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OOF ANON. Anon. You’re speakin’my language, now!

They had gone missing. No one knew where they were, but theywere gone and it was driving Sal mad.They had just hung out literally two weeks ago! And then, the day after, theyjust… Vanished. Gone, without a trace. It wasn’t right. It made his skin crawl,made his heart beat erratically. Something had happened, and no one knewanything.

Which was how he ended up back in the basement of Addison Apartmentswith Larry. They’d split up, Larry going left, Sal going right. The last timehe’d been down here had been for Ashley. It had given him the creeps back then,but now? It was as if the creep factor had been amped up to 100. His hands shookas he crept through the maze, his breath coming faster as the minutes passed.

He’d never been afraid of the dark until coming down here.

Footsteps. Too light to be Larry. Was it them? Was itsomeone else?

He didn’t know. Wasn’t sure if he wanted to know.

“Hello?” He called out hesitantly, ears straining as hewaited for a response with baited breath.

And a response he got, in the form of being body slammedinto the fuckin’ ground.

His breath left him in a surprised whoosh, his skull cracking against the stones. His ears rang, hisvision swam, but he could have recognized that face from anywhere. “[Y/N], whatthe fuck?!” He exclaimed, confusion evident as he stared up at them.

At the knife in their hands.

At the knife that was plunging down towards oh, shit, oh,fuck!

He bucked his hips, causing their balance to go askew enoughfor him to roll out from under them. “[Y/N]! It’s me! It’s Sal!”

“No!” They cried, shaking their head, tears filling theireyes. “No, no, no! No, you’re not him!” They charged at him, prompting for Salto break into a run.

“What do you mean, ‘I’m not him’? I’m Sal! Babe, it’s me!What the FUCK DON’T TRY TO STAB ME-” he dodged the blow, just barely, the knifeslicing through the shoulder of his sweater. He reached out, grabbing theirwrist, pressing down on the radial nerve hard enough to garner a gasp from themas numbness swept through their thumb and index fingers, the knife clatteringto the floor.

“You’re not him!”

“Stop saying that!”Sal shook his head, brows furrowed as he pulled them in, trapping their arms totheir sides with his own. “What the hellis going on?”

“Sal? Sal!” Larry’s voice echoed, panic in his tone. “Areyou okay?!”

“I’m fine!” Sal called back, even as they struggled in hisarms. “I found [Y/N}!”

“I’m on my way!”

He couldn’t wait for Larry. “What’s going on?”

“Let me GO!” They bellowed, and in a surprising show ofstrength, jerked them both to the side. Sal winced as he landed harshly on hisshoulder, almost certain it was out of place now. He tried to catch them, but hecouldn’t, their head hitting against a pillar as they went down.

Sal’s heart stopped. His face paled.

“No, no, no,” he murmured, crawling to them. Carefully, heturned their head, watching as their eyelids fluttered. “[Y/n]? Can you hearme?”

“Sal?” They mumbled, tongue thick as they tried to come backto. “Where…?”

“Explain later. We’re leaving.” Larry appeared at just theright moment, aiding Sal in carrying them out of the basement. They left AddisonApartments, going back to the house he was renting with Neil and Todd, who were,thankfully, out for the day.

Sitting on the couch in the living room, Sal listened asthey explained everything.

“And the next thing I know, I’m in this… Lab? Cell? I don’teven know. But I’m strapped down, andI can’t move, and Sal- Sal, I could hear screams.There were others down there. And then I just…” They shook their head, browsfurrowed. “I don’t remember anything until… You.”

Larry handed them a bag of frozen peas wrapped in a towelfor their head. “You don’t remember anything?” He asked, sitting on the arm ofthe couch.

“Nothing.”

Sal sighed, running a hand through his hair. “Well, shit.”

“Double shit.”

Shaking his head, he glanced towards them, relief surgingthrough him as they flashed him a small smile. He wrapped his arm around theirshoulders, pulling them close. “I’m just glad you’re okay. And I’m not swisscheese.”

A snort escaped them. “I’m glad you’re not swiss cheese,too.”

“Speaking of cheese, does anyone want cheese tots?” Larryinterrupted, prompting for Sal to let out a snort while his lover snickered. “What?I’m a growin’ boy!”

“You stopped growing in senior year.”

“I’m a growin’ boy,Sally!”

Rolling his eyes, he leaned his head against their’s. “Let’sgo get food for the starving man before he withers away into dust.”

Depsite how the mood had lifted, he didn’t let them out ofhis sight. He kept a hand on them at all times, until they returned to thehouse. And even then, he lingered, worried. If the cult was going after him, what did that mean for his friends?They had used his partner against him…

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I’m gonna be honest, happy endings are NOT my forte but I’lldo my best, anon!

“Something’s goin’ on with [y/n].” Sal spoke up, causingAshley to tilt her head.

“Explain?” She asked, taking a sip of her coffee. Theircoffee dates were a regular occurrence; a chance for them to catch up. Aftergraduation, they hadn’t been able to see each other on an every day basis, socoffee dates began happening. However, with Ashley getting ready to leave forcollege, they’d be ending.

“I dunno,” Sal shrugged, slumping down in his seat. “I mean,she’s been more… Distant lately? Like, I did something wrong, but I can’t figureout what I’ve done for the life of me.” He paused, sipping on his iced coffee;more caramel than coffee flavor. “I haven’t missed her birthday, or ouranniversary. I haven’t said anything? I dunno…”

Ashley hummed, leaning back in her chair. “Try talking withher? A woman’s mind is a mystery, after all. I don’t even understand my ownmind sometimes!”

“I’ve tried… I dunno. She’s coming over tonight since Toddand Neil are having a date night out… I’ll try talking to her then.”

“Good luck, my dude.” Ashley gave a bright smile as shereached out, patting his hand twice. “She’s a sweet girl. Don’t fuck it up.”

“Thanks for the confidence boost, Smash.”

“No problemo!”

That night, Sal waited anxiously for her arrival. He evenwent the extra mile, dressing up (or, at least, attempting- the black sweaterwas new and soft, and the jeans didn’t have holes in them!). He cooked a simplepasta dinner for the two of them and picked up roses for her.

… That wasn’t too much, was it? Oh, shit, what if it was?Oh, fuck. Oh, no.

Too late to go back. The sound of the front door opening hadhim turning, eyes widening. She was here!

“[Y/n]!” He called softly in greeting, a smile curling gnarledlips as he approached. But the sight of her expression had him stalling, browfurrowing. “What’s wrong? Did something happen? Are you okay?” Thoughts of whatcould had occurred before her arrival swam through his head, making his heartbeat faster. Shit. Had something happened to one of her family members?

“Sal, we… Should talk.” She dodged his questions, tucking astrand of hair behind her ear.

Talk.

A ball of iron formed in his stomach.

“Okay…” He drawled slowly, stepping closer almost hesitantly.“What’s going on, [Y/N]?”

She took in a breath, and oh, no- those were tears in hereyes. Oh, no. “Sal, be honest,” she began, bottom lip trembling as she tried tocontrol herself. “Are you… Are you cheating on me?”

Cheating.

What?

“Am I doing what now?” He asked, blinking in delayed surprise.She thought he was cheating on her?Why would she- what gave her- what?

“I just- I need to know. Okay? You know everything about me,and what happened. I need to know.”

Sal shook his head, stepping closer to her, pausing when sheflinched. “[Y/N], babe, please. I’m not… I’m not cheating on you. What gave youthe idea? I would never cheat on you.I- I love you. You know this.” It broke his heart, seeing tears spill over hercheeks, watching her shoulders jerk. But he didn’t approach, not until she gavehim the a-okay.

“I just- it’s just- you go out with Ashley so much, I just…I know it’s stupid, but I thought that, you know, you used to like her so maybesome of those feelings lingered and I don’t know, this was stupid, I’m sostupid-”

Sal cut her off, shaking his head as he placed gentle,scarred hands upon her face, thumbs wiping away tears. “Oh, [Y/N]…” Hemurmured, feeling horrible for not realizing what was happening. “I’m so sorry,babe, I didn’t realize that this was going through your head.” He leanedforward, pressing a gentle kiss to their forehead. “I’m so sorry- you shouldhave told me. I didn’t realize that my hanging out with Ash so much botheredyou.”

She sniffled, hiccupped, before rubbing at her eyes. “I’msorry-”

“No, no. Don’t apologize. You didn’t do anything wrong. Shit,[Y/N], I should have realized… I’m sorry, babe. I really am. Ashley is just afriend, I promise. She’s-… More into girls, anyway.”

“… Wow.”

A snort escaped her, before she let out a soft laugh, Saljoining in. She pressed their foreheads together as they laughed, the tensionbeginning to ease from them.

“C’mon,” Sal murmured, pressing a kiss to the tip of hernose. “Let’s eat?”

“Yeah, Sal?”

“Yeah?”

“Love you.”