❛ Came to peace with my ego slipping. I can't help feel like I'm a little alone. It's no use to try, what's the point if I still just feel like I'm a little alone?  ❜

SEASON 1, EPISODE 2
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━━━━━━ July 28, 2010

FIFTY-TWO DAYS. That was how long it had been since Bianca last spoke to her boyfriend. The last time she saw her family alive. The last time anything held even a semblance of normalcy.

⠀⠀⠀After two months of running and surviving, she would get killed by some asshole on the street. She could hear the crack of the bullet inside the department store. Whoever it was out there called dozens of geeks on top of them and didn't seem to care.

⠀⠀⠀Because of him, they were dead!

⠀⠀⠀"Can you stop pacing?" Bianca snapped at Andrea. She leaned back in an old rolly chair she found in a back office. "You're making me nervous."

⠀⠀⠀Andrea whipped her head around. Her large blue eyes bugged out of her skull, and she paused. Her blonde hair was pulled back into a ponytail, and hundreds of little flyaway hairs sprouted up. The smile lines around her mouth deepened significantly.

⠀⠀⠀Bianca glanced up from the black paint chipping off her nails and smirked at the edges of her lips. She knew it'd get under Andrea's skin.

⠀⠀⠀"Nervous?" Andrea scoffed. "You look as nervous as a long-tailed cat in a room full of rocking chairs."

⠀⠀⠀"Nah, you can't tell 'cause I'm sitting, but I'm shaking in my boots, Andy." Bianca flatted her features. Lips thinned, eyebrows raised, and eyes wide. Her shoulders shook in faux fear before she dissolved into laughter.

⠀⠀⠀Andrea's forehead wrinkled, then she rolled her eyes.

⠀⠀⠀"Stop calling me that," she muttered.

⠀⠀⠀Bianca's teasing was interrupted by the walkie sitting in her lap as it sprang to life.

⠀⠀⠀"I'm back!" Glenn yelled through the static. He panted as two pairs of footsteps pounded behind him. "Got a guest plus four geeks in the alley!"

⠀⠀⠀Morales and T-Dog appeared. They were fitted in protective hockey gear, and bats were wielded in their hands. They paused at the door, counting down before they bolted out of the door. With the door open, Glenn and his new friend stumbled inside.

⠀⠀⠀The crazy man shooting his gun outside searched the room with wild blue eyes. He had dark brown hair and was about an inch taller than Glenn. He wore a police uniform which Bianca figured the idiotic shooting wasn't too far-fetched.

⠀⠀⠀When Andrea stormed over to him, the officer didn't have long to take in his new surroundings. Her free hand crumpled into the front of his uniform, and her gun pressed between his eyes.

⠀⠀⠀"You son of a bitch!" Andrea screamed. Her face turned cherry red. "We ought to kill you!"

⠀⠀⠀The door slammed shut as Morales and T-Dog returned. Morales made a bee-line to Andrea, throwing his hockey mask to the side, and glared at the side of her face.

⠀⠀⠀"Just chill out, Andrea! Back off!" Morales snapped at her.

⠀⠀⠀"C'mon," Jacqui said, approaching her calmly. "Ease up."

⠀⠀⠀"Ease up? You're kidding me, right?" Andrea asked. Her eyes didn't move from the Sheriff. "We're dead because of this stupid asshole."

⠀⠀⠀"Andrea, I said back the hell off," Morales growled. He paused and waited for her to do so but she stayed vigilant. He shrugged and said, "Well, pull the trigger."

⠀⠀⠀Andrea deflated almost instantly. Her entire face fell into this ugly expression. Bianca could only guess it was her attempt to cry. It wasn't very convincing.

⠀⠀⠀"We're dead," Andrea panted. There was panic in her words as she paced the room again.

⠀⠀⠀Bianca's mind flashed to the night everything changed. Blood-stained walls, glass cut into her thighs, her finger on the trigger, then her dad dropped dead. The images consumed her as time stood still. Her knees felt weak, and she worried if the memories stayed at the forefront of her mind, she might pass out.

⠀⠀⠀Her eyes slammed shut, and she breathed in slowly.

⠀⠀⠀Hydrogen, helium, lithium, beryllium, boron, carbon, nitrogen, oxygen...

⠀⠀⠀As she recited the elements, her mind pushed the memories back and locked them away. Time picked up, and she was in the middle of Andrea's panic.

⠀⠀⠀"All of us," Andrea said. She turned her seething glare back on the Sheriff. "Because of you."

⠀⠀⠀The Sheriff looked around. Confusion tugged at his brow as he tried to come to some sense of what Andrea said. He looked for answers, but none of them knew the question he silently asked.

⠀⠀⠀"I don't understand," he admitted.

⠀⠀⠀"Look, we came to the city to scavenge supplies," Morales explained. He walked over to the Sheriff, slapped his hand against his shoulder, and then led him to the front doors.

⠀⠀⠀Bianca followed behind but was unwilling to leave her chair. She dragged her heels against the tile floor, and the chair rumbled behind her. She wasn't bothered by the amount of noise she made. The geeks already knew where they were. On the other hand, Andrea turned to express her distaste with a glare that could pierce Bianca's heart. Bianca stuck her tongue out, and Andrea rolled her eyes.

⠀⠀⠀"You'll get your eyes stuck if you keep doing that," Bianca remarked.

⠀⠀⠀"You're gonna call more of them," Andrea seethed.

⠀⠀⠀"They're already here."

⠀⠀⠀Andrea clicked her tongue but didn't argue. How could she? Bianca was right. The geeks were clawing at the entrance.

⠀⠀⠀"You know what the key to scavenging is?" Morales asked the Sheriff in a condescending tone. "Surviving! You know the key to surviving? Sneaking in and out. Tiptoeing. Not shooting up the streets like it's the O.K. Corral!"

⠀⠀⠀"Every geek for miles around hears you poppin' off rounds," T-Dog said, nodding toward the door.

⠀⠀⠀"You just rang the dinner bell," Andrea added.

⠀⠀⠀"Get the picture now?" Morales asked.

⠀⠀⠀The geeks pressed against the glass. It was as if they could smell them like a rotisserie chicken in a grocery store. Their degraded hands clawed at the front door. Spider web cracks emerge beneath the pressure.

⠀⠀⠀Glenn grabbed the back of Bianca's chair, turned her around, and moved behind the rest of the group. A nervous edge filled the air as they realized their security was beginning to break.

⠀⠀⠀"Oh, God," Andrea muttered. Her eyes began to water as she stared at the doors. Then, she turned to the Sheriff and demanded, "What the hell were you doing out there anyway?"

⠀⠀⠀"Trying to flag the helicopter," he said with such truth and ease that Bianca nearly believed him.

⠀⠀⠀"Helicopter?" T-Dog asked in disbelief. "Man, that's crap! Ain't no damn helicopter!"

⠀⠀⠀"You were chasin' a hallucination," Jacqui told the Sheriff softly. "Imagining things. It happens."

⠀⠀⠀"I saw it," Rick said sternly.

⠀⠀⠀"Bianca, try the CB," Morales diverted. "Can you contact the others?"

⠀⠀⠀Bianca looked down at the CB radio in her lap. It was a stroke of luck she got her hands on it over the others. In her past life, when Bianca was going to school, she had been studying mechanical engineering. One of her passions that she never mentioned. Not even to Daryl, who had saved her and become the one person she trusted. She knew the moment she mentioned it, her ass would be in charge of fixing things. Bianca didn't want to deal with it.

⠀⠀⠀"Others?" the Sheriff asked, desperate. "The refugee center?"

⠀⠀⠀"Yeah, the refugee center," Jacqui repeated. Her tone was always too sincere to come off as sarcastic as she intended. "They've got biscuits waiting in the oven for us."

⠀⠀⠀"Nothing," Bianca called to Morales. She stared intently at the CB as she tried to turn the dials but only came up with static. Bianca stood from her chair, turned on her heel, and headed for the stairwell. "No one sits in my chair or I'll gut you," she called nonchalantly.

⠀⠀⠀Shots fired from above as the door opened.

⠀⠀⠀"Oh, no," Andrea muttered. Her eyes widened enough to be the size of dinner plates. "Is that Dixon?"

⠀⠀⠀"What is that maniac doing?" Morales asked.

⠀⠀⠀Morales rushed across the room. He pushed past Bianca along with T-Dog, Andrea, Jacqui, and Glenn.

⠀⠀⠀"Don't mind me!" Bianca yelled behind them, annoyed, then returned to the CB and continued to adjust the knobs.

⠀⠀⠀The Sheriff excused himself as he passed, unlike the rest of them. He paused at the top of the first flight and looked down at Bianca in confusion. She was heading to go up, but as soon as gunfire sounded, she directed herself back onto the lower floor.

⠀⠀⠀She focused solely on the CB radio as she slammed her palm against the side of it. She acted as if that might force something into place. She could feel the Sheriff's eyes on her and his unasked questions. Then, his attention shifted to the man shooting on the roof, and he left Bianca to make her way up on her own.

⠀⠀⠀When the Sheriff finally left, Bianca glanced up to reassure herself he was gone. She let out an annoyed huff and clipped the radio to her belt. She carried the box under her arm, knowing she could do nothing now. She just needed to get to the roof to find a signal.

⠀⠀⠀With Merle up there, she would avoid going up for as long as she could. Since she had first met him, she hated him. He was a piece of shit deadbeat that she owed for saving her life. It disgusted her even if she only got three percent of his help.

⠀⠀⠀The fact that he helped her didn't mean the two were best friends. They weren't sitting by the fire and telling stories of their lives.

⠀⠀⠀God, no.

⠀⠀⠀Bianca kept her distance when she could. And if she couldn't, they were dead silent or in a screaming match close to throwing punches. They hadn't gotten into a physical fight, but that was only because someone was there to pull them apart. Typically Shane and Daryl.

⠀⠀⠀Five minutes of stalling and another three running up and down the stairs passed. Then, without any other option, Bianca finally opened the roof door.

⠀⠀⠀The picture before her was anything but surprising.

⠀⠀⠀Merle was an old, white man with hardly any hair on his head and a face full of wrinkles. His eyes were dark blue and mean. Crows feet hardened his features. Then, a wicked smile made everyone around him nervous. He straddled T-Dog with a gun pressed against his lips as he cursed in his face. Merle spit on him like he was the scum of the earth, and everyone else stood stock still.

⠀⠀⠀Bianca flared bright red anger, a feeling close enough to call a friend.

⠀⠀⠀Her hands clenched, nails pressed deep into her palms as the group begged and pleaded with Merle. Her jaw set, nearly cracking, as Merle's finger twitched to pull the trigger. It was all a game to him. Bianca's legs moved before she even thought. Then, she stood behind Merle as a looming shadow across his back. Merle didn't notice her amid the cries of the other. They seemed to fill him with some sick pleasure only a man like Merle would enjoy.

⠀⠀⠀Bianca frowned deep within her skin. She was sick and tired of hearing that redneck twang. Her boot raised, and she kicked him in the back of his head.

⠀⠀⠀However, like the radio, nothing could be fixed with force.

⠀⠀⠀Gun in hand, Merle whipped around and smacked it against Bianca's temple. She was down in a second as her vision doubled. She lay in a heap on the concrete roof as warmth rushed down the side of her face.

⠀⠀⠀"C'mon, Yellow," Merle scoffed. He turned to look away, rolling his shoulders and sniffing loudly. Then, he rubbed the top of his hand beneath his nose. He turned back to her, a shit-eating grin spread across his mean face. His tongue stuck between his teeth in childish amusement. He had been waiting to do that since the night they met. Bianca couldn't say she didn't want the same. "Gotta do better than that to knock me down," Merle said. He raised his arms wide in victory.

⠀⠀⠀Bianca grinned back at him. The warmth on her face was blood rushing down, coating her teeth and filling her mouth with a metallic taste.

⠀⠀⠀"One day," Bianca promised, her voice barely above a whisper.

⠀⠀⠀Glenn and Jacqui rushed to Bianca's side. Andrea and Morales pulled T-Dog back by this shirt collar.

⠀⠀⠀Jacqui whispered fretfully over Bianca. Glenn pressed something against her forehead and stared down at her worriedly.

⠀⠀⠀Glenn said something, but all she heard was the Charlie Brown adult voice. Her eyes narrowed, and she frowned, trying to figure it out, but all she could make out was whomps.

⠀⠀⠀Then, her double vision started to play tricks on her. Glenn suddenly turned blurry, and the ghosts of her dreams came to life.

⠀⠀⠀"Eugene...?" Bianca asked, words slurring. Her hand raised, brushing the side of her brother's face. Then, her stomach flipped, and she paused. "Oh, I don't feel so good."

⠀⠀⠀Bianca moved to the side and threw up on the pavement. When she stopped, tiny black dots circled her vision until it was all she could see.

━━━━━━ May 29, 2010

BIANCA, CAL, EUGENE, ELENA, and Peter. It was them against the world for a moment in time.

⠀⠀⠀The five were inseparable and had spent three years together, suffering through college. The classes, the heartbreaks, the budding relationships, the part-time jobs, and the mental crisis. They were there for everything. Big or small, petty or understandable. They were a mismatched found family, and nothing could ever break them apart.

⠀⠀⠀At least, that was what Bianca thought. She never realized that as the semester wanted, it would be the last time she saw them together. Never again would they worry about finals or giggle over too many beer cans.

⠀⠀⠀When Bianca got in the car with her brother on their way home, they would never return to the life they once led. The outbreak was only a warning sign at the moment. Soon enough, her family would be dead, her friends would be miles away with no way to contact them, and she would be alone.

⠀⠀⠀At present, Bianca was annoyed with the end of the school year; however, she was grateful for the summer break. She was supposed to graduate a year early, but as it turned out, she was missing a class. One class! Although, she was relieved that she would stay for another semester with her friends.

⠀⠀⠀"Two weeks, right?" Cal asked with a broad smile. Bianca left her annoyed thoughts and looked at him. His golden curls and baby blues had her melting. He towered over her by half a foot. Her heart fluttered like it had the first day they met. It felt like yesterday and years ago all at once.

⠀⠀⠀"Two weeks," she agreed.

⠀⠀⠀The friend group stood around Eugene's car as they said their goodbyes. Bianca stood on the passenger's side with the door between her and Cal. Her boyfriend leaned his arms against the top of the car door and bent down to peck her lips. She pushed up on her toes, kissing him harder before he could pull away.

⠀⠀⠀Eugene groaned loud enough for the whole school to hear him.

⠀⠀⠀"Stop, please, before I get an aneurysm!" he exclaimed, turning away in disgust.

⠀⠀⠀Eugene was the spitting image of Bianca. They had the same dark brown eyes and hair, sun-kissed freckles, and high cheekbones. Eugene used his features to look like a sweet angel, while Bianca looked like a devil with a cutting glare and RBF.

⠀⠀⠀Next to Eugene was Elena. She was shorter than everyone else but had a presence that filled an entire room. Her raven black hair was shoulder-length and freshly cut. Her makeup was full-face and immaculately done, as if she had a prep team do it. Her clothes were the latest in style, with a light purple sweater vest and matching mini skirt. She was rich and looked at it.

⠀⠀⠀Elena patted Eugene's arm, but the teasing smile showed she found his reaction amusing.

⠀⠀⠀"They're just in the honeymoon phase," Elena cooed with false reassurance.

⠀⠀⠀Eugene glared at her. "They've been in the honeymoon phase for two years!"

⠀⠀⠀"That's because we're hotter than the three of you combined. Just means our love is stronger," Bianca retorted, no matter the logic that didn't connect.

⠀⠀⠀"We are literally twins."

⠀⠀⠀"Fraternal twins."

⠀⠀⠀"That still makes you twins," Peter butted in. His voice was a little shaky as he corrected her. His little puppy dog act still held strong as Bianca looked at him. His light brown curls quivered, and he looked ready for Bianca to punch him. She had only ever punched him affectionately, but maybe that didn't come across like she thought.

⠀⠀⠀"Yeah, but with fraternal twins, one can be the ugly twin," Bianca said with a shrug.

⠀⠀⠀"Are you serious?" Eugene asked. His tone was dull, and his expression went blank. "Is this how the trip is gonna go?"

⠀⠀⠀"Did you really expect anything different?" Elena asked with a laugh.

⠀⠀⠀"At least she's not tryin' to strangle you," Cal added.

⠀⠀⠀There was a deafening silence before the trio chorused, 'We didn't need to know that!'. Cal's ears turned bright pink in embarrassment as Bianca laughed loudly at them.

⠀⠀⠀"That's not what I mean!" Cal yelled.

⠀⠀⠀Elena raised an eyebrow, ready to tease him further, but Eugene cut her off.

⠀⠀⠀"Y'all are going to New York tomorrow, right?" he asked. He leaned against the side of the car with his arms folded across his chest.

⠀⠀⠀"Yeah, at four in the morning," Peter sighed. His shoulders dropped, and a distressed expression washed over his face.

⠀⠀⠀"Just do what I do and stay up from now until you get on the plane, then crash," Bianca suggested.

⠀⠀⠀Peter turned to Bianca—about to argue as he always seemed to with her unethical suggestions—then paused. His lips formed into a frown, and his eyes raised as he considered the idea.

⠀⠀⠀"No," Elena interrupted them. "Don't do that! You get grumpy when you're tired," she said, pressing a stern finger into his chest.

⠀⠀⠀"But I also get grumpy when I wake up early," Peter said, raising his brows to challenge her.

⠀⠀⠀"It takes you a while to even wake up to be grumpy," Elena told him, leaving no room for argument.

⠀⠀⠀"You're gonna bring us back souvenirs, right?" Bianca asked with a sly smile as she turned to her best friend. "Bags of cash or anything else I can pawn from your dad that he might have lyin' around."

⠀⠀⠀Elena turned to Bianca with a slight frown on her dark red lips.

⠀⠀⠀"No, but I am going to talk to my dad about you," Elena said simply.

⠀⠀⠀Bianca raised her brows.

⠀⠀⠀"You're gonna tell your dad on me now?" Bianca asked, pouting like a child. "My mom doesn't like getting calls about my behavioral issues."

⠀⠀⠀Elena would've playfully smacked her if she was standing next to Bianca.

⠀⠀⠀"No, B," Elena sighed. She pinched her nose and then looked back at her. "I want you guys to come to New York later this summer. I know it's not really something you can afford, but my dad is loaded. I just need to suck up to him, and then we can have a real vacation together!"

⠀⠀⠀Bianca didn't know what to say, but Elena didn't give her a chance. She knew the three would argue with her, but she didn't care. She never cared. Instead, she raised her manicured hand and motioned for the twins to get going.

⠀⠀⠀"Your mom is going to be worried if you guys don't head out soon," Elena said.

⠀⠀⠀"Alright, alright," Eugene muttered, hugging her tightly, then Peter.

⠀⠀⠀Elena ran around the car and jumped at Bianca. She grappled her into the rare hug Bianca allowed.

⠀⠀⠀"I love you!" Elena crowed into her ear.

⠀⠀⠀"Yeah, yeah, love you, too," Bianca muttered, patting Elena's back awkwardly.

⠀⠀⠀Elena pulled back but not before smacking a dark red kiss onto the side of Bianca's face. The lipstick felt greasy against her cheek as it did every blue moon Elena decided to torment her. Bianca lifted her hand and smeared the lipstick across her cheek and all over her hands.

⠀⠀⠀"You two are disgusting," Cal muttered, shaking his head.

⠀⠀⠀Cal pulled a travel-sized pack of baby wipes from his backpack and pulled one out. He grabbed Bianca's jaw. His fingers ran across her face and down her neck. The ring he wore was cold against her skin.

⠀⠀⠀Bianca watched him from the corner of her eyes as he stared in concentration at her cheek. He wiped away the stain and then kissed the place Elena had to perfect his work. Bianca's skin tingled at the feeling, and she grinned as Cal pulled away. His hand squeezed once against her jaw before he removed it. Then, he took her hand and wiped the lipstick from it, too. He laced his fingers with hers and leaned close when he finished.

⠀⠀⠀"Alright, have a good trip. Don't get in too many fights, don't kill anyone, and remember always—"

⠀⠀⠀"I love you until the world ends," Bianca said for him with a toothy grin.

⠀⠀⠀"Yes," he said with a grin. "Until the world ends."

⠀⠀⠀Bianca stood on her toes and met him in the middle. He kissed her deeply, his hand on her waist, knotting the fabric between his fingers. Her arms wrapped around his neck, locking him in place as her fingers fiddled with the hair at the nape of his neck. She dragged him down further, and they kissed long before parting with bruised lips.

⠀⠀⠀Bianca's stomach with something unfamiliar. A dread screaming that this might be the last time she saw him. He seemed to hold a similar feeling behind his eyes, but neither mentioned it. The thought was too strange. So, Cal pecked her on the lips one last time, then pulled away to smile one last time.

━━━━━━ July 28, 2010

BIANCA REGAINED CONSCIOUSNESS FEELING sicker than she had ever felt before. It didn't help that she was swung over a shoulder and jostled around. She had been knocked out for around an hour. At that time, it seemed more happened than any other time well spent in the city.

⠀⠀⠀Later, she would learn that they went down into the sewers. Jacqui worked as a city planner beforehand and suggested the idea. However, it was a dead end, with geeks filling the sewers just as much as the streets. They adjusted their strategy. They took a couple dead geeks and smashed them into a pulp before smearing their guts onto Rick and Glenn. They walked through the streets until rain poured and washed away the dead smell.

⠀⠀⠀Now, they only had a little bit of time to escape the city before they were all dead.

⠀⠀⠀"Morales," Bianca groaned as she grew familiar with the back of his shirt. "You're gonna make me sick."

⠀⠀⠀"Hold on a little longer, Bianca!" Morales grunted.

⠀⠀⠀They passed the front doors, and the geeks had forced their way through the first set of glass doors. The second was nearly shattered, but Morales sprinted past without worry.

⠀⠀⠀Andrea and Jacqui waited by the garage door for them. Morales dumped Bianca against the wall before moving to help them.

⠀⠀⠀"I don't know how we open this!" Andrea exclaimed with wide, frantic eyes.

⠀⠀⠀"The pulley," Bianca muttered. She pointed to the chains beside Andrea.

⠀⠀⠀Morales found the pulley and stood ready. T-Dog came in hot a second later, screaming that the geeks were behind him. Then, a loud succession of bangs resounded off the metal bay door. Andrea, Morales, and Jacqui yanked the chains.

⠀⠀⠀Bianca stood, feeling dizzy, as she gripped the wall beside her. The black dots returned, but she kept herself upright, at least.

⠀⠀⠀When the door opened, a moving truck with Rick waited for them. They threw their gear into the back while Morales helped Bianca inside. Rick held his hand out for her and helped her up. She nearly face-planted when he left her to walk alone, but Rick quickly caught her and led her to the passenger's seat.

⠀⠀⠀Then, Rick sat beside her in the driver's seat, ready to move the second everyone was inside.

⠀⠀⠀"I'm in!" Morales yelled.

⠀⠀⠀The geeks filed inside the loading bay, trying to climb into the truck. Morales and T-Dog stood at the open back, knocking geeks out halfway down the road. Rick screeched out of the parking lot, onto the main street, and on the open road.

⠀⠀⠀Bianca turned, looking everyone over. Glenn and Merle were missing. When her gaze landed on T-Dog, he cracked.

⠀⠀⠀"I dropped the damn key," T-Dog admitted.

⠀⠀⠀The group was silent.

⠀⠀⠀Bianca turned back to the road, her hand resting over her lip. She didn't know what to say. All she knew was that Daryl's reaction would be hell.

⠀⠀⠀"Where's Glenn?" Andrea asked after a minute.

⠀⠀⠀"He's got himself a way out," the Sheriff assured her with a slight nod.

⠀⠀⠀At least there was that.

AUTHOR'S NOTE —

Okay there are a few things I would like to address because there's a lot to unpack in this.

Firstly, I apologize for the derogatory word Merle uses against Bianca. I tried to go for the least inoffensive offensive term and I hope you all understand why I did use it.

Secondly, yes, I did knock out Bianca to avoid that word but also to show how impulsive and reckless she is. Bianca would kick someone in the head, she does get into fights so it's not just a means to get her out of the scenes. Plus, I really only wanted her with the supply run group so that she would know Rick then see him reunite with his family in the next chapter >:)

Thirdly, flashbacks. There will be a lot and I understand if a lot of you guys don't vibe with them. They're not always my favorite but I feel these will be a very good addition to the story especially so that I can build Bianca and Cal's relationship for you guys without having to add so much in the future. Flashbacks will last through this season and the next, if you want to know! For season 1, it'll be the lead up to how Bianca's family dies and season 2 will have Bianca and Cal's relationship progression at college.

I hope you guys enjoyed this, Bianca and Cal are very near and dear to my heart. They have been characters of mine since 2014 when I first started writing fics and have stuck with me ever since. They feel like a part of me where other characters haven't if you know what I mean.

And also!!!! Elena is jakesperaltas original character for fics we've been planning for years together. They have come to life in this fic because I wanted to write an oc x oc fic and Bianca and Cal fit the best lol. I hope you all love her as much as I do!! Same with Eugene.

That's all!! Sorry for the info dump, omg.

SONG: EVERGREEN by PVRIS

Thank you for reading! Please leave a comment if you'd like. However, this is an all kind of reader safe space. So even if you ghost read or comment every chapter, I hope you know it means the world to me that you've come into this fic ♡ I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and until the next one.

(EDITED! 7/16/2023)