[Okay... Chloe hasn't left. That's good, and Max should be relieved, but she instead feels slight panic at Chloe's bombshell of a question.
What can she say? I love you seems kind of hollow- even though it's not, it's definitely not. Max has never loved anyone like this.
Maybe Max should kiss her, a kind of long, hard kiss that does so much more than words- but that's so sappy. And Chloe might get even more pissed....
I promised would flat in the face of the event. And an I don't know would just push Chloe out the door.]
I-
[Moments tick by. Max has nothing, no proof. Nothing smart to say.]
I...
[Something starts to bend inside her- all the walls she'd built ever since her last rewind, ever since Nathan pulled the trigger.
And words start tumbling out.]
I c-can't lose you again, Chloe. You don't- know what it was like, after the storm... You don't know what it was like here, waiting for you to arrive... Or even just- just thinking about everything I've screwed up so much.
[God she's fucking crying again. But it's so hard to even care.]
I can't leave you, Chloe, because I- I think I kind of... need you.
[Because I've gotten torn up so badly- and right now there's just one thing holding me together.]
And if I didn't have you, if I lost you again, I- don't know what I'd be like. But I wouldn't be okay.
[Chloe doesn't let go of Max. Not now, not when she's crying again. It's been a while since she's seen her best friend break down like this. And it's not a pleasant sight to behold.
Not completely forgetting her anger, Chloe reaches out and wipes away Max's tears. She can't help but smile, very very slightly. Even while crying, Max is still so effing cute. This time, Chloe pulls Max to an embrace but doen't speak for a while. Truth to be told, she doesn't really know what to say, what to reply to that confession.
Max is obviously hurting... And I'm a complete ass for not seeing that sooner.
She tightens the embrace and murmurs in Max's hair.]
[The moment Chloe pulls her back into an embrace, all the walls are up again. She does not want to completely break down right now- not in front of Chloe. She doesn't want Chloe to see just how damaged she really is. Just how messed up.
After Arcadia Bay, and all her failures in Wonderland... after messing up with Chara and getting Alex killed, after stupidly telling Sans about the rewinds, after avoiding and avoiding and avoiding thinking about the mental scarring from screwing around with time...
No. She doesn't have to think about those things. Because she has Chloe. Because Chloe has always been there to turn a shitty day into a good one.
[Chloe gives Max one last squeeze before pulling away so she can kiss her lightly on the forehead. She looks at her bestfriend's eyes, searching for any more signs of hurt.]
So... Do you wanna tell me what happened during the event?
[Max has to avoid that look, choosing instead to gaze at her picture wall.]
There's not much to say. [She really doesn't want to talk about it. But Chloe has to know at some point... that's what partners do.] I found out I could... rewind, like a mutation. Total superhero crap. [She shrugs, trying to play it off lightly, but still not quite looking Chloe in the eye. With slow steps she meanders over to her bed and takes a seat.] I... I thought I had to run. I thought everyone would hate me...
[Her expression contorts almost angrily.] It wasn't nice. I had to- I mean... I was a runaway. I scraped by on charity. [But then her face softens again, and a long sigh escapes from between her lips.] But so many people helped. Wonderland people.
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Date: 2016-08-21 03:18 pm (UTC)What can she say? I love you seems kind of hollow- even though it's not, it's definitely not. Max has never loved anyone like this.
Maybe Max should kiss her, a kind of long, hard kiss that does so much more than words- but that's so sappy. And Chloe might get even more pissed....
I promised would flat in the face of the event. And an I don't know would just push Chloe out the door.]
I-
[Moments tick by. Max has nothing, no proof. Nothing smart to say.]
I...
[Something starts to bend inside her- all the walls she'd built ever since her last rewind, ever since Nathan pulled the trigger.
And words start tumbling out.]
I c-can't lose you again, Chloe. You don't- know what it was like, after the storm... You don't know what it was like here, waiting for you to arrive... Or even just- just thinking about everything I've screwed up so much.
[God she's fucking crying again. But it's so hard to even care.]
I can't leave you, Chloe, because I- I think I kind of... need you.
[Because I've gotten torn up so badly- and right now there's just one thing holding me together.]
And if I didn't have you, if I lost you again, I- don't know what I'd be like. But I wouldn't be okay.
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Date: 2016-08-21 03:39 pm (UTC)Not completely forgetting her anger, Chloe reaches out and wipes away Max's tears. She can't help but smile, very very slightly. Even while crying, Max is still so effing cute. This time, Chloe pulls Max to an embrace but doen't speak for a while. Truth to be told, she doesn't really know what to say, what to reply to that confession.
Max is obviously hurting... And I'm a complete ass for not seeing that sooner.
She tightens the embrace and murmurs in Max's hair.]
I'm sorry. I'm sorry, Max.
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Date: 2016-08-21 03:47 pm (UTC)After Arcadia Bay, and all her failures in Wonderland... after messing up with Chara and getting Alex killed, after stupidly telling Sans about the rewinds, after avoiding and avoiding and avoiding thinking about the mental scarring from screwing around with time...
No. She doesn't have to think about those things. Because she has Chloe. Because Chloe has always been there to turn a shitty day into a good one.
That's better than any alcohol or cigarette.
Never mind the similarities.
It's better.
She's okay.]
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Date: 2016-08-21 03:51 pm (UTC)...I'm sorry. I was dumb- I never would have left you if I'd been thinking straight, Chloe.
[She drags in a shaky breath and lets it out slowly.] Partners. Forever.
[And she'll take care of her blue-haired girl, no matter what.] I'm never leaving you. I promised.
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Date: 2016-08-23 02:34 pm (UTC)[Chloe gives Max one last squeeze before pulling away so she can kiss her lightly on the forehead. She looks at her bestfriend's eyes, searching for any more signs of hurt.]
So... Do you wanna tell me what happened during the event?
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Date: 2016-08-24 06:37 am (UTC)There's not much to say. [She really doesn't want to talk about it. But Chloe has to know at some point... that's what partners do.] I found out I could... rewind, like a mutation. Total superhero crap. [She shrugs, trying to play it off lightly, but still not quite looking Chloe in the eye. With slow steps she meanders over to her bed and takes a seat.] I... I thought I had to run. I thought everyone would hate me...
[Her expression contorts almost angrily.] It wasn't nice. I had to- I mean... I was a runaway. I scraped by on charity. [But then her face softens again, and a long sigh escapes from between her lips.] But so many people helped. Wonderland people.