NORTH
CHAPTER TWENTY SIX
❝A LITTLE BROKEN, A LITTLE NEW, WE ARE THE IMPACT AND THE GLUE, CAPABLE OF MORE THAN WE KNOW, WE CALL THIS FIXER UPPER HOME, WITH EACH YEAR OUR COLOR FADES, SLOWLY YOUR PAINT CHIPS AWAY, BUT WE WILL FIND THE STRENGTH AND THE NERVE IT TAKES, TO REPAINT AND REPAINT AND REPAINT EVERYDAY.❞

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softtofu:
so what problems do you have this time?
delivered 10:38 PM

fdimensions1996:
what do you mean?
delivered 10:38 PM

softtofu:
no offense but you really only message me now whenever one of us has a problem in our person life
delivered 10:39 PM

fdimensions1996:
huh that's true
delivered 10:41 PM

fdimensions1996:
idk i'm just frustrated and my girlfriend is telling me what i don't want to hear and i'm kind of frustrated with my best friend right now
delivered 10:41 PM

softtofu:
why what happened? what did your girlfriend do?
delivered 10:45 PM

fdimensions1996:
it's more my best friend who i'm mad at. she might be dating someone i don't approve of and i think i just made her even more mad
delivered 10:46 PM

softtofu:
ouch
delivered 10:46 PM

softtofu:
well let's start off with this, you have no right on deciding who she can date and who she can't. at the end of the day it's her life and whatever consequences she may suffer is on her, not you
delivered 10:46 PM

softtofu:
yes you are her best friend and you have every right to be protective over her, but she's not a child
delivered 10:46 PM

softtofu:
don't you trust her?
delivered 10:46 PM

fdimensions1996:
of course i do
delivered 10:47 PM

softtofu:
then what's the problem?
delivered 10:48 PM

fdimensions1996:
what if she realizes that she doesn't need me anymore, that the only guy she can depend on is now only going to be him
delivered 10:48 PM

softtofu:
i doubt that's the case
delivered 10:48 PM

softtofu:
maybe you don't know your best friend well enough if you're having thoughts like these, because i honestly doubt she's going to leave you in the dust like that
delivered 10:49 PM

fdimensions1996:
why are you so perfect?
delivered 10:50 PM

softtofu:
lmao i'm not but thank you
delivered 10:50 PM

fdimensions1996:
but you are in my eyes
delivered 10:51 PM

fdimensions1996:
i'm gonna sound really creepy and stupid, but i swear it's not what you think
delivered 10:51 PM

fdimensions1996:
is it alright if i call you somehow?
delivered 10:51 PM

softtofu:
why?
delivered 10:51 PM

fdimensions1996:
because you can't be real, you can't know everything i needed to hear
delivered 10:52 PM

softtofu:
but what if i'm not what you're expecting?
delivered 10:52 PM

fdimensions1996:
i highly doubt it
delivered 10:52 PM

fdimensions1996:
but if you don't want to we don't have to
delivered 10:52 PM

softtofu:
no, i want to
delivered 10:52 PM

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      The two had quickly exchanged their SnapChat. Of course, Tom made a new one just in case. But he's assuming that the username she had given him was one she made specifically for WebToon, because the username was the same as her Twitter handle.

      Tom's heart raced against his chest as his thumb hovered over the button. He tugged on his lower lip with his teeth as he couldn't help but stare at his screen. The palm of his hands grew clammy and he could hear his heart wanting to get out of his chest. Why was he so nervous? Why was he so scared of calling her?

      She's not going to judge you, just call her, he told himself. Tom held his breath as he pressed the button before he regretted it. Why was he so scared for someone he has never met? I don't think he has ever been this nervous in his life. It doesn't make sense, nothing about it makes sense. He never thought he'd be one of those type of people to make online friends or depend on them so much. But I guess nothing works the way you want it to.

      "Hello?" British, is the first thing he thought when he heard her voice. It was small, quiet, almost as if she was shy. His first reaction at the sound of her voice was to smile, because she's real, this girl that he has been talking to is real.

      "Hi," he replied in his fake American accent. It broke him to lie to her in this type of form, but he couldn't be too careful. Yes, this is the author that he's relied on, the one who has given him answers to questions he never thought could be answered. "Is this . . . her?"

      Tom's smile only grew larger as her soft laughter filled through the line. It was light and so full of life. "Yes, this is her, the supposed author of Falling Dimensions. You're American?"

      "Yeah, yeah, I am. I'm from New York." That's a great fucking lie, he told himself as he wanted nothing more than to slap him upside the head. Okay, it's not that big of a lie. It's not like they were ever going to meet up or anything. "And you?"

      "London," she replied. Was that hesitance in her voice? He wasn't sure. "It'd be weird if you called me Tofu, right? Or me calling you Dimensions."

      "Then what do you propose? What if I called you Reyna," Tom joked into the phone as he laid on his bed once more. 

      "Hmm, and would that make you Theo?"

      "I wouldn't object. I mean Theo is rather a handsome guy."

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A/N;

I'm so in love with this story. I'm ready, my body is ready. Okay so I think this series might have three to five books ( I say this but wait it doesn't happen ). This is obviously the first, the second being the Harrison spin off, then the sequel for Blurred Lines, and maybe a fourth book for Seb or Chris? Let me know your thoughts please!

I'm seriously thinking about writing another Peter Parker fanfic someone stop me.

By the way I'm sorry this a short update, it wasn't my intention, but I couldn't see this chapter dragging out any longer.

Dedicated to Orenshi because Maya's writing is flawless and honestly it's so fucking good. Like I'm sorry for my profanity but honestly her writing is so amazing so I highly recommend reading her works!

Much Love Guys.

( written: august 18, 2017 )
( published: august 19, 2017 )