TW! ; mentions of death, grieving
13th february 2022
today marked the twenty two year passing of 'vincent's death', well, what his family and friends thought was his death. every year his mom and his two friends who were at the park with him that day would go down to the abandoned site of wonderworld. they'd go over to where the rollercoaster used to be, and would just sit and talk 'to him' for hours. not knowing he was hiding behind a tree listening to them, every year. this year was no different.
the time was coming up to 7:00pm, the sun had set, and vincent had set himself up, with lovely, behind a tree. a tree close enough to where his family and friends would sit so he could hear them, but far enough away so that they couldn't see him. "oh lovely! they're here!" vincent spoke, even with everything that had been going on recently, what with the inversion and helping lovely through the bloodlust, this was one thing that felt, normal.
lovely smiled up at vincent as they saw him peak around the tree, seeing his mom and two friends sit down on a tree stump, they sat there for a few minutes, no words leaving their mouths. "here you go my love, i miss you forever" his mom spoke as she placed down a small piece of paper, his friends doing the same thing. before standing up and walking away. this was different. why didn't they speak to him? he thought.
he sighed as he got up and walked over to where his mom and friends had placed down the pieces of paper.
vincent <3
vince x
he smiled at the sight of their handwriting, something he hadn't seen in years. "you wanna read them without me?" lovely asked, as they walked over to vincent and rested their hand onto his shoulder. vincent shook his head 'no'. and scooted over to allow lovely room to sit next to him. their head immediately resting on his shoulder as he unfolded the first piece of paper, and began to read.
Vincent,
It's your momma here. I honestly cannot believe it's been twenty two years without my little boy. You did me so proud, so so proud. even in your short years. you were my pride and joy, and still are. I wish that was me that day and not you, I forever wish it was me and not you. I miss seeing you on your school breaks, I miss you walking back in through the door, a massive grin on your face, and walking over to me and giving me the largest hug. I still have some hope you're still alive, since they never found your body. But, I know it's highly unlikely, I mean, you weren't invincible. Man I wish you were. I still cannot mentally fathom that I've had to survive this long without you. I cant wait to see you again one day, my beautiful boy. I miss you always and forever.
—— lots of love, momma.
tears rolled down Vincent's cheeks, as he placed the letter down onto the floor. he rested his head in hands as lovely rubbed his back. "you ok, my love?" lovely asked. resting their head on his back now. vincent nodded "y-yeah, man i love my mom" he smiled, leaning back up, turning to face lovely now. who was holding out the other note. "thank you" he chuckled, as he wiped his nose and began to read the other note.
Vin! ,
Hey dude! It's us! :) yep, still together, and if you were still here, you'd definitely still be third wheeling with us. Although, we did here you were hitting it off with someone in the line to the ride that night. That night that turned out to be the worst night of our lives. We miss you so much. So much. College wasn't right without you there. When we went back to college after the major shock of your passing, we went to our dorm, the one you shared with one of us, and seeing your bed there, still unmade from the morning we left for wonder world, was haunting. knowing you'd never be there, ever again. It's just as hard for us to wrap our heads around the face you're gone today as it was the day you passed. You were such an amazing friend. We hope you're resting easy buddy, we love you forever.
—— all of our love, your favourite couple <3
Vincent smiled, letting another tear fall. "it really has been forever, huh?" he spoke, to himself. lovely nodded, a small smile forming on their face as a tear rolled down their cheek. their left hand coming up to rest on Vincent's cheek, wiping his tears away with their thumb. "Jesus, they really love you, vin" lovely spoke. "I love them too, and holy shit do I miss them" he choked up.
"b-but without that night, without William finding and turning me that night, i-i, wouldn't never m-met you" lovely sucked in a harsh breath. "do you have any idea how much I love you?" lovely asked vincent, as they leaned in and rested their forehead against his. "you wanna show me?" he chuckled, moving on of his hands to rest on lovely's thigh. stroking it softly with his thumb.
lovely smiled, before leaning forward and connecting their lips to vincent's.
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