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spencer reid is my safe place.  ╱  act one, chapter two.
❛  Spencer Reid is my safe place, sue me ! ❜

𝙏𝙀𝙓𝙏 𝙈𝙀𝙎𝙎𝘼𝙂𝙀𝙎 !

❝ 𝗣𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗘 ❞

𝗣𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗘:
Hey

𝗖𝗨𝗗𝗗𝗟𝗘 𝗠𝗨𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗡:
Hey, what's up?

𝗣𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗘:
Are you okay? You just seem
a little off today

𝗖𝗨𝗗𝗗𝗟𝗘 𝗠𝗨𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗡:
Yeah, I'm fine I guess

𝗖𝗨𝗗𝗗𝗟𝗘 𝗠𝗨𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗡:
Just life my guy

𝗣𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗘:
Like what? What's
going on? Did something
happen with your family
again?

𝗣𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗘:
Do you want me to
come over and talk
abt it?

𝗖𝗨𝗗𝗗𝗟𝗘 𝗠𝗨𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗡:
Don't you have to
film with everyone?

𝗣𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗘:
Yeah, but I got enough
footage for the vlog, I can
cancel

𝗖𝗨𝗗𝗗𝗟𝗘 𝗠𝗨𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗡:
I'm okay Dave, please
don't cancel for me

𝗖𝗨𝗗𝗗𝗟𝗘 𝗠𝗨𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗡:
I don't want to
bum you out anyway

𝗣𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗘:
Come on tal, i wanna
help if your feeling upset.
I don't give a shit about
you "bumming" me out

𝗣𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗘:
You're my best
friend, I wanna
help you

𝗖𝗨𝗗𝗗𝗟𝗘 𝗠𝗨𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗡:
I swear I'm alright
Dave, go film with
everyone. I'll be okay

𝗣𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗘:
Are you sure?

𝗖𝗨𝗗𝗗𝗟𝗘 𝗠𝗨𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗡:
Absolutely, go crazy,
get wild

𝗣𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗘:
Promise?

𝗖𝗨𝗗𝗗𝗟𝗘 𝗠𝗨𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗡:
I promise

𝗖𝗨𝗗𝗗𝗟𝗘 𝗠𝗨𝗙𝗙𝗜𝗡:
Now go get some
good footage, don't
disappoint me

𝗣𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗘:
You got it.
[ READ: 2:54pm ]

𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙇 𝙇𝙄𝙁𝙀 !

TALIA SAT IDLE on the leather couch in her quiet apartment. A hollow feeling began blooming in her chest, she desperately wished it would go away, but as time passed on, the feeling became more crippling. The twenty-one-year-old let out a huff and jumped up from the couch she had resided in for the past six hours. The girl felt her joints crack as she stretched, the tv still played a random episode of Criminal Minds that she had been invested in moments before David texted her.

Now the show was long forgotten and the black-haired girl was brought back into the crisis of emotions she once felt. It was nothing new for Talia to fall into a small episode like this, it usually happened when she began to overthink every little thing that surrounds her life. And now that the holidays were approaching and her birthday along with it, she wasn't feeling too hot.

Her eyes casted around her apartment, it felt lonely, too empty for her taste. It solely felt empty due to the break-up she encountered at the beginning of the year. It was something that made her cower away from everyone, including her best friends. She didn't mean to do it, but it all felt so surreal for her, she lost something that she put so much time and energy and not to mention her whole fucking heart in and it was almost as if a piece of her heart was taken away.

Even though she broke it off, he caused it to happen. He ruined her, took away her safety and trust in relationships. The impact of the break-up was so bad that she moved in with David and Natalie at one point. And even now, being in the quiet apartment hurts, the memories that linger follow her every move. Waiting for her just to relive the happy yet dysfunctional relationship she once had.

The big problem she had now was living on her own, going through the ups and downs of her life alone. Sure she had all her friends but it just wasn't the same. With Ryder, she had someone to get through things with. The holidays were the epitome of hell for the black-haired girl, with Ryder, she always went with him to his family. And now that he's gone she has no one, and it absolutely kills her.

She would always like to make it clear that the feelings she had for him are gone, the love they both shared is practically dust. It was just the loss of companionship she felt when having him around. Talia now felt like she was in this loop of never-ending aloneness. No matter how much she tried to escape, it would always pull her back in.

A synchronized knock got the attention of the black-haired girl, turning away from the tv she was blankly staring at, she glanced at the front door. The pattern began again and she furrowed her eyebrows in confusion.

Opening the door, Talia met the eyes of a scruffy looking David Dobrik, surprisingly without his camera attached to his side. He gave her a small smile. "Hey,"

Talia tilted her head, quirking up an eyebrow. "What're doing here? I thought you were filming with everyone,"

David gave her a knowing look as he passed her to enter her apartment, before he huffed, "Talia, I wanted to check in with you, you've been kinda off for the past few days,"

The black-haired girl rolled her eyes and shrugged, soon finding herself lazily sitting on the couch. "Dave, I said I was fine,"

David glanced at the tv before returning his gaze to the black-haired girl with his eyebrows quirked up. "Oh really?"

Talia gave him a distant look, trying to convince him of something that simply wasn't true. "Yes, I'm fine,"

Dave rolled his eyes, letting out a sigh as he slapped his hands on his knees. "You're watching criminal minds, that's a tell, what's going on with you?"

"What's wrong with that? Spencer Reid is my safe place, sue me," The black-haired girl argued, soon falling deeper into the comfort of her plush couch.

David huffed, soon falling next to Talia's side of the couch. His eyes softened seeing her nervously chew at her fingernails. He knocked his shoulder playfully with hers. "come on what's been bothering you, I miss my partner in crime, who else is gonna make fun of Jason with me?"

Talia gave him a quick glance before her shoulders deflated. She let out a sigh, dropping her hand from her mouth. "It's just me thinking of the upcoming holidays and my birthday, it's usual for me to do this around December,"

David groaned lightly, slipping his arm over her shoulder and pulling her into him, Talia gently laid her head on his shoulder. "Tal, I already offered for you to come to Chicago with me and nat, my mom said she would love to have you. And all of us are flying back and celebrating your birthday with you,"

She gave him a soft look, it reminded David of an almost kicked puppy look. Her hand soon moved back to her mouth, resuming the assault on her non-existent nails. "I know, and I'm grateful for it, you know. It's just super hard not having a family to go to, like all of you do and then there's just me, all alone."

David froze up, seeing the soft tears lightly trailing Talia's supple cheeks. She quickly wiped them away, in hopes he didn't see them. But fuck he did, and his heart dropped so fucking fast. "Tal-"

Talia lightly sniffled, wiping under her eyes again, making sure all the tears were gone. As she stood, she turned to David, giving him a tight-lipped smile. "David, it's fine. I'm okay, I'll get over it."

David huffed as he glanced up at her. "Tal, I really don-"

Talia gave him a tight glare, telling him to drop the subject already. The twenty-two-year-old snapped his mouth shut instantly, abruptly ending the discussion they were having. The black-haired girl let out a soft sigh as she ran a hand through her curly locks.

Talia glanced at the tv in thought, but soon turned to David, giving him a genuine smile as she clapped her hands together. "So, you wanna give the world some more apparently needed, Talia and David content?"

David let out a chuckle, seeing the girl do little jazz hands at the end of her sentence. He stood gripping his camera, giving her a look, his lips quirking up into a mischievous smile. "Fuck yeah I do,"

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Kinda weird to be this angsty on the second chapter, but I kinda dig it? David and Talia will be the best bromance in this book, mark my words. You guys gotta a little depth into Talia's family life. My poor baby. F in the chat fo sho.

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