oooooo may i pleeaaaassseeee have a sampling of "why'd you have to go and make me like you" 👀
this is one of my shorter wips, it's only about 500 words but it keeps nagging at the back of my mind wanting to be finished, partially bc Rebecca's reaction after this bit (there is etymology babbling involved lol) makes me want to see where they end up.
“You absolute fucker,” Rebecca grumbles. “Are you trying to make me fall in love with you or does it just come naturally?” There’s what feels like an eternity but is actually only about five seconds of stunned silence while Ted gives her the kind of wide-eyed look he usually reserves for woodland creatures and the first butterfly of the season (it’s a long story). “I… shit-” she mumbles feelingly, realizing all at once that what was supposed to be an inside thought had been spoken aloud. “Uh… seein’ as I’m sure that was a slip of the tongue, did you… wanna walk that one back, boss?” And now it’s her turn to stare in disbelief, not because she’s gone and accidentally told him, but because he thinks it was just an errant turn of phrase, because he’s so convinced that he’s too much that his first thought is that someone admitting he’s loveable is a mistake.
