#lockwould

THE SUN IS RADIANT ON ITS ENDEAVOUR TOWARDS THE WEST—      she’s embedded in its wake and ready to transcend as it grows.      hear the trees and the birds,      like a melody of makeshift serendipity.      if you asked claire a year ago,      six months ago,      a week ago——she would have told you none of this was possible.      &.   not because she was pessimistic.      in fact,      she considers herself more of a realist than anything.      but,      rather,      because she would have done anything to protect her daughter.      ❝    i know you probably have big plans in that great big world now -    ❞      [   yeah,      so much for working on the whole not being cheesy,      claire   ]      ❝    but why don’t we take a little trip somewhere ?      just you and i.      we’ll be back before dinner...      that is,      if you’re not already full by then.    ❞      the best way to convince a teenager to spend time with their parents,      she’s learned,      is food.      /      ♡  ,   @lockwould​ .

❝   come here -   ❞      the space next to her on the couch is meant for her.      a breath expels itself from the plump of lips.      when this feel more like first nature?      i have only wanted to do right by you.      ❝   you know,   people used to think i was weird too.   a lot of people.   people i didn’t even know,   but they know who i was.   i mean,   i did have a dog named earhart.   after a very,   very inspiring woman so i stand by my decision.   ❞      this time,      reader,      her brows furrow in embarrassment of self.      she’s diverging.      rambling.      telltale is the sign that points to nervousness.      ❝   okay,   that’s not the point.   the point is,   weird is just another word for unique.   ❞      focus,      claire,      soothes the voice in her head.      ❝   do you want to know what else i learned from that time?   people suck.   ❞      somewhere owen is laughing at her.      ❝   and sucking is a whole lot worse than being weird.   ❞

L I S A A A A A A A A !     thank you so much bb, i adore you endlessly and i am always so excited when we plot. icb it’s been actual years since we first met and i appreciate you so much.     thank you for the bday wishes mlove x

brb screaming crying throwing up!!!   it’s only 10:30am and YOU’RE MAKING ME CRY LISA -   no,   but I’M the blessed one.   this is so sweet of you to say!   i love getting to explore maisie and claire with you in ways that fills in what we got on the screen while expanding upon the universe.   sharing a hive mind with you when it comes to this dynamic and even this franchise as a whole has been! so fun!   thank you endlessly for listening to all my claire rants.   i honestly feel like i’ve been able to flesh out so much of her character through our antics on discord and for that,   i’m really grateful because it’s allowed me to understand her so much more.   ilysm🤍   i appreciate your kind words

❝   i don’t think it’s as easy as being true or false,      mais -   ❞      her   lilt   is   soft,      gearing   melancholic.      this   weight   is   not   maisie’s   to   bear.      it’s   her   own   and   she   thinks   she   shoulders   it   well   enough.      the   last   thing   she   wants   is   for   the   world   to   unpack   her   burden   onto   maisie   and   snuff   the   light   with   her   darkness.      ❝   but,      i promise you:      there is nothing for you to worry about.      people talk.      that’s all.      the future is what’s important.   ❞      it’s   ironic,      isn’t   it?      having   the   advice   but   not   being   able   to   follow   it.

“    what    did    i    say    about    doomscrolling    before    breakfast    ?!    ”    her    voice    carries    through    the    house    as    she    wipes    down    the    counter    of    spilt    pancake    batter    and    grease    .    laughter    ,    shouting    and    too    many    kids    screeching    over    one    another    as    if    they    were    banshees    piercing    sidney’s    eardrums    .    “    mia    -    maddie    -    maura    -    you    -    @lockwould​​    ,    you    know    which    kid    i’m    calling    ,    come    here    please    .    ”    a    pause    ,    “    your    dad    is    taking    you    to    practice    today    and    then    we’re    leaving    for    your    tournament    .    do    you    have    everything    together    ?    cleats    ,    shin    guard    ,    soccer    ball    :    everything    ?    ”