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sabortooths · 6 months ago
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“ sorry about her, ” trini breathes out the moment her mother's out of earshot, ignoring how warm her face feels, avoiding looking at @ptrodactyl as if that might help at all. “ she's not used to me having people over. ” already, she's dreading what june might say the moment kimberly's gone, if she'll approve of their friendship or if this is just going to be another disappointment in her eyes— either way, it won't change what trini thinks of kim, but she's not looking forward to hearing about it anyway. “ i didn't think she was going to be home. she was supposed to be at my brothers' soccer game. ”
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nomorepotatoes · 1 year ago
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Have some absolute nonsense as a writing warm up this afternoon:
“Good morning Milk Carton,” they asked putting the forks in the toaster oven to finish cooking Thanksgiving Eve lunch.
“You’re welcome” Milky Way stared up at Armageddon “If you love me eat potatoes?”
Armageddon stopped, ptrodactyled, “No capsaicin. I got house mortgage and Taylor Fast for you, is that not enough parmesan!”
Milky Way was nervous and serene, Pulling out a pink slip of tree they passed away. Armageddon jogged over and studied arboriculture. Armageddon’s square orbs widened. They rotated and punched the mafia in the larynx. Milk Man slithered over and went fishing on the unconscious figure’s west jacket pocket. Feeling another tree they pulled out the paper. This one was significantly the color ominous.
Opening it caused a scared face to happen for Milky way, so Armageddon quickly grabbed it and spoke the forested rectangle. “You will lose the Game”
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sabertiger-a · 5 years ago
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@ptrodactyl​: is something wrong?
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“  no.  ”  her response is immediate, instinctual, dishonest. she knows that, too, because why else would she have climbed through kimberly’s window at one in the morning? trini’s jaw sets, her hands clenching and unclenching nervously, looking anywhere but at her. with a sigh, she amends.   “  maybe.  ”  her face feels warm with embarrassment, but hopefully, it’s hard to tell in the moonlight. a part of her feels like maybe she shouldn’t have come here, like she should have just gone somewhere to be alone, like she’s done for years. but she ended up here instead.   “  i just... don’t want to be home.  ”   
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constantwar-archive · 5 years ago
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“   hawkeye’s throwing a party tomorrow night. we got invited.   ”     at first, it was just him, but he’d managed to talk the other into allowing four more —    even if he’s pretty sure trini would rather die than go to a football player’s party. it’s the first party he’s been invited to since the incident with the bull, and he’d be lying if he said a part of him didn’t miss that part of being popular.    “   he said ty and amanda shouldn’t be there.   ”   /    @ptrodactyl 
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sabertiger-a · 5 years ago
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@ptrodactyl​:  i’ve been fucking things up lately.
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“ i’ve been fucking things up my entire life, according to my mom. ”  her grumbled response comes almost automatically, because she doesn’t know what else to say —  but she does realize, moments after she says it, that it’s not the right thing. trini clears her throat in a wordless attempt to tell kim to ignore that, her brows knitting together as she raises her gaze to kim’s.   “ is something wrong? ”
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sabertiger-a · 5 years ago
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“don’t do that. don’t shut me out.” / kim
it’s not on purpose, though she’s not sure how much of a difference that makes, if it makes any at all. she’s always found it to be easier this way, cutting herself off from everyone when things started feeling like too much. because even if that means nobody’s able to make it feel better, they’re not able to make it worse, either—  rationally, she knows better than that when it comes to kimberly, that being around her is more likely to help, but it’s hard to unlearn old habits, apparently.
trini hesitates, because every fiber of her being is still telling her to leave, to be alone; it would be easier, because she’s not in the mood to talk, unsure if she even can given how she feels right now, but she doesn’t want kim to think she’s running from her, either. as always, her mom’s the real problem, though at this point, she feels like it would be repetitive of her to admit it. 
(she tries not to think about how kim, indirectly, is only a reminder of what she has to deal with at home, because june’s been pressing her about her love life, asking if she’s interested in any of her friends, because it’s about time trini finally started dating—  and she is interested. just not in the guys.)
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her eyes roll, largely because it feels like if she doesn’t respond with feigned annoyance, the anxiety she’s actually feeling might show itself, and even if she’s not trying to shut kim out, she’s not exactly keen on the idea of being that vulnerable right now, either. but she chooses not to leave, which she hopes is enough, for now. trini’s jaw feels as though it’s been wired shut, rendering her incapable of speech, so managing an explanation isn’t an option—  which is relieving, almost, because she doesn’t have one she’s willing to give. instead, she takes a seat on one of the ship’s steps, reaching for kimberly’s wrist, pulling her down with her. she knows it might not seem like much, just being with her, but she’s trying. she hopes kim knows that, too.
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sabertiger-a · 5 years ago
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“  if we both stick to the story, they can’t prove anything.  ”  it’s rare for trini to actually want to skip training, but between classes and training, she hasn’t had the chance to really be with kim, despite living with her. as much fun as it is to pummel jason and zack, she’d much rather skip, just so they could have a saturday to themselves for once.   “  we tell them your car broke down and i had to fix it.  ”  there’s a pretty good chance they’ll see right through it, but it’s still better than outright admitting the truth and having to hear teasing in return.  /   @ptrodactyl​
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sabertiger-a · 6 years ago
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even the familiarity of the mines isn’t enough to calm trini’s nerves,  though she’d never expected it to.    it just made the most sense to do it here,  the place where it all started.    she’s not normally the sentimental type,  but it seemed like something a character in one of kimberly’s stupid movies would have done —     seemed like something she would like.    her hands are shoved into the pocket of her hoodie entirely so kimberly won’t be able to see how much they’re trembling.    
she’s not sure how to begin,  even if she’d spent the last few nights laying awake,  thinking about it.     (all the sleepless nights she’d had within the last week over all this almost makes her miss being kept up by the nightmares instead —     at least she knew they weren’t real,  whereas she’s completely uncertain about this.)     she’d had words planned,  gone over it in her head countless times,  but now that she’s here,  she can’t remember any of it.    her knuckles graze the screen of her phone in her pocket,  feeling the crack she’d left when jason interrupted last week,  and that,  apparently,  is enough to prompt her to say something.      ‘     are we ever going to talk about it?     ’      her face flushes with regret,  because that’s definitely not how she wanted to go about it,  but she forces herself to press on.      ‘    the other night.    when we —       when i tried to kiss you.     ’     /      @ptrodactyl
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sabertiger-a · 5 years ago
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“  i don’t think i’ve mentioned it, but —   ”   she definitely hasn’t, because she prefers to avoid talking about billy’s death at all costs; she’s pretty sure she’s not alone in that, either.    “   that night, when billy...    — what you did. i don’t think anyone else would have been able to do that.   ”   actually taking initiative instead of freaking out, the way she, jason and zack had been. in the moment, trini was obviously too preoccupied with grief to actually consider what kimberly was doing, how strong it was, but now she’s able to look back on that night with a somewhat clearer head.     “   i just...   thought you should know.    ”     @ptrodactyl  
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sabertiger-a · 5 years ago
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“ is it weird i don’t miss my parents?  ”   she’s careful to exclude her brothers, because them, she does miss, even if it hasn’t been two weeks. there’s a part of her that feels guilty for including her father, because there’s a part of her that does miss him, but she’d missed him even when they were beneath the same roof. her mother, on the other hand, she could do without ever seeing again.   “  at all.  ”   /   @ptrodactyl​  
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sabertiger-a · 6 years ago
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‘    you’re not allowed to say anything.    ’     she feels stupid,  dressed up like this,  especially when she doesn’t really want to go to the dance at all —-    but she’s never been any good at saying no to kimberly,  even at the beginning,  so it’s no surprise she’s here now.    trini closes her eyes with a sigh,  pinching the bridge of her nose as she rounds the corner,  finally allowing kimberly to actually see her;    she doesn’t plan on opening her eyes any time soon,  either,  reluctant to see whatever look is on kimberly’s face.     ‘    zack bought the tie.    i’m wearing it out of pity.   ’     /      @ptrodactyl   
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sabertiger-a · 5 years ago
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“   i told my brothers about you.   or —   us.   ”   the use of the word us still feels too good to be true, even now, but right now, it’s not the most important. because telling the twins about them meant that trini had to first tell them about her —    which was still hard, even after coming to terms with who she is, who she likes, even when knowing that they’d love her regardless.     “   actually, they guessed before i could tell them. so i guess we were that obvious.   ”    /    @ptrodactyl  
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constantwar-archive · 6 years ago
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‘     so,  trini’s been single for a few weeks now...     ’      he’s not even trying to be subtle at this point,  if the grin on his face and overly suggestive tone of voice is any indication.     ‘     are you ever going to say anything to her?      ’        /      @ptrodactyl 
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sabertiger-a · 6 years ago
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‘it’s okay. i couldn’t sleep anyway.’      @ptrodactyl
it’s rare that she actually asks kimberly to sleep with her,  often relying on the other to offer instead,  despite knowing fully well that most of the time,  she’s doing it for trini,  not for herself.       but some nights are worse than others.    some nights,  she’s so uncomfortable that she can’t stand waiting,  hoping that kimberly might notice her restlessness and make some excuse to share a bed.     she’s never made fun of trini for needing her,  and trini knows better than to believe she ever would,  but that doesn’t remove any of the shame anyway.
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it’s been years since everything with rita happened,  but she’s still haunted by the nightmares anyway,  still so deeply affected by them.       memories of waking up to rita in her bedroom,   rita announcing that trini had led them all to their deaths,  hearing the splash as billy’s body fell into the water.     sleeping beside kimberly doesn’t make any of it go away,  but it makes it better;     waking up next to her,  remembering that everything’s okay now.           ‘      sorry.     ’       most of her face is hidden in her pillow,  more so kimberly can’t see the embarrassment in her features than for actual comfort;       she’s never actually addressed the whole needing to sleep with her thing,  which explains the hesitance.        ‘     it’s probably annoying.      ’
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constantwar-archive · 6 years ago
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‘    i ran into my ex yesterday.    ’     /     @ptrodactyl
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sabertiger-a · 6 years ago
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‘      so what happens now?      ’      the excitement of actually winning the battle against rita has died down,  fear taking it’s place.    she can still remember rita laughing in her face,  telling her they’re not your friends     —       and then only hours later,    what you have...   it can’t last     —      and can’t help but worry that it’s all true.     that they are just rangers,  nothing beyond that.     if they stop talking,  pretend the others don’t exist until the next threat comes alone,  trini knows she can handle it;      she’s been alone her entire life,  so she’s certain she can easily adapt to being alone once again,  but she’s realized that she doesn’t want to.      ‘     do we just go back to how it was before?     ’     before,  when they all meant nothing to each other.     /       @ptrodactyl
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