#i am not a fanfic writer sorry if this is bland HHhh

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ok so what if ghoulcy moment inside an old decrepit theatre!?!

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shes in awe at the number of seats, the huge empty screen. theres a lot of dust, one or two skeletons hanging limp over the back seats.

if the world hadn't fallen... these seats would be full of people. families. couples. Lucy's hand reaches out to caress the back of a seat, worn red velvet beneath her fingers. well. most of them.

when she looks to the Ghoul, he just moves around like its nothing, looking for supplies.

"you really are from before... aren't you?"

she says, just loud enough for him to hear over the rummaging.

he doesnt look up, shifting to the next stash.

"well, how'd you figure that one out?" it took him a moment to reply, his tone condescending. always making it obvious that he wasnt prioritising her.

that this, everything, was still about finding her father. she doesn't know how to answer.

Lucy's silence makes him look up, but his eyes land on an old movie poster behind her.

most of it was covered in old blood, brown and black, stained by the new world like they were. one part remained unscathed, the face of a cowboy staring right back at him, lasso in hand.

the Ghoul's expression drops, he looked almost pained. but then he clenches his jaw, as if taking back his resolve. he wants to pull his gun out and shoot it.

Lucy looks at the poster, then, at the gloved hand now resting on his pistol.

"don't."

she speaks up, voice strained. like she knew.

somehow Lucy feels exposed when she steps out from behind the row of seats.

the Ghoul swallows his anger down like a nasty pill. a dry, choking feeling sitting in the back of his throat as he looks to Lucy. the concern in her face warmed him from his boots to his hat. you couldn't fake that, he thought, reluctantly taking his hand off the pistol.

i so badly want to see Lucy comforting Coop in s2

him letting his walls down around her because she wont mess him around

have seen a lot of ghoulcy where Cooper is the one to warm to her first, but i also love it the other way around. instead of being kind to him bc shes making a point - she just starts to shamelessly try to look after him.

remember how badly she wanted to get married :(

she is trained in so many skills and very clever.. what if she fixes the popcorn machine