#A Promise to Keep

[renee-writer]

A Promise

Written for @flashfictionfridayofficial This is loosely based on my real life.

In memory of my mom and with love for my brother.

She meant to keep it, she really did. When the promise was made, it was easy. After all, she expected nothing to happen. The cancer was caught early, the prognosis, good.

“If something happens, you must take care of him.” She nodded automatically. Her mom ‘s hand tightened on hers, “I mean it.”

“Yes mom. I know. I promise. Nothing will happen though.”

Less than a year later, she is dead.

Not from cancer, but it's treatment. Her blood thick as the relentless vomiting caused the level of blood thinner in her body to drop, a stroke did the rest.

Now, her life is on hold as she struggles to cope with both the grief and the promise. Her brother,  just two years younger than her, but with a mental illness that makes a caregiver necessary. He is the promise.

“You will inherit your brother.” She had joked, long before the cancer was diagnosed, “ something to happen to me.”

Did she know? Have a premonition? Does it matter?

He is her responsibility. Can she keep her promise? 

She must. At least she must try. 

They weep together at her service and then struggle to work through the grief and the reality of their new life. 

She has grown children. He isn't a child but needs to be looked after. He will overeat, overspend, forget his meds. 

A weight, it seems, that she must beat. Until she gets sick herself. Many tests, a diagnosis made by exclusion. Fibromyalgia. 

“Don't worry. I will take care of you.” he says.

“No, that is my job. I promised mom that I would.”

“Me too. We have each other.”

She cries. It seems Mom had extracted promises from them both to see to the other. Promises they will both keep.

[lizluzz]

reblog to give more people the chance for one last boop!

[purplecatghostposts]

Chat Noir: Hey, my lady? Quick question: why was Argos multitasking during patrol and trying to solve a cryptex? He said he got it from you.

Ladybug, casually: Oh, it’s from my latest treasure hunt I made for him.

Chat Noir: …You give him treasure hunts? Why?

Ladybug: I still don’t totally trust him not to pull another ‘Red Moon’ incident so I figured if I give him enrichment, he’s gonna be spending his time solving puzzles and figuring out clues that take him all over the city instead of potentially becoming a supervillain again.

Chat Noir, who watched Félix spend several hours to solving riddles last night: …Huh. Does he know..?

Ladybug: 90% sure, yes. I don’t think he cares that much, he’s pretty invested in it and I’m great at creating complex systems with clues to follow so— it works out. Plus usually there is something to find at the end of the trail. Usually Kagami.

[evgar]

guess who's back in her wenclair era

[cronchy-baguette]

I promise

[hinamie]

sry i have chronic only draws megumi disorder the doctor said it's terminal :/

[rogueshadeaux]

“I hate the script, the vault dwellers sound so cheesy—“ my Brother in Steel you realize that’s the point, right? They were bred to act like the physical embodiment of an HR e-mail. Did you not catch the memo that Vault-Tec put out regarding their experiment facilities?

[paper-lilypie]

pay attention, idiot

Bonus:

recruitment! (sad attempt at flirting)

[wishfulsketching]

This is what the dynamic was like

[ane-doodles]

Happy Halloween!

*Mashes two cool things together* cosplay time!!

Bonus: Narinder chikito

[nanmeo]

costume party!

[pixlokita]

(｀ω´)👌

[akanemnon]

It could get worse and it DID get worse

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[pastabaguette]

humanstuck…

i keep drawing them

[chaikachi]

four cheers to the show that just can't be stopped! 💖🤍🖤💛