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bonus-bitch · 4 years ago

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Glenda & Seth Aesthetic

Long drabble // backstory for verse 2 & 3 under the cut !!!

TW: ( Non-explicit ) Domestic Abuse

“ When were you going to tell me you were moving back to Maine ? “

Glenda’s voice was hoarse & if he’d been able to glimpse her through the darkness, he would have seen the red puffy splotches under her eyes. She rolled away from him & forcefully willed herself to get out of the bed and begin her morning routine. Judging from the grumbling, he was just waking up & processing her question. She stayed unnaturally silent the whole time she sorted through her dresser for a suitable blouse.

( Part of her hoped he’d turned down the job offer, even though she’d read the confirmation email with her own eyes. Another part of her wanted to stab him 15 times in the chest for withholding this information from her. That was the option she was leaning dangerously towards before he had spoken. )

“ It wasn’t a sure thing a week ago & I didn’t want to stress you out more than you already were, Glenda. There was nothing malicious about it - I swear. “

That wasn’t satisfactory and she proved this by slamming the drawer so hard, the corner of the drawer cracked a little. Seth flinched & swung his legs out of bed, feet barely touching the floor before he was closing the space between them.

Before he could even put his hands on her shoulders, Glenda was pushing through him to the closet. Wordlessly & with great emotion she flung the door open and began rummaging for a decent pair of jeans. She had to be on set in the next hour & it would take at least an hour and fifteen minutes to get from her apartment to the studio.

�� You know ... I found a nice house to close on when I get back to the East coast. One you’d like - it has three sun rooms, 2 garages with electric - ( I think one of them is a shed of sorts now ) - a huge finished attic & it would be perfect for - - - “

Glenda whirled on her heels, nose to nose with Seth. Green eyes had grown dark with unspoken animosity, even as her heart broke and stomach sank. He was trying to force her hand in the matter ... make her a proper house wife. She wasn’t aware of her hands on his throat, or how hard the pressure was from her finger tips digging into his esophagus.

“ Perfect for what, exactly ? “

Glenda was taken off guard as Seth swirled under arm, his elbow smashing her in chest and rendering her breathless. She cried out a little as he pinned her arms behind her back roughly. To an outsider this was clear cut abuse, but - in truth, it was the only way to force Glenda’s temper to cool down.

Now that she was defenseless, it didn’t matter how much she jerked and cursed under her breath - the de-escalation had worked and after about 10 minutes of silent thrashing, Glenda went still. Her head hung in frustration, brassy curls wavering as she tried to take steady breaths.

“ What about your ‘ project’, huh ? I thought that’s what you liked about the city, all the nameless nobodies that won’t be missed when you need to satisfy your clientele ?? You can’t do that shit in a small town - not without getting noticed, anyway. You don’t want to throw that away, right ?? All your hard work - - - that would be a damn shame & you know it! “

Seth’s hands relinquish their hold on her wrists and he sinks down beside her. Glenda drew her knees to her chin and tried to slow her heart rate. She wouldn’t give him the satisfaction of seeing her this stressed.

“ I’ll manage. It’s not my primary source of business anyway. We’d still have a plushy life you know. I mean, - “

She tried one more time, afraid that Seth would only confirm what she had been fearing for so long:

“ What about my career ?? I’m locked into a contract with several major film production studios. I can’t just pick up move across the country & abandon that - I don’t want to rely on you to give me the things I want, you know, I like being independent, right ? “

His fingers ran soothing circles over the back of her neck and she could hear him sigh. A very alarmed part her mind had already grasped that this was the beginning of the end - but she hoped they could prolong the inevitable.

Even a few minutes would do ...

“ You could fly out when they need you, or fly back to the house when you have a break in your schedule until your contracts are up. Let’s face it, you’re getting to old for stunt work. You know yourself that you’ve been hospitalized more than normal even for your occupation. I’m constantly worried about you ! It’s time to start relaxing, you know ?? Consider all the possibilities ... “

She scoffed, offended by his assessment:

“ I’m 30 ! “

His hand dropped from her neck & out of the corner of her eye, Glenda saw Seth run his fingers through his hair a nervous tick from his youth.

“ ... You’ve been hospitalized over 300 times & at least a third of those were serious. You can’t really believe this is sustainable. You can retire in grace in 25 more years & I’m worried you won’t last that long at this rate. “

Glenda’s jaw clenched and she finally brought herself to look him in the eyes:

“ You want me to move across the country, away from my family to be some goddamned Holly Homemaker & I fucking won’t. That’s not who I am & you knew that when we got married. I don’t want to have a kid - I’m not going through more heartbreak. FUCK THAT. “

She was resolute on this fact & even as her heart continued to break & the full force of reality sank in Glenda pulled herself from the floor & yanked her jeans on. It was a done deal then wasn’t it ??

“ So that’s what this is about ?! Five years ago that’s all you wanted - you wanted a way out of Hollywood - you wanted this exact opportunity. Anyway, I don’t understand what’s so awful about the idea having a baby with me ?! I know things have been ... difficult ... between us at times ... but, I want to make it work. I’m trying to make it work. “

She ignored him blissfully as she tugged her shoes on.

“ We should cut our losses. We’ve wasted 12 years already. “

He was silent, clearly stunned by her revelation, it didn’t take long for the anger to win out. Seth had mastered the art of a cold rage & while Glenda could feel it chilling her to the core - she continued to get ready for the day as if nothing were happening.

“ So that’s it, huh ?? You kept this whole marriage hidden from your family & the public while I was out doting on it to mine & then - you string me along for sick kicks ... that’s not fucking fair & you know it !! “

Glenda could hear it in Seth’s tone, he was close to tears too - - - but as much as she longed to make things right and come clean - she knew she couldn’t back down. Her pride wouldn’t let her.

“We’ll get an annulment. “

“ On what grounds ?! “

“ A misunderstanding. “

The silence that cascaded down between them felt so oppressive Glenda almost choked, but instead she shrugged her shoulders as she reached for her purse and car keys.

“ I want you & your shit gone by 1 o’clock when I get back. I’ll have the paperwork emailed to you in regards to the separation. Goodbye, Mr. Trimble - I wish you the best. “

The words came out so smoothly & plainly that by the time she had left him sputtering in the doorway and made it to the curb outside she was convinced she was unaffected by the spiraling of her life’s decent into chaos.

She was almost convinced she was fine as she settled into the uber, but as the Escalade™ rounded the corner & she felt the first tear roll down her cheek & chin - she knew there would be more to follow in the coming minutes.

The breakdown in the back of a stranger’s care was cathartic after all she’d been through, but it did very little to help mend the holes that had been left in her heart from each experience.

She’d pull in together by the time she got to work.

She had to.

Glenda Tilly was the baddest bitch in Hollywood & she wouldn’t throw that image away for anything.

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