#✦ ↬ iconklin ft conradfisher

[fadingmadness]

belly hated this place. it reminded her of cousins, but while cousins had happy memories--for the most part--this place felt like it was practically suffocating. she wondered if the people she met remembered anyone, like she did. or if this place was all just a mess. "i wanted it to be cousins when i woke up." she admitted. belly didn't know if that was a good thing or a bad thing to say out loud to conrad. they both had so much history at cousins beach. "and when it wasn't, i didn't know where to begin. and then it just felt off." she shook her head at the though of it all. because everything about mystic felt off.

conrad   raised   his   eyebrows   for   a   brief   moment,   curious   to   hear   how   she   would   describe   this   place.   he   didn’t   trust   it,   didn’t   trust   a   single   person   he   came   into   contact   with   in   mystic   so   far.   besides   belly,   of   course.   as   much   as   he   wouldn’t   admit   it,   the   male   was   relieved   beyond   words   that   she   remembered   him.   “   a   fresh   start   is   just   what   we   need.   “   he   agreed   with   a   nod,   offering   her   a   small   smile   as   some   sort   of   peace   offering.   “   although   this   place   kind   of   sucks,   doesn’t   it   ?   “   maybe   another   small   attempt   at   breaking   the   ice.

[fadingmadness]

there was a time in her life where belly had pictured conrad beside her in a way she pictured no one else. so much had happened since then, though. belly had changed, she had grown up. but that didn't mean she had stopped wanting that. "plus, we're in a..." she shrugged her shoulders, she had no idea what to call the place where they were. it still reminded her so much of cousins, but it wasn't the beach she loved so much. "it's perfect for a fresh start for us, right?"

he   let   out   a   breath   he   didn’t   even   know   he   was   holding,   feeling   nothing   but   relief   to   hear   that   belly   missed   him   too.   that   was   a   start,   right   ?   they   could   work   with   that.   conrad   needed   her   in   his   life,   whatever   the   capacity   was.   “   yeah,   i   think   so.   we   -   “   the   male   sighed,   running   his   hands   though   his   hair.   they’d   both   made   mistakes,   but   it   was   time   to   let   go   of   that   anger.   “   we   can   do   that.   i   want   to   do   that.   “

[fadingmadness]

she'd never known conrad to be scared -- except, well, maybe once or twice. hearing him say that out loud was unexpected. "i miss you too." she admitted quietly, feeling like it had been a long time coming to say that. "friends. we can start there. getting to know each other again would be good, right?"

“   i’m   scared   too,   belly.   “   conrad   was   quick   to   admit.   there   had   been   a   lot   of   hurt   on   both   ends   here,   but   he’d   rather   have   belly   in   his   life   and   forget   about   the   past.   “   but   i   miss   my   friend.   okay   ?   can   we   at   least   start   there   ?”

[fadingmadness]

“i want to believe what you’re saying, conrad.” and she really did, but there were fears she had, locked deep inside from everything else. “but i’m just scared.”

𓂅 ☾ ⇾ closed starter ; conrad for belly. @fadingmadness

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