Eighty Days of Heartache

the forty-first day; [1]

THE FORTY—FIRST DAY;
» PART [1]

INCOMING CALL FROM FAWN

fawn? what's wrong? why are you calling me at— hell 3:00 am?!

i really shouldn't have called.

sweetness, you can call me anytime you want, i'm just surprised you called. is everything okay? is it your anxiety? your he—

i'm fine, i just... felt as if i needed to talk to you.

so what's up?

it's— it's about nero...

need me to beat up him?

what? no, he's my boyfriend, i'm happy with him, and don't need you to beat him up.

so what did he do?

he's not acting himself.

so you call me? you want me to be your agony aunt for your new boyfriend?

no, dipshit, i just... remember when we had dinner at apple jack's?

when? our first date? that time when you failed a test and needed cheering up? when we found out blake lost his virginity—

i meant last week, asshole. i don't need to be reminded of that time blake told us he lost his virginity.

you're so adorable.

shut. up.

but yes, i do remember last week, when i told you i was still in love with you.

which you can't say anymore, but anyway, remember when you said that something isn't right with nero, and that i know that?

yes.

something isn't right with nero, but i can't place my finger on what's wrong with him exactly.

want me to snoop ask my connections for you? i'll ask kathleen. i'm pretty sure kathleen would give me her first born kid if i asked her.

she hates you now. she says i stole you.

nobody can hate theodore holland.

i beg to differ.

and you didn't steal me either. i chose you.

you really shouldn't have been speaking to two girls at one time, however.

i know, but i've changed.

really? have you really?

hell yeah! i don't lead girls on.

uhuh.

i don't do casual sex anymore. it's just not me. that, and the risk of getting an STD is really high.

you don't have to sleep with someone to catch an STD. you can literally get hepatitis b from sharing a swimming pool with someone who has it.

and I've made the recent decision to not swim in communal pools anymore either.

*LAUGHING*

holy fuck i've missed your laugh.

stop making me laugh, dammit.

fawn? i stopped drinking, too.

...

...

what the fuck.

no "congrats theo! i'm so happy for you?"

i'm very shocked right now.

well it's true. i don't drink, smoke, and don't do drugs. i never did drugs anyway, but you know. things have changed.

no alcohol? at all?

dry for almost a year.

but you weren't ever addicted.

but i hurt people when i was drunk.

you were reckless.

so were you.

we were both foolish. we were made to be broken.

nah, i think we were made to last.

i know you do.

meet me tomorrow? well, actually today. have a coffee with me. talk to me about your shitty boyfriend. just let me be around you.

i have school today.

luke tells me you have an inset* day.

only on the condition that you'll stop calling nero a shitty boyfriend.

but he is. did i lie? no.

theo.

fine. i won't say nero is a shitty boyfriend.

where will we go?

wherever you want, sweetness.

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[ a.n ]

• attached is my favourite song ever. homesick by Catfish & the Bottlemen will be on side B of the 80DOH playlist (:

i feel bad doing this to nero and fawn because it's evident nero hates theo, and I've made fawn meet up with him; any ideas as to how nero will act??

how would you act if your boyfriend/girlfriend met with their ex who still has feelings for them? i personally aren't too sure 😅

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*1 INSET DAY: in england, schools get a certain amount of days they can use throughout the school year for teacher training — meaning pupils get the day off that day. [also referred to as a BAKERS DAY]

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