Wyatt couldn’t sleep. He’d tried his best to play it cool with Brynn and failed spectacularly, the past week having been a rare highlight in his otherwise deplorable life.
But happiness was a foreign and elusive concept, one that caused uneasiness instead of contentment. It didn’t feel right, like he hadn’t earned it, like he didn’t deserve it. How could such a wonderful feeling create such a twisted knot in the pit of your stomach?
Usually, when Wyatt slept with a woman, he didn’t feel much of anything; he’d make himself scarce the next morning, or drive them away on purpose for his own entertainment-.. and yet, with his nose nestled in her hair as she slept, he realised he didn’t want Brynn to go home.
He actually enjoyed spending time with her. She wasn’t annoying or high-maintenance, boring or stupid, and she didn’t expect anything from him, nor he her. It was terrifyingly easy.
Wyatt had never been in love before; hadn’t even come close. Not once could he remember having loved anyone or anything, familial, platonic, nor romantic-.. not properly, anyway. Not without condition, doubt, or backlash; but for some inexplicable reason, Brynn had captivated him completely.
She was soft and compassionate yet rugged and unruly, so tenacious – albeit somewhat assumedly – that he couldn’t help but admire her. She was beautiful too, and Wyatt didn’t throw that word around lightly. Hot? Sure. Gorgeous, pretty, sexy? Sure. But never beautiful. That was reserved for more; someone unique, someone he didn’t want to let go, someone he didn’t want anyone else to touch…
No, he definitely didn’t want Brynn to leave at all.
But leaving she was, and Wyatt had no choice in the matter. If she wanted to stay, she would. If not, he could only hope that she’d return one day… He’d thought about asking her not to go, but he didn’t want to beg. His father had always instilled in him not to beg for anything in life, it was demeaning and pathetic.
He’d also said you ought to take what you want by force, but Wyatt was choosing to ignore that part. It wouldn’t feel the same unless she chose for herself.
Whether he wanted to admit it or not, Wyatt was a little worried. He’d tried to ask Brynn about her life back in San Myshuno more than a few times, but she clearly didn’t want to talk about it, expertly shrugging him off every time he broached the subject. He couldn’t tell if she was nervous, ashamed, or if she truly believed it wasn’t worth talking about.
She was so good at hiding certain things that it was damned near driving him insane, and despite their rapidly growing intimacy, he wasn’t much closer to figuring out what was going on.
He couldn’t exactly keep an eye on her either, not from here-.. besides, he’d told himself that following people probably wasn’t the best idea, even if he didn’t necessarily think it was a big deal.
Wyatt sighed deeply; his head pounding. Why had he let her get under his skin? Why didn’t she want to stay? What the hell did she have in San My that she wouldn’t have here? Who the fuck did Gael even think he was? The pathetic fuckwad. She clearly didn’t like the guy all that much, why would she rather leave with him?
Unless-.. what if Brynn meant more to Wyatt than he to her? He doubted she was that good an actor, but he’d found it rather difficult to think straight recently.
Sweating at the thought, Wyatt realised he might have to be a little more honest if he wanted some answers…
Shit.
Previous // Next
221 notes
·
View notes
#13 and/or #16 from the choose violence post 🩷
gives u a little kiss
13 - worst blorboficiation
tbh the first to come to mind were hitch & armin...hitch because everyone treats her like stupid bimbo when she's routinely shown to be really clever. and also because people love to say she's the "sunshine" in a "grumpy x sunshine" when she's seriously a massive fucking bitch LOL anyone who makes her a ray of sunshine and a sweetie pie is confusing her for mina carolina imo and a lot of shippers who like a hitch ship bc it's grumpy x sunshine don't even like that ship...they're looking for a mina ship lol. and armin bc everyone makes him an uwu soft boy when he's such a manipulative little asshole LOL that man is Evil...you can tell bc he's a male scorpio....
16 - you can't understand why so many people like this thing (characterization, trope, headcanon, etc)
tbh i don't get the point of mischaracterizing a character beyond something somewhat recognizable...like at a certain point you might as well just make an oc i feel like. also i can't get into enemies to lovers bc my stubborn taurus ass would NOT want to kiss someone who was tryna kill me, like, two seconds ago lmfao
5 notes
·
View notes
today i had two cute exchanges in a cab:
first talked to this lovely woman who was with her baby, when i asked what was her name she said it was aura <3 the way i had to try to be so normal with that information while my brain was going "OMG AS IN AURA MAYARI" she was such a cute baby, all giggly and smiley
then talked to an old woman who asked me about my nails and we proceeded to talk the whole trip, ending with her telling me all about her 9 year old grandson and how smart and how eloquent and how perfect he was and i just !! i love when people tell me how proud they are of their kids/grandkids, like please tell me all about their achievements i'm all ears!! she was the loveliest
anyways i love talking to random people and hearing about their lives <3
9 notes
·
View notes
ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ @methodwriter / starter call.
“I’M GOING TO TELL YOU a secret. something i’ve only told two other people. actually, one was my wife, && she already knew. the other is my housemate && he has certainly forgotten. basically what i’m saying is, this is a pretty exclusive story.” laszlo leans in, lowering his voice to a whisper. “i was jack the ripper.”
8 notes
·
View notes
@demonstigma liked
“i think making sense is optional. sometimes i just be talking and hope my sentences eventually find their way.” unfortunately for maya, 90% of people she encounters most days don't seem to agree with her on such a thought process.
2 notes
·
View notes
emp we’re besties now sorry i make the rules
“.... R-Really?! You really mean that!?” A mix of shock and delight makes voice raise quite a few octaves than normal before she catches herself (albeit a little too late), the archer straightening up and trying to hide her blush. “I mean. Of course, we are who wouldn’t want to be besties with the likes of me!! Haha.... You chose well!”
2 notes
·
View notes