#bet you I will

[running2reanimation]

Progress

It’s going to get better; it has to.

He must’ve taken the train home. He stares into the darkness of his empty house, a piece of paper held in his trembling hand.

King looked behind himself, waiting for this to stop being real. For Gold to bound in. For him to wake up, because this must be a dream, a nightmare, because it doesn’t make sense.

He left here this morning with the sun at his back and his son’s hand in his.

He looked down at the paper in the hand once held by his boy, and the urge to crush the paper or tear it or burn it but none of that was enough.

He needed to destroy it, like it had destroyed his son. Like it had destroyed him.

——

He hated who he’d become in his wrath, and he was sure Gold would have too.

Purple had been here, they’d had breakfast together, but the boy had to go get his things if he was going to stay long term.

And King needed him to stay long term.

Without being driven by hate, he was acutely aware how empty the house was. How haunted, gold dust in every corner.

He looked at the stacks and stacks of books. At the pile of failed staves. At the mess on the wall. At the pile of garbage in the kitchen. All of it had to go and the day wasn’t getting any younger.

And if he was working, he wasn’t thinking about it.

——

“You really aren’t giving yourself any time to process anything, huh?” The accusation came from Purple a few days into their clean up, while King was scrubbing the counter.

“What do you mean?”

“I mean, have you even sat down and cried?”

“No, I haven’t, I don’t have time. This has to be cleaned up right now,” King wouldn’t, couldn’t look at Purple, because he knew the boy was right. He should slow down and stop running.

“I did, y’know. When I went back to my apartment, I freaked out so bad. Part of why I left was because I figured you needed to too. Turns out you still need to,” King stared at Purple, surprised at the vulnerability the younger stick was showing him.

“I don’t think I know how,” King confessed, returning Purple’s trust in kind, “This has just always been what I do. Just keep moving.”

“Well, I don’t have any tips beyond maybe don’t because it’s unhealthy. Take a break for a breakdown at some point, please? If you need me to be here for you, I will, or if you need me to give you some space, or whatever. Just let me know,” And with his piece said Purple went back to sweeping the floor.

——

King sat at his desk, alone in the house. Purple often split his time between several homes, and today was not King’s turn.

In front of him was an empty journal; Purple suggested that it might be easier to get in touch with his emotions through writing. Purple didn’t say whether or not he had a journal and really it wasn’t King’s business if he did.

“I miss you.” He wrote. And then again, “I miss you.”

He filled the page with, “I miss you.”

His throat felt ragged, not quite sobbing, though his face was warm and wet. But once the page was full, he stopped. That was enough, it was a start.

He was cleaning out a festering infection. There was a sense of relief. Things could only get better from here.

#avm #ava #alan becker #avm king orange #avm king #avm mt #avm mango #avm purple #king #purple #so like I am sorry about the read more poll and I am very annoyed by it’s presence here #I wonder if I am going to wind up making more fics with polls #because of my stupid fingers #bet you I will #next piece is probably going to be some of king’s journal

[thecoolertails]

thanks that was really helpful

#my posts #my art #comic #im a mouseboy btw. bet you didnt know that #my sona #if one more person smugly shames me for using google instead of duckduckgo when i WAS LITERALLY USING DUCKDUCKGO IM GONNA SCREAM!!!!!!! #< not about people actually trying to be helpful

[rabbiteclair]

i have a brain problem that prevents me from understanding people who need so much specifically newly-released TV shows that they're upset by the prospect of going a few months without new ones being produced

like they could stop making video games and books today and I wouldn't notice until sometime in 2026. honestly if they'd stop making new video games for a while that'd be kinda convenient. everyone take a break and let me catch up. I still haven't even played Persona 5.

#this is somewhat less applicable to movies #i can at least get why you'd care about a lack of new movies #because that's what theaters show #but your tv will show you whatever tv shows you feed to it #there's at least six or seven tv shows you haven't seen i bet

[dramatic-dolphin]

"europeans are soooo much more enlightened and anti-racist than americans" haha sooo true, quick question, how do you feel about romani people?

‼️THIS POST IS ABOUT ANTI-ROMANI SENTIMENT. DO NOT DERAIL. ‼️

#i hate europeans who say this shit. yeah sure you are soooo antiracist. i fucking bet. #literally anyone who cares even a little abt this knows tgat americans are WAY better than us in this regard.

[fremulon]

forget Resting Bitch Face, I have Resting Competent Face. People see me and think ah yes she can point me to the nearest train station. Fellow grocery shoppers ask if I know what kind of butter they should buy. If a strange man speaks to me on the street it is literally always an inquiry and never a catcall. Once someone randomly asked me what an equinox was and after I told her she nodded and said "you seemed like you'd know." why am I assigned oracle at random interaction

#cherry whines #the thing is I actually love to provide useful information so you bet I am Happy to Help but like how can they TELL

[seaquestions]

this is getting dangerous, wouldn't you say?

[ID: a black & white painting of a man smoking in a bathtub & a robot sitting on the edge of the tub, tucking the man's hair behind his ear. the man's eyes are obscured by the robot's arm. he also has his hand on one of the robot's thighs. End ID]

#illustration #robot #personal art #artists on tumblr #niksartstuffs #nyaaaaahh i finally finished this piece!!!! bet you thought you'd never see this one again huh #mmn. im hungy now i havent eaten since i woke up but its ok i got fish baking in the oven rn

[gender-luster]

"love is in the air" wrong! that's the buildup of static electricity before the discharge of lightning. you'll want to seek cover. quickly

#containment breach #i repeat CONTAINMENT BREACH #come on friend! your hair is standing up and every thing! #whatever you do don't go near a tree #a car is your best bet #aro #aromantic #arospec #aro things #aro memes

[weaver-z]

Comments on erotica are so funny because a lot of the people in those sections are trying to compliment the author without directly saying "awesome job, I jacked it to this!"

#''i'm going to be rereading this chapter again!'' i bet you are you little minx #fic #minors please don't reblog this lol

[badasserywomen]

I love the way Karlach just fans over Jaheira, we all just trying to get her approval and be called 'cub'

#i bet they would also make amazing weed smoking buds #you know jaheira has the hookups #karlach #baldurs gate 3 #jaheira

[lucidloving]

R.M. Rilke, The Man Watching // Euripides, An Oresteia (trans. Anne Carson) // Oscar Wilde // Hanya Yanagihara, A Little Life // @bitsbyt3s // Mary MacLane, "January 20", The Story of Mary MacLane // Trista Mateer // see 4 // @kafk-a // Olivia Laing, "Loneliness: coping with the gap where friends used to be"

#theme: i need my friends; i bet you need yours #on friendship #web weaving #web weave #webs #poetry #prose #aesthetic #prose poetry #literature #book quotes #novels #art #novel quotes #books #quotes #words #writing #poems #poems and poetry #digital art #inspo #friendship #compilation #parallels #platonic love #oscar wilde #euripides #r. m. rilke #olivia laing

[theehorsepusssy]

#I bet can give you a weirder one

[dollya-robinprotector]

Luka - deciding on what to wear on round 7 to face Till

#I'll go to hell for this but hey let's not pretend this couldn't be one of the case I mean we're talking about LUKA #Also you know what #I bet Till would immediately tackle him to the floor and beat his soul outa his ass the moment he saw one of these happen #If Mizi can scrap Luka's ass then Till is more than capable of unalive this sick mf before taking a bullet #just saying hahaha... #alien stage #luka alien stage #luka alnst #dollya art

[sadbeautifulttragic]

I bet you think about me...

#taylor swift #taylorswift #tswift #tswiftedit #my edits #time magazine #2023 #photoshoot #person of the year #poty 2023 #I bet you think about me #lyrics #idk that's what this pic screams to me #1k

[kai-sh1]

theyre complaining buddies

#kai draws #sonic the hedgehog #sth #amy rose #sonic #yapyapyap #what do you think theyre talking about #i bet theyre complaining about menstruation or smth

[finemealprompt]

DP x DC Prompt #35

There's a Teen Titans, there's a Young Justice, but there's no Teen Superhero team that deals with things that Justice League: Dark does. And, well, John's a little tired.

Once teenager superheroes stop being teenager superheroes, and they seem to belong with JLD, they got tossed in the team. But, they aren't prepared for the team. They haven't dealt quite with threats that JLD handles all the time. They're not experienced enough.

So, John decides it's time to get a Young Justice: Dark team started. He's shit at leading, though, so he calls Phantom for a favor.

#finemeal prompt #dp x dc #john constantine #danny fenton #young justice: dark #i bet there's some team out there that is like this #but dc has so many teams I honestly couldn't find it #so here ya go #a fun little prompt for y'all to run with if you want

[dumpster-fire-sapphic-failgirl]

If Aabria has 1 million fans, I am one of them

If Aabria has 1 thousand fans, I am one of them

If Aabria has 1 hundred fans, I am one of them

If Aabria has 1 fan, it is Brennan Lee Mulligan and I have been killed, please avenge me

#dimension 20 #aabria iyengar #y’all best not be coming for her about system choice or cinematic descriptions or shit like that #because i will fight you #but also that red headed dollop of sunshine and positivity and union solidarity loves and respects tf out of her #and i respect that #burrow's end #burrow’s end is gonna make me cry so goddamn much i bet