bring it back ➳ ben hardy [2]

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"one big ass happy family"

theodosia (theo)
timothée (tim)
joseph (joe)
gwilym (gwil)
rami (ram)
lucy (luce)
brian (bri)
roger (rog)

theo changed the group name to joe and i have big news!

luce
you're getting married

ram
you're getting a dog

gwil
you're splitting up so that
gwilydosia can happen AS
IT RIGHTFULLY SHOULD

rog
you're pregnant

joe
are you pregnant?

theo
no, you fool, wtf

joe
just checking

luce
what's the news, lovies?

theo
i've decided to write a
third book !!

gwil
YES
THE CONTENT WE ALL NEED
AND DESERVE

ram
so soon?

theo
yes

bri
can't wait to see what new
beautiful words you come
up with ! bri

rog
having a baby, writing a
book, same difference

tim
if you're writing a book,
then why is it "joe and i
have big news"? what is
joe's part in you writing a
third book?

joe
the fact that i'll have to put
up with her

tim
good point

theo
oh worm
fuck my drag i guess

gwil
i'd never say something
about you like that 😤

luce
gwil, stop trying to make
gwilydosia happen, it's
never going to happen

rog
anyways, do you know
what you're going to focus
on with this book?

theo
nope. i'm just going to write
whatever comes to me and
then organise it into topics

bri
does your publisher already
know that you're writing
another ? as in, do you
have a deadline ? bri

theo
yup! she's due in eight
months!
actually started doing a
little bit of writing and
planning last month

tim
that's a little risky, don't
you think?

theo
what do you mean?

ram
like, you don't know
entirely for sure what
you're even going to be
writing about specifically,
just kind of going into it
willy nilly, yet you already
have a deadline
so i think what tim means
is, what if you don't meet
the deadline?

theo
i will, don't worry

bri
i think we all know that
you can meet the deadline,
kiddo, but there's still
some concern. bri

rog
yeah, we don't want to see
you only get a little bit of
writing done here and
there and suddenly become
uninspired and unable to
reach your date for your
rough draft. that level of
stress is terrible

theo
i have it under control,
guys. i'll meet the damn
deadline

luce
no reason to get defensive,
lovie

ram
we just want what's best
for your mental health,
that's all

theo
i'm not a fragile little egg
i think i can handle writing
a THIRD book

gwil
and they aren't saying you
can't, theodosia, they're
just voicing their concerns
as people who care greatly
about you and only want
to see you flourish and
succeed
joe, back us up here

joe
they have a point, babe
we believe in you and we
know you can do it
but on the small percent
chance that you don't, we
just don't want you to have
that weight on your
shoulders

theo
i see where you guys are
coming from but i also
know that i'm very fucking
capable of doing this and
i'm politely asking you guys
to back off because i know
i've got this
now if you'll excuse me, i
have some writing to do