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@redhues  ༒︎. ݁₊ ⊹         well    then,     there's    one    answer    to    my    question.     anything    else    on    the    list    or    is    it    just    loving    me?

well  for  the  sake  of  this argument,  it  counts.  i'm   claiming  it   does. 

@redhues  ༒︎. ݁₊ ⊹         i    would've    thought    that    falls    under    a    different    category.     i    dunno.

@redhues  ༒︎. ݁₊ ⊹         [     immediately,     angelo    howls    with    laughter,     unable    to    stop,     even    as    he    takes    the    cigarette    back.     ]     
            holy    shit!     say    what    you    want,     im    fine    with    this.

i'm   scared.        *  but  he'd  bring  it  to  his  mouth,   inhaling   as  instructed.  almost  immediately,  he  started  choking,   pulling  the  cigarette  away  from  his  mouth  and  coughing.  *       /ew/!   this  shit  is  so  gross— 

@redhues  ༒︎. ݁₊ ⊹         yup.     just    go    for    it.     [     the    cigarette    is    placed    in    the    other's    hand,     carefully    adjusted    to    make    sure    it    doesnt    fall.     ]     nothing's    gonna    happen.

@redhues  ༒︎. ݁₊ ⊹         gabe,     i've    never    met    a    single    person    aside    from    you    who'd    say    something    like    that.

everyone!    literally   /everyone/  says  that,  or  at  least  knows  what  it  means.    it means  expected  or  normal,  by  the  way.    you  can  add  that  to  your  vocabulary  to  study. 

@redhues  ༒︎. ݁₊ ⊹         hey,     not    knowing    some    random    ass    phrase    like    that    doesn't    make    me    five.     who    says    stuff    like    that    anyways?

@redhues  ༒︎. ݁₊ ⊹         my    point    still    stands,     gabe.     offering    or    not,     i    don't    want    you    paying    for    that    much    with    me.

but  i'm  offering  to.  it's  not  like  you're   making  me.  :(

@redhues  ༒︎. ݁₊ ⊹         yeah,     but    not    if    you're    trying    to    pay    for    everything.

shit.  sorry—  i  should  have  invited  you  in  sooner.  um,    take  off  your shoes,   please, 

@redhues  ༒︎. ݁₊ ⊹         great.     so    how    much    longer    do    i    have    to    stand    awkwardly    out    here,     then?

no.   no—  you  don't  have  to  leave.    i  wasn't  ..  expecting  anyone.  not  really,  at  least. 

@redhues  ༒︎. ݁₊ ⊹         we    could    get    food    after.     your    pick.     [     calm,     collected,     nervous.     angelo    gently    takes    hold    of    gabriel's    hand,     beginning    to    walk    again.     ]

i  didn't  expect—  well,  i  mean,  of course i  didn't  expect  this  but  i'm  not   against  meeting  her.     if  you  want  me  to,   i'd  love  to,  baby.  lead  the  way..?

@redhues  ༒︎. ݁₊ ⊹         i    do    want    you    to.     you    probably    expected    something    a    lot    better    than    this —     just    thought    i'd    be    a    bit    more    open,     for    once.

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fandomless oc. angelo reid. tied to @/redhues  /  for vic!  established 2k26, by xi.

until gabriel collins. maybe it's a little cliche, but gabe is his sun. his blonde hair and bright smile don't help. angelo begins to give up a little bit of the risks he'd been constantly taking in life. but he switches them out. instead of constantly roaming the streets, its sneaking between them. staying alive is traded for keeping gabe. having romance comes under the condition that word doesn't get out about the two of them dating. he doesn't want to hear that he should use gabe for his money, doesn't want to hear a single bad thing. there is love, and that's what maters. angelo could at least try changing. 
            but angelo quickly learns not everything gets to stay as a little secret.

angelo reid came from the bottom of the food chain. the rough life, not having any resources, not having money. he learned quickly he had to do what he could to help out his mother and his sister. of course his dad had up and left, life too tough before he even got his foot all the way in. pathetic. angelo is left the man of the house. 
            but being good in school only got him so far. his sister would say he got tangled with the wrong people. the bad people, more specifically. but he doesn't do it out of want, he does it out of necessity. his sister's hospital bills don't pay themselves. and, eventually, the bills to give her a proper goodbye don't do it either. her goodbye doesn't get what it deserves. 
            angelo decides, as he's kneeling on the dirt, that he isn't destined for a good life. that he was meant to stay at rock bottom, or at least close to it, forever. but he finds a way to come to terms with it, and continues living. he moves past it all, doing whatever he has to in order to at least stay afloat. he's willing to do absolutely anything for it. and he does do anything. all that matters is that he's alive.

@redhues  ︎. ݁₊ ⊹         it's    hard    enough    as    is.     just..     just    go.     [    and    with    that,     angelo's    back    behind    a    closed    door,     despite    all    the    pain  in    his    heart.     ]

angelo–   please.   i   can't  do  this  without  you—  like,  i    /love/  you.  i  love  you  so  much.   

@redhues  ༒︎. ݁₊ ⊹           (   ..   )     just    go,    gabe.     you    shouldn't    be    here    anymore.

@redhues  ༒︎. ݁₊ ⊹           mm,     maybe.     maybe    not.     i    wouldn't    mind    hearing    it    again.

oh  you  love  me  so  much.   you're  the  best,  have  i  told  you  that  before?

@redhues  ༒︎. ݁₊ ⊹           [     he    clicks    his    tongue,     chuckling,     before    pressing    a    quick    kiss    to    gabriel's    lips.     ]      yeah.     now    come    on.     we    gotta    get    home    to    your    movie.