Your eyes were wide, you knew it. You were smiling big, because even though this was probably a terrible idea, you wanted to get the fuck away.
"You barely know me, Laurel."
"Well, let's talk then. Tell me about yourself. Favorite color, favorite place, fa-"
"I don't mean like that. I just mean. Me. Everything about me."
"Can we ever know everything about anyone?"
Tord sighed. "Got a point there. I like...I like dogs. Dogs are nice, especially very soft ones. I like the colors navy, and red. Any shade of red, really."
You nodded. "Nice nice. I like dogs too. Little dogs are nice. My favorite color is-"
"-Blue?"
You both smile. "Hell yeah."
Tord nods. "You know what? Why the hell not. Let's...let's do this. Tord and Laurel, Laurel and Tord. Has a ring to it."
You jump up and down. "Come on, come on. My boss knows how fucking tired I am of this job. Hell, he'll probably let me take some shit for free." You realize you've sworn a lot, but you don't necessarily care. Might as well let Tord actually know how you operate.
Tord follows you back up to the store. You're running, he's fast walking to try and catch up to you and laughing a bit. You get through the doors, and before you know it, you're grabbing some stuff off the shelves. Your boss said it's fine, and hell, he said that he knew you wanted to leave. The lady behind the counter - you never bothered to learn her name, but she has a cool tattoo on her leg - wishes you farewell.
Bandaids, gauze, tampons. Soap and hand sanitizer. You grab some snacks and soda and water. You tell Tord to pick a hot food, and he grabs a turkey sandwich that's being kept in the counter-top warmer. You grab a grilled cheese. You also grab a thing of cheap beer ("Bonding time, Tord."), a pack of cigarettes, and a towel. Your arms are full of bags, and Tord helps you hold everything.
"Can we drive down to the motel? I have more stuff to grab from my room." Tord smiles and nods, helping you carry things to his beat-up car.
And you smile.
You are finally gonna be free.
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convenience stores and tile floors
Fanfiction"let me come with you." tord wants to drive. laurel wants to be free. fandom: eddsworld (not sticking to canon) pairing/characters: tord and laurel (platonic) technically, yes, this is an eddsworld fic. HOWEVER, it can be read with little to no kn...
