I Bruise Easily
Title: I Bruise Easily
Author: toxic_shadow
Fandom: all_in_order
Characters/Pairings: Morasca/Logan, Logan/Holly, Varese, Milena
Rating: PG
Genre: Angst/Drama
Warnings: Angst ahoy! Spoilers for Renewal
Description: Drinks and flirting ends in heartbreak.
I Bruise Easily
“Can I walk you home?” He grinned and they chuckled as he walked Holly to her door. Leaning against the wall he watched Holly fiddle with her keys, both unaware they were being watched.
Anna stood at the top of the staircase down the hall watching them, frozen in place out of sheer disbelief. She felt her stomach begin to knot and her pulse quicken. There was a very brief moment of painful relief when he moved across the hall to his door, but then he stopped.
“Holly, I’d like to see you again tomorrow night.” She gave him a yes, time, and place and he responded with a thumbs-up.
They quickly met in the center of the hall between their doors and kissed deeply, Mike’s hands finding their place on this other woman’s sides. Anna’s heart stopped completely. There was another kiss and something said softly to Mike by this Holly person. Anna’s chest was as tight as it could be. They kissed again and he leaned against his door watching her leave. Her heart was beginning to hurt… physically hurt.
She couldn’t believe what was happening. This feeling was something she’d never experienced before. Her chest tightened and her stomach flip-flopped as her jaw dropped and her eyes began to well with tears. What was this feeling? Anger. Betrayal. Confusion. Sadness. Disappointment. Foolishness. Disbelief. And pain. So much pain.
“Why?” She whispered to herself long after Mike had gone in for the night. It was why he hadn’t come to her place after work to stay the night like he promised. She left the building in tears because no matter how hard she tried to make them stop they wouldn’t. They kept falling harder and harder as she made her way back to her apartment.
Flinging the door open she didn’t lock it behind her or take her shoes off as was ritual. Her cats sat on the couch in the living room yowling loudly as she grabbed a paper bag and shoved whatever she could in his duffel bag before putting two t-shirts and his ties in the paper bag. Reaching in her dresser drawer she pulled out the watch she’d had made custom for him. It was supposed to be for their one-month anniversary on Saturday, but not anymore. She was out the door and locking up as quickly as she’d come, heading to hail a cab back to the East Village.
He said he loved her. He said he’d never cheat. He said he’d never hurt her. He promised. And she actually believed him. She was foolish enough to actually love him. She’d stopped crying the minute she packed his things, keeping her emotions locked up in a tight box deep inside herself.
Her heart was gone. It had been torn out of her chest and thrown to the ground in the hallway to Mike’s apartment. It was left bleeding in broken pieces everywhere, painting the floor in a deep crimson that only she could see.
Soon he would see it too.
Author: toxic_shadow
Fandom: all_in_order
Characters/Pairings: Morasca/Logan, Logan/Holly, Varese, Milena
Rating: PG
Genre: Angst/Drama
Warnings: Angst ahoy! Spoilers for Renewal
Description: Drinks and flirting ends in heartbreak.
I Bruise Easily
“Can I walk you home?” He grinned and they chuckled as he walked Holly to her door. Leaning against the wall he watched Holly fiddle with her keys, both unaware they were being watched.
Anna stood at the top of the staircase down the hall watching them, frozen in place out of sheer disbelief. She felt her stomach begin to knot and her pulse quicken. There was a very brief moment of painful relief when he moved across the hall to his door, but then he stopped.
“Holly, I’d like to see you again tomorrow night.” She gave him a yes, time, and place and he responded with a thumbs-up.
They quickly met in the center of the hall between their doors and kissed deeply, Mike’s hands finding their place on this other woman’s sides. Anna’s heart stopped completely. There was another kiss and something said softly to Mike by this Holly person. Anna’s chest was as tight as it could be. They kissed again and he leaned against his door watching her leave. Her heart was beginning to hurt… physically hurt.
She couldn’t believe what was happening. This feeling was something she’d never experienced before. Her chest tightened and her stomach flip-flopped as her jaw dropped and her eyes began to well with tears. What was this feeling? Anger. Betrayal. Confusion. Sadness. Disappointment. Foolishness. Disbelief. And pain. So much pain.
“Why?” She whispered to herself long after Mike had gone in for the night. It was why he hadn’t come to her place after work to stay the night like he promised. She left the building in tears because no matter how hard she tried to make them stop they wouldn’t. They kept falling harder and harder as she made her way back to her apartment.
Flinging the door open she didn’t lock it behind her or take her shoes off as was ritual. Her cats sat on the couch in the living room yowling loudly as she grabbed a paper bag and shoved whatever she could in his duffel bag before putting two t-shirts and his ties in the paper bag. Reaching in her dresser drawer she pulled out the watch she’d had made custom for him. It was supposed to be for their one-month anniversary on Saturday, but not anymore. She was out the door and locking up as quickly as she’d come, heading to hail a cab back to the East Village.
He said he loved her. He said he’d never cheat. He said he’d never hurt her. He promised. And she actually believed him. She was foolish enough to actually love him. She’d stopped crying the minute she packed his things, keeping her emotions locked up in a tight box deep inside herself.
Her heart was gone. It had been torn out of her chest and thrown to the ground in the hallway to Mike’s apartment. It was left bleeding in broken pieces everywhere, painting the floor in a deep crimson that only she could see.
Soon he would see it too.