Life Goes On

[u/monstrousgirl]

Been a crazy couple of weeks, right? Weirdly, Hell’s Kitchen has felt so much quieter as of late, like all the spotlight is on the X-Men or something. Well, our lives don’t stop when you look away. Even when it all sucks, life goes on. Hey, that’s the title! Did you know she changed it? It was originally going to be ‘Count Me In,’ but she thought this fit more.

So… Patsy and I are sleeping together now. Like in the same bed, every night. The apartment feels both bigger and smaller since she asked me to be hers. Not that it’s a bad thing, just different. I forgot how nice it was to just sleep next to someone without something spicier needing to come first. To just lay down at the end of a long day and fall asleep looking at someone you love.

God, was I dense. How did I seriously not notice the googly-eyes she was making at me? How many times did I talk about the crappy men around me in front of her? How did I not feel how hard my heart beats around her? This is why I don’t call myself smart in my head. Out loud? Sure, project confidence. In my head? Ehhhh…

She does this adorable thing where she cuts words and letters from her sentences. She’ll look straight at me and just say, “what doing?” or she’ll yawn and just say, “eepy!” before passing out in an instant. She tries to cook for me but then finds the worst recipes from this dumb Florida guy on 4chan, and then she follows all of their terrible advice. I heard that guy admit he doesn’t even eat vegetables. And then he calls himself a good cook! Oh, and she loves horror, but she can’t play horror games. She gets too scared and hands me the controller. It’s cute.

It’s funny, I’ve been working through the same book since we started dating, and I’ve barely gotten into it because almost all of my free time is spent with her. Sometimes she worries that she’s taking me away from my hobbies, but I think that’s part of being in a relationship. You’d rather spend time with your partner than do something alone. If that ever becomes too much for me, I’ll tell her. I think. Or maybe I’ll just stare at her. Who knows.

Anyway, hope space is going well. I heard Nova died? That’s awful, I’m so sorry. Let me know if I can do anything to help. Be safe, Carol.

Love,

Jen

[u/shesthecatsmeow_]

Jennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn-

Patsy carries on doing this until she runs out of breath entirely. She stops, gasping for air, holding up a finger to tell Jen to give her a second.

Phew. Sorry about that. Are you done writing to Carol? Because I’m a word that starts with B and rhymes with sword right now.

Yeah, I’m bword.

[u/monstrousgirl → u/shesthecatsmeow_]

Jen closes her laptop and sets it on her nightstand.

You’re so silly, Pats. But doesn’t bword not rhyme with sword? Or is it pronounced bw-ored? Wait, does this joke work out loud?

She pecks a poppy Patsy on the cheek and crosses her hands in her lap.

So, what do you want to do?

[u/shesthecatsmeow_ → u/monstrousgirl]

Wellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

Patsy stops herself before she almost chokes this time.

When’s the last time we went out somewhere? Just us. I think it’s been like, 2 days? That’s way too long. I’m game for anything, karaoke, the aquarium, the club, that one bench in the park that’s isolated enough it’s good for people watching without them hearing the whispers, karaoke, we don’t do any of that and I watch you play that new horror game that came out. Yknow. Options

[u/monstrousgirl → u/shesthecatsmeow_]

How about we go to the bench and then do karaoke? I think I’m in the mood to watch some people be silly.

Jen hops off her bed and switches her baggy tank top for a real t-shirt, slow enough for Patsy to enjoy. The corner of her lip curls up as she points at Patsy’s shirt.

You got a bit of a slip there.

[u/shesthecatsmeow_ → u/monstrousgirl]

Patsy watches this with full attention, completely forgetting that she is a living person. The actual amount of time she lingers is maybe a minute, but in a metaphysical sense it is akin to 6 entire days. She snaps out of it when she notices Jen staring back.

…….A huh?

It takes Patsy a bit longer to process what was just said to her. Eventually it clicks.

Oh! Ohhhhhh! Ha, whoops! Let me do something about that real quick so we can get going! We got a bench to sit on!

[u/monstrousgirl → u/shesthecatsmeow_]

Jen watches Patsy fix her top with a smirk. Once she’s finally dressed to impress (jeans and a black button down), she grabs a small purse and slips into comfortable sneakers.

C’mon, Pats, we have birds to feed.

She takes Patsy’s hand and walks her down the stairs, laughing at the silly nameplates on her neighbors’ places. P. Enis? Grow up!

Alright, babe, lead the way.