Chasing Pavements ─ Tom Holland

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[ iMESSAGE between
TOM and HARRISON ]

BAT
thomas stanley holland
i'm calling this meeting
to order

BAT
HOW WAS YOUR DATE
ARE GUYS OFFICIAL NOW
AHSHJSJAJ I'M SO HAPPY
FOR YOU BOTH

SPIDER
well, it was okay

SPIDER
and no. we're not dating

BAT

SPIDER
i'm serious

BAT
is there something
wrong, mate?

SPIDER
no, there's nothing
wrong. i just i should've
known better that's all

BAT
oh god what happened?

SPIDER
she still loves luke

BAT
??? you're joking

SPIDER
i wish i was

SPIDER
i've told her the truth, but she says
she's not ready to start something
more than just a friendship
between us

BAT
but why did she agree
to go on a date with you
in the first place?

SPIDER
idk. . .pity maybe? i was
so desperate to get her –
for her to return my feelings
but even after nearly four
months i tried, it still doesn't
mean anything to her

BAT
well, give her time then
maybe it's still difficult
for her to start again

SPIDER
there's no point, haz
she won't change her
heart as easily as she
turns her palms
anytime soon

BAT
☹️☹️☹️
so, you want to give up?

SPIDER
half of me wants to

BAT
but?

SPIDER
i have promised sebastian
that i won't leave her and
i will make her happy as
long as i'm still breathing

SPIDER
i just can't let him down
now. . .not when i've just
gained his trust

BAT

BAT
time will heal the wound
in her heart, tom. you just
gotta believe it. ivory rejected
you not because she still loves luke,
she's just still scared and traumatized
with everything

SPIDER
is this even worth the wait?
i feel like an idiot, y'know
waiting for something that is
not going to happen

SPIDER
it's really hard to wait around
for something you know might
never happen, but it's harder to
give up when you know it's
everything you want

BAT
okay, did ivory say that the reason
she can't let something more than
a friendship happen between the
two of you is because she still
loves luke?

SPIDER
not directly, but i'm sure
it's because of that

BAT
see, you just jump into
conclusions that aren't
even true, tom

BAT
what if deep down she has
the same feelings, but she's
too afraid to acknowledge it?
what if it turns out she has
her own war with her heart
because she doesn't want it
to happen again? i won't lie
but if i were her, i would also
do the exact same thing.
tbh you can't blame ivory, tom
because only god and herself
know how much she relies on
her past relationship to work to
achieve absolute bliss. and
when she was almost there,
the one she thought was her
happy ending instead turned
his back on her

BAT
just think about how hurt
she is because of it, that kind of
pain can't possibly heal easily
you'll never know someone's
heart, tom. you can't rush
something you want to
last forever

BAT
no doesn't mean never
it just means not yet

SPIDER
oh my shit what have
you done to the real
harrison osterfield 😱

SPIDER
once again you got me
speechless right there

SPIDER
i hate it when you're right

BAT
told you, i'm your google

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