#hexstrap

Bought the gf some battletech for us as a surprise.

She bought... something else for us as a surprise 👀

There's an old record spinning in the background, an almost distant hum; not quite from the next room but perhaps from the parlor beyond, given how faint it is. It's a tune she doesn't quite recognize which means this disc was probably found by Vi.

A soft pant.

Caitlyn's hands pause in their writing and almost instantly there's the quietest hint of a whine hastily gulped down the back of Vi's throat.

“Darling,” she says. “You know there's no shame in asking for what you want.”

my grandchildren have been ushered out of the room alongside my daughter, too saddened to bear the sight of my body laying weak in the hospital bed.

my sister and wife are at my bedside, listening to my labored breathing as the ventilator hums.

“take your time, it’s okay.” my wife says, her eyes sorrowful as she gently squeezes my hand. i haven’t said a word in days, and for all they know, these may be my last.

i swallow, my eyes opening as i look at her, my wife, beautiful and full of life as ever. her eyes well with tears as my voice croaks, and finally i speak.

“i—i have a hexstrap.”