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Atlas: Ah, it’s time for the yearly garden. Perfect, more strawberries for me to steal when you’re not around.
Taryn: I’ve always noticed, I just never said anything.
Atlas: OH. Shit.
Taryn: Kai isn’t home today, need me to tell him anything?
Atlas: Actually, I wanted to speak to you.
Taryn: If this is about the other night, can we not…
Atlas: We need to talk about it. Please?
Taryn: You seem to- Nevermind.
Atlas: I what?
Taryn: I shouldn’t.
Atlas: Taryn, if anything is going to come out of this conversation, you have to be honest with me.
Taryn: Even if it’s difficult to hear?
Atlas: [ squeaks ] yeAH. Hold on, there’s something in your hair.
Taryn: Atlas, what?
Atlas: Got it.
Taryn: [ scoffs ]
Atlas: Bee, wait-
Taryn: Please stop calling me that.
Atlas: I don’t understand.
Taryn: You really don’t see it, do you? You’re charming… [ pauses ] Calculating. Only showing me parts that you want me to see but there’s more to you than that. And I… Fell for it.
Atlas: That’s not what this is.
Taryn: Then tell the truth. Why me?
Atlas: Because I think you’re neat.
Taryn: Not good enough. Why?
Atlas: Because I look at you and I see someone I’ll never be. I was a bit jealous at first. Questioning if it’s even possible to be so sure of yourself and I wanted to test that theory. Push boundaries. Then I understood the beauty in that. Taryn, there is nothing to change about you.
Taryn: I- For fucks sake.
Atlas: That’s a valid response.
Taryn: Thanks for being honest.
Atlas: T-Thanks?
Taryn: I’m sorry I’m a bit speechless after getting a bomb dropped on my head.
Atlas: I… Don’t expect you to forgive me. But if it takes an eternity to try and make things right, I’d do it. I’d do anything.
Taryn: You’ve got to swear that you won’t try anything like that again. I’m not a person to confuse or just another endeavor.
Atlas: I swear.
Taryn: Because if you do, you’re dead to me, Atlas.
Atlas: I swear to you.
Taryn: To new beginnings.
Atlas: And to weird friendships. Damn. Your hands are kinda crusty.
Taryn: Huh… That’s such a curious way of accepting a gesture of kindness. Lemme just-
Atlas: HEY WAIT!
Taryn: [ chuckles ] I made some lemonade, want any?
Atlas: Hell yeah!
Taryn: What’d you do to your hands?
Atlas: I kept falling off my board.
Taryn: HAH! Get good.
Atlas: Taryn!
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