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❝Of all the races I've started, loving him is the one I never want to finish.❞
In this re-imagination of my most popular story, Arielle Hawthorne is an illegal street racer, just like Zayn Malik. Zayn's egotistical, flirty, and a major p...
"How does it feel to be like Icarus? To taste the clouds? To reach for the sun? To fall as your wings melt down your back, across your skin? How does it feel to be like Icarus? To fall?" — Midara
A/N:
so, I think the title is fairly self-explanatory, however, what do you think the plan is? you'll quickly see why this needed to be a double update! :)
this entire chapter is written as a throwback! the time periods are explicitly stated so hopefully there's no confusion, but if there is, lmk and I'll do my best to clear it up!
as always, i BEG for comments!!!
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Four Days After the Events of 82 — The One With A Revelation
A burner phone. A late night phone call. An overzealous disguise. A car ride to a remote location. A cab called from said burner phone. It took a lot to get here, but as I adjust the turtleneck I'm wearing to cover my neck tattoos, I reassure myself that it's necessary.
A little girl with brown curls and the bluest of eyes runs past me, her mother frantically chasing after her wild child. Paranoid, I fix my sunglasses on the bridge of my nose, ensuring my beanie is still concealing my blue locks. I breathe a sigh of relief when both of them fly past me without a second glance.
Eventually, I see Hayes on the horizon of the park, approaching me in jogging gear. He follows the path, as if he's any other guy that's out for his morning jog. The closer he comes, the more nervous I get, until he's right in front of me and I have the urge to vomit. Suspiciously, I glance around us, ensuring that we're not being watched.
