Chapter 13 • An Urgent Deadline

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Ace: "This is bull shit! I'm cleaning and you're just sitting there eating popcorn!"

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Ace: "This is bull shit! I'm cleaning and you're just sitting there eating popcorn!"

Deuce: "Since Mr. Law doesn't wanna watch you I will."

His eyes drifted toward the pile of metal.

Deuce: "...What are you building?"

Y/n looked up.

Y/n turns to Deuce.

Y/n: "A rocket launcher!"

Y/n:

Deuce gasps

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Deuce gasps.

Deuce:

Y/n: "Ace

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Y/n: "Ace."

Ace sighed dramatically.

"What?"

Y/n: "Continue cleaning."

Another beat.

They turned toward Deuce.

Y/n: "Also... please use they/them for the foreseeable future."

Deuce blinked before nodding quickly.

Deuce: "R-right! Sorry."

Y/n: "Thank you."

Without another word, they returned to tightening a screw onto what absolutely looked like the front end of a functional rocket launcher.

Ace stared.

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