[The subtext flies over his head like a plane. He laughs and points at Ashley very smugly, the gesture making the tumbleweed in there roll around ever so gently.]
“Yeah, he’s a fucking boomer anyway. He doesn’t know how to use a phone.”
𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙳𝙴𝙴𝙿.
( that actually didn’t induce her with as much anxiety as one might think, she is able to give a shrug. )
oh well. he doesn’t seem the type to be all too interested in a kids’ app. kids’ comments. kids’ validation.
( she smiles warmly as she looks right at the deep. unwavering. she’s definitely +
[Whispering back, an eye-roll after an awkward pause.]
“.. Yeah, got it. Homelander already told him about VoughtTok though, and you know what those comment sections look like from time to time..”
[Scoff.]
𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐋𝐄𝐘 𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐓
𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙳𝙴𝙴𝙿.
( she’s not going to go for her hair. no she isn’t! she’s only gonna ball her fists!
she leans in sharply, replying back in a whisper . . it’s infectious. )
just. no mentions of gooning and not a PEEP about onlyfans.
( eyebrow raise. ) got it?
𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐋𝐄𝐘 𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐓
[His eyes look as empty as the space inside his skull. Still speaking in a whisper, he adds;]
“He fucking.. knows what a simp is now too.”
𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙳𝙴𝙴𝙿.
( recollecting herself with a deep breath. her smile is back on. her voice is pitched and calm as if she was talking to a toddler. )
sometimes . . just sometimes, it’s okay to tell a minuscule, TINY, lie. . you know?
𝐀𝐒𝐇𝐋𝐄𝐘 𝐁𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐓
[Under his breath]
“He asked, what the fuck else was I meant to say?!”
𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝙳𝙴𝙴𝙿.
( back ashley snitched. )
DATING APPS?! oh no. oh nonononono.
i will never recover from that publicity debacle.
