fic: i need your little shiny lies
Woah, who knew I had this in me?!? Title taken from Katie Herzig's Fools Gold.
Title: i need your little shiny lies.
Pairing: Nick/Karen
Rating: PG
Word Count: 255
Summary: Because when you're not alone, it's easier to pretend that you're not still pining away for that boy who loved you when you were seventeen.
You know Freddy doesn't really love you. He's just after the fame, and the cash, and whatever else the rest of the world thinks is so fantastic about being a Darling. All of your husbands are like this. They just want the money, and that's okay because you're using them too. For sex, and comfort, and just so you are not alone. Because when you're not alone, it's easier to pretend that you're not still pining away for that boy who loved you when you were seventeen. That's the only thing your marriages are for, to keep the memories of engagements soaked in grappa and cutesy mix tapes suppressed beneath everything. But now, he's the layer and it's harder than ever. Your whole life strategy is falling apart and you don't know how to handle it. So you sleep with the caddy, and Sebastian and anyone else who will take you. Freddy knows and he lets you get away with it. But Nick finds out, and he almost yells at you. He treats you like an adult, the way he always has, and God is it refreshing, and don't you wish-- and then you stop yourself, because you know that you're supposed to be letting go of him. You're supposed to try to make it work with Freddy. You're supposed to let go so it can be just a little easier to fake being happy in this life that you've chosen. And let's be honest, you're a Darling. It should be a piece of cake.
Title: i need your little shiny lies.
Pairing: Nick/Karen
Rating: PG
Word Count: 255
Summary: Because when you're not alone, it's easier to pretend that you're not still pining away for that boy who loved you when you were seventeen.
You know Freddy doesn't really love you. He's just after the fame, and the cash, and whatever else the rest of the world thinks is so fantastic about being a Darling. All of your husbands are like this. They just want the money, and that's okay because you're using them too. For sex, and comfort, and just so you are not alone. Because when you're not alone, it's easier to pretend that you're not still pining away for that boy who loved you when you were seventeen. That's the only thing your marriages are for, to keep the memories of engagements soaked in grappa and cutesy mix tapes suppressed beneath everything. But now, he's the layer and it's harder than ever. Your whole life strategy is falling apart and you don't know how to handle it. So you sleep with the caddy, and Sebastian and anyone else who will take you. Freddy knows and he lets you get away with it. But Nick finds out, and he almost yells at you. He treats you like an adult, the way he always has, and God is it refreshing, and don't you wish-- and then you stop yourself, because you know that you're supposed to be letting go of him. You're supposed to try to make it work with Freddy. You're supposed to let go so it can be just a little easier to fake being happy in this life that you've chosen. And let's be honest, you're a Darling. It should be a piece of cake.