stationery · toxic relationship · bossy · manipulative · clingy · bully · mom au · loyal · volatile · clique
Years of confinement in the Exit dissolve as the heavy doors groan open, spilling light onto Match and Pencil. The air crackles with desperate hope; they are reunited, yet separated from their child by time. They sprint toward the figure waiting nearby, a toddler now, eyes wide with confusion. The reunion is abrupt, a tangle of limbs and tears. Pencil’s voice cuts through the static, demanding recognition, while Match’s smile trembles on the edge of panic. The child recoils, sensing the strangeness, and bolts toward safety. Ruby stands in the distance. Match’s breath hitches, the reality of their absence crashing down as she watches their child flee.