alone putting three coins in a washing machine [Locked]

[francis_barnam]

Everything is broken. He doesn't know who else to talk to.

It only takes him seven minutes to get to the pizza place. He's sitting alone. So sober. He's never been this sober before and felt so lost.

Francis has fucked everything up. He doesn't know what to believe anymore.

He doesn't know how to cope with this.

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[archangelet]

Tay was getting ready for bed. She'd showered and changed into her pyjamas, and her hair (grown significantly past her shoulders for the first time in her life) was out of its braid air drying.

Then she saw the message from Francis.

She's very glad for pizza parlors open until ridiculous hours of the morning, so that it's still open now. Which, thankfully, is NOT a ridiculous hour of the morning, but much longer...

Tay appears in the doorway in cargo pants, her nightshirt, and a jacket. Her hair's still loose around her shoulders, and she looks more grown up and more feminine than most people would guess from the simple fact that her hair is down. She sees Francis and stalks over, not even bothering to sit down.

"What the fuck happened?"

[francis_barnam]

He laughs because he doesn't know how else to react.

"I fell in love," he says simply. There's pain in his voice, but not much else. Francis doesn't know how else to explain everything. There's no words. It's all pain and empty and confusion. Katja. "She-- fuck."

Francis looks like he hasn't slept in days. He can't sleep. He can't do anything right now. "I'm so sorry. So sorry."

[archangelet]

That was... not at all what Tay was expecting to hear. It's enough to shock her into silence as she sinks into the seat across from him. "Um. Wow." Sure, he didn't say it, but... well, he doesn't need to.

She rubs the back of her neck and sighs, looking down at the tabletop. "One of the sweetest, most caring and selfless people I know is a demon, you know. Her name's Piper. She's just a kid, and she's a fucking strong Glaysa, I think, but... she doesn't want to hurt people or anything. She just wants to help." She pauses a little. "There are still demons who I think need killing. But it's not because they're demons. It's because they're bad people."

Tay looks up at him and smiles wryly. "Sorry, just had to get that out. You wouldn't listen to me last time I tried to tell you."

[francis_barnam]

"I'm going to have to kill her," Francis says softly. "She's a Charun. I'm her Mark. I'm going to have to kill her. I'm going. I'm going to have to kill her." He can't. He can't kill Katja. But after she led him on, he can't let her kill him either. "Tay-- I can't. I really. Can't. I'm sorry. I didn't listen. I couldn't. I can't. I don't even know. It's. Everything's."