Who: Seth and Starters Within Where: Around Wonderland When: June Rating: Updated as needed Summary: Working out feelings, and maybe a date at some point. Ping me if you want a starter The Story:
"Like I said, I have others I could turn to and I know how to kill him," he points out, shrugging. "And he won't risk coming over here unless she's with him, because otherwise he's leaving me over there with her. Which," he says, holding up a hand. "Is not anything I have any interest in except to ensure he doesn't use me to cross and get to you. At least the bastard wasn't shaven before, though we have to watch that. In case."
Seth may believe most of them are good and decent, but not his. He has no more faith in his mirror than he does in any culebra that isn't Richie. And most days he's not even sure about that entirely. Missing him and at the point they were when he came to Wonderland trusting him? Not the same thing.
He makes a face at her. "Smart ass," he mutters, even if he can't and won't argue that about this Chloe. "And you're right, we don't have a choice." He wasn't dying here, but if it meant his life or hers, he wasn't letting her die again.
She is about to say that now that he's sober it will be easier to tell the two of them apart, but she manages to bite it back. Chloe is actually really proud of how much he's cleaned himself up; she seen him struggle through a near backslide with his addictions, and while they were dating, she didn't make enough of an effort to get him to stop drinking.
Partially because she was doing it a lot herself, but that wasn't his fault.
They are both in a better place now, though, and she would rather encourage him that dwell on anything that can't change or help.
"It'll be fine," she says instead, although she's not entirely sure she believes it. "We'll be fine."
He sighs, wishing he could agree with her but he doesn't want to argue with her either. He wants it to be true, and right. Instead he leans in and kisses her cheek if she lets him.
"You and I major in fine. We can handle anything."
And he believes that. Or, at least, he wants to believe it.
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Seth may believe most of them are good and decent, but not his. He has no more faith in his mirror than he does in any culebra that isn't Richie. And most days he's not even sure about that entirely. Missing him and at the point they were when he came to Wonderland trusting him? Not the same thing.
He makes a face at her. "Smart ass," he mutters, even if he can't and won't argue that about this Chloe. "And you're right, we don't have a choice." He wasn't dying here, but if it meant his life or hers, he wasn't letting her die again.
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Partially because she was doing it a lot herself, but that wasn't his fault.
They are both in a better place now, though, and she would rather encourage him that dwell on anything that can't change or help.
"It'll be fine," she says instead, although she's not entirely sure she believes it. "We'll be fine."
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"You and I major in fine. We can handle anything."
And he believes that. Or, at least, he wants to believe it.
[Wrap there heading into the new ac period?]