane and Rick being across the street neighbors who have huge crushes on each other

They never end up confessing to each other because Rick feels like he has to “prove” himself to Diane before he can confess to each other (stemming from fear of rejection) so he wants to set out and really make something of himself

Diane never confesses because she has abandonment issues and everyone knows that genius Rick Sanchez isn’t going to stay in their dinky hometown, and she doesn’t believe that it’s better to have loved and lost than to have never loved, losing him after having him would devastate her

So Rick gets accepted into his dream college while Diane stays in their hometown, knowing she’s going to remember him for the rest of her life but not expecting him to ever return, just to one day get surprised when Rick returns, as was always his goal

That’s the basic outline I’ve been using for all scenarios, just tweaking it a bit based on my mood, but somehow it’s devolved into:

Rick coming back and finding out he never properly sealed away the lab in his house and some of his specimens have gotten out and it’s had far reaching consequences for the town

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