Chapter Twenty-Two Show Up
so does this mean we’re partners now????
“Partners” feels like an old couple.
MAL FLOWERS!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP???
this was supposed to be a sneaky sentimental text message for you to find tomorrow morning in the cold light of the november dawn!!!
Such poetry.
It’s been… a long night.
I’m still doing homework.
And it was still sentimental.
But “partner” is such… a word choice.
OH NO everything okay is there anything i can do who would you like me to fight???
also what’s a better word? that you like more???
Everything’s fine.
And I don’t know, really.
I haven’t had a girlfriend since before I figured out I wasn’t a girl.
This is new territory for me.
that means i’m special
and that you get some time to pick
I’ll do some research.
Figure it out.
Let you know.
google dot com what do I call my not-girl-friend??
tumblr search cute nonbinary pet names?????
You joke, and yet—
i dont joke!!!
i know you’re Like That?
it’s why i Like You?
but anyway does it???
Does what?
DOES IT MEAN WE ARE TOGETHER???
Yeah.
I think so.
(:
but i dint get to officially ask you!!!!
*didn’t
i was going to ask you very cute and smooth while you were asleep
finish your homework and dont look at your phone and go to sleep and i’ll ask okayyy?
Okay.
i am going to check
if you’re asleep don’t respond
Emerson, I would be asleep.
correct
put your phone down!
don’t look until tomorrow!!!
Friday, 2:35AM
just checking
Friday, 2:46AM
and again
Friday, 3:02AM
Mal Flowers, will you be my nonbinary romantic couple member of an easy to say name of your choice?
Friday, 4:47AM
Yes.
(: