marceline fumbled with her phone. with steady fingers, she dialed finn's number.
"heeelllooo?" he said as he picked up.
"hey." she responded. "can you guys come over?"
"sure! be there soon." he said as he hung up. marceline lay down on her bed. the only thing on her mind was bubblegum. her soft skin. her beautiful hair. her perfect smile. tears gently streamed down her cheeks. she got up, turning on her radio. finn and jake couldn't come soon enough. eventually, she was pulled out of her classic rock and bubblegum trance by a hard knock on the door. she flipped her hair as she walked downstairs to open the door.
"hey." she said as finn and jake came prancing in.
"what up?" jake said.
"just... i needed a distraction."
"from what?" finn asked. before marceline could respond, she began to sob, the memories of her and bubblegum flooding her mind. she collapsed onto the floor in tears. finn and jake stood for a minute dumbfounded, but eventually came to her aid. they gently wrapped their arms around her. finn glanced at jake, as if to ask him if he knew what was happening.
"what's wrong?" jake asked. through her tears, marceline choked out bubblegum's name. in soft confusion, finn and jake comforted her, gently patting her back and hugging her until she fell into a deep sleep of sadness.
