Family

They're Here

31 Mar, 1999

Life had been good for the last fourteen years. Robert almost forgot the life he used to have, before he got sent to 1985. Teddy was good, and his family was kind. Jurgen was going places, Robert could tell. He was bound for a life of happiness. Robert walked outside of the club, to take out the trash, and noticed a little boy shivering in the cold.

He saw Andre, and adopted him as soon as he could. He enrolled the boy in school, where he soon met Bunny. And so Andre accepted Robert as his father.

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13 Feb, 2022

James

We arrived home and I walked to my room solemnly. Pandrax and Renata gave Felucca the tour, and every moment I worried more and more about Paula. Why the fuck did I let her go? She did all of that shit for me on the Night of Judgement, and I just let her go. I just - I just let her go... I'm such a piece of shit.

And then I saw him. Felucca came into my room, and he helped me. He made me feel better. And when I stopped crying, we slept together in the same room. He slept in Paula's spot, and it was actually nice to have someone to talk to that was my age and who could understand me for - me. Not as a son, but as a friend. The last person I felt this with was - was Liam. And now that ship has sailed...

14 Feb, 2022

My eyes opened suddenly, and I turned my head slightly to see Renata looking at Felucca with a confused expression. She noticed I was awake and walked off, and I rolled my eyes. She really just came in here, woke me up, stared at Felucca, and walked off. Jesus, no he's not in his room, but so what? What, does she think we fucked? Get off it, you twat. As if you and Pandrax didn't bloody fuck last night, huh bitch?

I mean, not that we did. We just - talked. Until we talked ourselves to sleep and got whisked away into our dreams. This - this is what I want. This is what I wanted with Liam. But - I can't have it with Felucca, can I? I haven't had that development with him - we don't have that bond. Or do we? Maybe - since I've known him for as long as I've known Liam - it can be sort of - fast tracked?

No! What am I thinking, am I insane?

Oh, yes I am. This - this is what I wanted. What I've always wanted. And I'm going to take it by the horns.

I coldly placed the lipstick in my pocket, and approached him. "Hey, you wanna hang out today?" I asked. "Like I get that it's Valentine's Day and everything, but I mean just as a friend. I thought it could be fun now that we're, you know, on the same side and shit."

"Yeah, sure," he replied. And so we went outside, into the thick sun and bustling winds, and talked. A few hours passed, and things were going great. He was responding to all of my flirting in the way I wanted him to, but what if it was too subtle? I needed a big finale - something I could leave him to ponder over. That's why I brought the lipstick, after all.

That was when I got a message from Liam, and my heart sank.

'Hey. i know its been a while.. if u wood be ok w it, do u wanna meet up? U can be my valentines lol'

Who the fuck does he think he is? On Valentine's Day doesn't he think I'd fucking have plans already? Does he really think I'm that obsessed over him? How fucking egotistical is that? Felucca is better than him anyway, isn't he? I didn't reply, and instead just kept talking. After about another ten minutes, however, Felucca began to seem somewhat uncomfortable.

"I have to go," he breathed. Well, shit. What was it? What did I do? I nodded, and tried to seem understanding. He turned around and texted someone, and I knew this was my chance. I hurriedly put my lipstick on, and when Felucca turned to say bye I gave him a kiss on the cheek. When he sees me, he'll want me, right? He's going to love me, right? He - he's not going to hate me like Liam does?