~46th Dance~

[donttelldaddy]

Strange time to finally come of age, wouldn't you agree?

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

I know it isn't. I-I didn't mean to imply that I ever thought otherwise.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

[ She sighs, wiping at her eyes. There isn't very much else that she can say - plenty that she would, if she were able to choose between anger, fear, sadness. Betrayal. There's not a bit of lucidity to her thoughts, so Lili keeps them to herself. ]

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

[ Damn, those tears. ]

I'm sorry I wasn't... [ "I never thought you would actually do it" ] enough to make it last.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

What do you mean you weren't enough?

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

How else could we have broken up? Before -- before all this.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

I don't remember. I'm sure I did something stupid.

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

[ A humorless laugh, slightly bitter. ]

So is this it?

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

[ Does she actually have to say it? ]

Is it?

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

...well it -- it was nice, while it lasted.

[ I guess... I guess it is. ]

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

[ So it is. Hope he doesn't mind one last hug. ]

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

[ Of course not. Matthew hugs her close, his face and throat burning. ]

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

[ Her fists bunch up in his shirt...she'll find it in her to let go, eventually. ]

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

[ Matt refuses to cry, but he can feel his resolve slowly crumble. He loses track of how long they stay stuck together like that before he finds his voice. ]

I should probably -- [ A crack. ] Probably maybe...

[ The penguin stuffed animal that has been in his hand this entire time is now most likely half crushed in his fist. ]

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

[ When she speaks, it's hardly a voice at all, but a breath. ]

...yeah.

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

[ He parts, takes a step back. Extends his gifts to her with his eyes carefully trained on the ground. ]

I'll - I'll see you around, I suppose, I. [ A breath, and he says one last thing before he turns to leave. ] I meant what I said to you -- the older me, the other day.

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[donttelldaddy.livejournal.com]

[ She takes them, albeit slowly, and very weakly. ]

I know you did.

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[invisicanuck.livejournal.com]

[ Matthew nods, yeah, and numbly walks out the hallway, edging into a run as soon as he turns the corner. ]