ichorwanderlustt
In which a girl called Lee tries to find help at a local youth centre, and meets a boy called Alex there who is everything she has ever wanted to be- and he's both healing her and tearing her apart.
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"Are you on acid?" and Lee waits a couple seconds before replying, Alex can already tell what the answer is- so he catches his words before she can and he rolls them in his tongue, wrapping them up before her ideas can puncture them. "No, no, Lee, no-"
"Awh, Artie, that's actually really offensive for crackheads, you know?" she coos like drugs aren't actually murderous. "But actually, yes, I am." She grins, teeth stretching out like she's cosplaying a fucking wolf- and Alex rolls his eyes. "Want some?"
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