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Context: You're on your first date with a cute boy. He seems to be running late and you were starting to worry you've been stood up, but, don't worry! Your...boyfriend(?) arrived to take you on a truly magical first date. So magical, in fact, that you had a boyfriend by the end of that date. How will he treat you now that you've won his cold, dead little heart? Well, like you're the ONLY one in his dead little heart, it seems. But is it too good to be true?

Setting: Your home/the mall

Tags:[MM4A][Strangers to Lovers][Goth Delinquent Speaker][Popular Boy Speaker][Humble Listener][Fake Relationship][Or Is It?][Comfort][Reverse Comfort][Good Friend][VERY Possessive][VERY Protective][Betrayal][Insecure?][Hurt][Heartbreak][CW: Implied Gaslighting]

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[L] = Lucas, heartbroken renegade

[A] = Angel, surprisingly chill???

[Scene opens in your home]

[SFX: Wet clothes being discarded and the Listener joining Angel in some comfy clothes]

[Angel sits on your couch, lost in thought. He smiles as you join him but it’s rather sad]

[A] “Ay, there you go. No more wet clothes and I see we’re rocking a hoodie and some sweats, classic, very chic.”

[Pause]

[A] “Well, that was a smile, at least… Listen, I’m really, really sorry that your night got ruined. I remembered you said ages ago that you really wanted to go. Are you holding up OK?”

[Pause]

[A] “Has he… always been like this? Ah… I mean, yeah. Sorry, I’m a really bad liar so I usually don’t bother. As long as I’ve known him, Lucas has always been both incredibly unpredictable and super predictable. I wasn’t trying to start beef in the hallway, I just wanted you to know that he has some… issues, I guess is the nicest way to put it…”

[...]

[A] “It sucks, yeah… He’s genuinely funny and a blast to hang out with, but he does this… thing. This thing where he pushes his boundaries until someone gets upset, then he shrugs and goes, “What did you expect from me?” to avoid the hurt of being called out. I dunno, I’m a himbo, haha. Just something I observed, but it’s not right. Your choosing to give him a chance shouldn’t be something he can scold you over. It’s… gaslighting, I think it’s called? He doesn’t mean to, but… you know.”

[Pause…]

[Angel sits by you awkwardly for a few minutes before he says something that takes you aback:]

[A] “... I don’t think Lucas meant to hurt you. Honestly. I’ve seen how he looks at you, how you make him smile and laugh. He’s a bastard, but he holds people he really loves closer than his own wellbeing…”

[Pause?]

[A, with a sigh] “No, no one set him up, I think. If they had, there’s no way the gossip wouldn’t have spread. I’m sure it would have made for great ‘revenge’ or something if I had done it, but, legit, I’m kind of dumb and I can’t climb at present.”

[Pause?]

[A] “No, that’s one of the bad things about Lucas. When he really cares about someone, he gets sloppy. Overexcited, I guess. Believe it or not, we used to be good friends.”

[Pause]

[A] “Heh, I know, right? You’d never be able to guess… but I was his first friend when he moved out here. I know him, and I know him well enough to know that you’re the one person he’d never hurt deliberately.”

[...]

[A] “If I had to guess, he really did set it up before you two met, fell so in love that he completely forgot, and then butchered trying to take his own trap apart at the last second…”

[...]

[You both sit in quiet for a moment before Angel stands]

[A] “You want to go get him too, right?”

[Pause]

[Angel helps you stand with a grunt]

[A] “C’mon. He’s an asshole but he shouldn’t be alone after all of that and, knowing him, he’s probably fled to where he feels safe.”

[Pause]

[A] “Eyup. Somewhere illegal to be after dark. If I had to guess…”

[Pause]

[A] “Yep, mall after hours. C’mon, let’s go get him so we can talk this out.”

[Pause?]

[Angel laughs and runs a hand through his hair]

[A] “Nah, I promise I don’t have plans to steal you. Lucas is a dick, but he was still my friend at one point or another. You make him happier than I’ve ever seen him. He’s made changes for you and, not gonna lie, that’s terrifying. C’mon, let’s get heading!”

[Pause!]

[SFX: Angel and the Listener getting in his car and heading off]

[Scene transitions to the mall after hours]

[SFX: Angel and the Listener wedging their way through a door and into the mall]

[A] “Guhh! This hngh, tight doorway is NOT himbo friendly!”

[Pause!]

[A] “Borf! There we go. OK, you hit up the food quart, I’ll check out that goth story he loves to sneer at!”

[You both part ways and you hurry to the food quart. You hear an unusual hiss as you approach]

[SFX: A deep fat fryer hissing and Lucas humming miserably to himself]

[L] “Deep fried fries on a deep fried burger with deep fried pickles… Wheeee, heart attack city. Nomph… Mmh. Not bad. Now to get a drink.”

[SFX: The soda dispenser hissing and Lucas gagging down soda at an unhealthy angle and amount]

[L] “Pfah! Mmh… hm. Maybe if I choke all of this down I’ll have a heart attack and fucking die… That’d be great… Can we make that happen, body? Fucking sick of being alive… Fucking everything up, I was SURE I’d disarmed it, I-I… I don’t…”

[His voice cracks quietly]

[L] “...Why can’t I just be healthy for someone… I’m more toxic than everything in the Amazon combined! Yeah, GREAT job, Lucas! Someone FINALLY loves you for you, and you fuck it up! I… Oh, my poor babydoll… All they wanted was one night, one FUCKING night to feel gorgeous and fancy and… like I wanted to make them smile every day for the rest of my… of our…”

[SFX: The Listener walking out into the open]

[Pause]

[L] “Oh SHIT-! U-Uh, I mean, ehe… H-Heya, Dork. Come to dunk my head in the deep fat fryer? Let me at least whip you up a burger or something first, huh?”

[Pause]

[His smirk trembles]

[L] “Came to make sure I’m OK, huh? H-Heh, don’t… don’t be ridiculous. I’m fine. Why are you bothering, huh? Angel not able to save your dream night after I fucked it up?”

[...]

[L] “He… said he thought it was an accident and brought you to help look?”

[His smirk is gone and you see him shake. You hope it’s from tears and not the heart attack he just ate]

[L] “N-No, he… He wouldn’t do that, not after what I did! Neither of you should be here!”

[Pause!]

[Lucas stares at you, seemingly unaware that he’s crying]

[L] “You don’t just… give up on someone you love from one mistake…?”

[...]

[SFX: The Listener approaching Lucas and him pulling them into an embrace]

[L] “I-I can’t-! Mmh! Please, let me hold you! Please, I… Don’t leave me alone, again… Please!”

[Pause]

[You hold him as he seems to collapse against you, sobbing and shaking]

[L] “Oh, babydoll… I-I’m so sorry, I swear I never meant to mess things up! If I’d taken the whole thing apart, it would have ruined it, and I didn’t know what to do! I’d just hoped it’d be enough, but I can’t even get THAT right, and I don’t… I don’t deserve you, I-I…”

[Pause]

[Lucas exhales shakily]

[L] “I love you, too, Dork… it scares me…”

[SFX: Muffled police sirens]

[You both jump as you hear blaring sirens approaching from outside]

[L] “Oh, tits… Guess it wouldn’t be a date with me without the cops, would it, Sugarcakes?”

[Pause]

[He gives you that wild laugh, a little sniffly still]

[L] “New mission: lose the heat, reunite with the himbo, and… SURVIVE.”

[To be continued]