#ofeggcs

@ofeggcs asked; ‘I ain’t proud of all the punches that I’ve thrown, in the name of someone I no longer know.’ 

@ofeggcs whispered: i need you.

┊ ┊ ┊ ┊ ♥︎ . *. ⋆ FOR A MOMENT, he considered getting up and returning to the couch downstairs , joining his sisters in watching a new sci-fi movie that nancy had bought at the video store. however , there was a note of TENTATIVENESS in el's voice , almost of fear , when the three words were breathed out in no more than a whisper. in that moment , he remembered some wise words of his mother , that sometimes in life you'd have to face making choices that meant an outcome of self-preservation or the preservation of your relationships with other people.

his whole life mike tried to be accommodating , to make the latter result occur AS MANY TIMES AS POSSIBLE over the former. in fact , his entire friendship with el was fostered in the choice he made as a twelve-year-old to help her. sure , learning about who she was may have meant risking the preservation of his current connections , but through it all , he fostered a new one , one that he wouldn't trade for ANYTHING.

his sisters could wait. his own selfish desire to watch a stupid movie could wait. el was much more important.

he took a seat next to her on his bed , reaching a COMFORTING HAND out to place on her thigh. ❝ hey , i'm not going anywhere. i'll stay for as long as you need me to , okay ... ? ❞

“ Is  that  redbull?  Uh  you  probably  shouldn’t  drink  that,  terrible  stuff.  Plus  it  tastes  awful,  I  only  drink  it  if  I  don’t   wanna  sleep. ”

“ The  upside  what? ”  That  was  new,  Tony  had  been  starting  to  think  he’d  heard  it  all  but  that  obviously  wasn’t  the  case.  “ What  is  the  upside  down?  Because  this  is  not  it.”  His  eyes  roamed  over  the  young  girl  in  front  of  him  and  he  took  a  small  step  back.  “ Are  you  okay,  kiddo?  You  don’t  look  so  good. ”