#hummingbrd.

"You are the smartest person I know !"

The words had slipped past his lips, the tone of his voice coloured by a smile and the chuckle which had previously escaped him. Now, it hadn't been thought through ; like most of what he'd say around her presence, it just HAPPENED to be said. However, he wouldn't eras it, not for the whole damn world. Because he meant it, just like everything he'd tell her, whether it'd be when they'd hang out in real, or over a phone call. While he had always been a honest person - lying was fine by his standards, but only when necessary - he'd never been as honest as he was with her. Somehow, she had eased a way to his heart and brain. Her small, pale hands held the key and for the first time ever, he wasn't afraid to let himself open up to someone who wasn't direct family. Well, he was pretty much ALONE, except for Ash, his grandmother and recently, the kind Faye, so it wouldn't make much of a difference. Though, for him, it did. Because she made him feel accepted. Better, she made him feel SEEN. Although, it wasn't just about what she could provide her, but what she was, generally speaking.

Fezco had seen all kind of batshit insanity. He had witnessed the worst of humanity, could it even be called that at this point. It seemed safe to state that Lexi was the purest, kindest soul in this world of brutes. She was almost too good to be true, and a huge part of him wished so desperately to protect her, and hold onto her, despite the lingering voice inside his head whispering him that he was not GOOD enough. That, if he wanted her to be safe, he shall let her go instead of clinging onto her. She was the one saving him, definitely not the only way around. But it had come to a point he NEEDED her, and honestly, it sucked. Maybe that was why he didn't, until now, have any friend. When you have friends, you always are risking their loss.