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by StayBreezyy

by StayBreezyy

<|> DEI DAYLESFORD <|>

"How dare you?" Avery furrows her eyebrows and scoffs as she pulls her ice cream away, "bubblegum is the best flavour,"
"I disagree," I reply nonchalantly, licking my superior flavour; mint choc chip. "Bubblegum is boring."
"So is mint!" Paige, my girlfriend, exclaims, laughing with that glint in her eye that makes my heart stop every time I see it. "They're both boring flavours." Although I don't want to admit it, she's right.

rolling my eyes, I glance at her seemingly favourite choice of all time; Biscoff and gingerbread. She's got an unfair advantage; it's warm during Christmas which means limited-time icecream flavours are available options, meaning she can try more flavours with compatible flavours.

Avery clears her throat and seems to be in a rush, "anyway," she starts, "I've got to go. Um.. you two have fun."
"Why so suddenly?" Paige asks. Avery says nothing in return, but gives her a look that I can't describe. It's almost as if she feels sorry for her. Their eyes are locked with each other's, and my girlfriend seems hesitant to let her leave.

I turn my back and continue walking along the footpath, and she catches up with me in about 10 seconds. As she looks at me, she smiles, but it's.. not a smile. It's a fake one, and I know that because her eyes are still wide and she doesn't look like she's in a very smiley mood anymore.

"You okay?" I query, expecting a 'yeah' or a 'I'm fine' per usual, but she proceeds to shake her head and say no.

shit.

A pit of dread is pooling in my stomach and it's almost as it I predict what's coming next.

"Um.. We need to break up."
"W-what?"
"I can't.. we can't.."
"Why?" I mutter. It almost comes out as a whisper, and I'm scared if I try to speak I'll just start to cry, but I repeat it anyway, and louder. "Why are you doing this?"
"It's not you. Trust me, it's not you. You've been amazing, and I'd really like to still be friends, but I can't date you. I'm sorry. Please forgive me." Her eyes start welling up with tears, but I stay stoic and refuse to let the floodgates open. A single sharp nod is all I can manage, before I throw my icecream cone in the bin and walk away.

I'm only a few minutes from home anyway, but it seems like miles away as I desperately scramble internally to try and swallow the lump in my throat.

thyme
hey
you busy?

basil
nope

thyme
can we talk?

basil
sure, you ok?

thyme
no
my girlfriend just fucking broke up with me

basil
oh shit
do you wanna talk about it?
or do I distract you
if you don't wanna talk it's fine, since I'm literally a stranger lol

thyme
I need a distraction
also you're not a stranger to me

basil
aight
uhh
gimme a sec

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thyme
82% match?? how 😭
tHe SoNg ThAt BrInGs YoU tOgEtHeR iS cOtToN cAnDy By YuNgBlUd
are we not gonna talk about how your name is basil
like am I that special that you use my nickname 🧍

basil
wtf is wrong with your ego
it's so inflated

(A/N OoOoOoO funky mini chapter because I'm on a 7-hour roadtrip ;-;)