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Michael's favorite color is pink, pastel pink to be exact. He works alongside two other psychotic murders, Luke and Ashton, the two broken and demented lovers.
Ashton is focused on Luke and Luke only. He's pining after a love that does...
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Ashton was practically running through the halls, not bothering to listen to Luke or wait for Michael as he swiftly turned and ran into the room. He gasped in delight before going to the bedside and wrapping his arms around the older blonde. Liz's eyes fluttered open in surprise, easily hugging the young man back as he practically laid across her bed along with her. She put her hand into his hair, smiling over him when her son finally made his appearance into her room. She didn't expect a smile back and didn't expect a pink haired boy to come in as well.
He shyly stood behind Luke, not knowing if he could be as close as Ashton was, so he stayed back until Luke would say something. The blond pulled a chair to her bedside, Ashton remained cuddling with her as he smiled. She furrowed her eyebrows, dragging her fingers over his branding on his shoulder. He shuddered under her cold, slender fingers, relaxing against her chest with a sigh.
Liz and Ashton were always close. Always would be close because Liz told him everything he needed to know and he told her selective things. He kept only a few things secret but Liz was fine with it because he had his reasons. Her blue eyes darted over to the boy still standing in then threshold of her room, waving her hand for him to come in. He hesitated, looking at Luke before Ashton giggled and sat up a little when Liz tapped his leg for him to move over.
"Come on, newbie. I haven't gotten to meet you." Ashton moved a little more when she went to sit up, Michael eventually moving closer and climbing onto the bed beside Ashton and in front of Liz's legs. "Go sit with your boyfriend, Ash."
Luke subtly rolled his eyes but let Ashton sit on his lap, curling his arm around Ashton's waist as the younger man leaned into him. Liz had a smirk on her face as she looked back at Michael. Liz always tried and succeeded in getting Ashton and Luke to be physically closer, though Luke acted like he just hated it. And, maybe he did but Liz didn't care because she could see the happiness flashing through Ashton's eyes whenever he got close to Luke, even if his boyfriend was forced to do it.
"I'm Liz, Luke's mother."
"Um, Michael."
"The pastel marker. I see and hear about you on the news. Very pretty scenic spots you leave behind, unlike someone else we know." She joked, Ashton rolling his eyes playfully. "Now, why are we here?"
"Michael, out. Ashton, you go with him. I want to talk to my mother alone." Luke ordered.
He let Ashton go, the other boy grabbing Michael's hand when the boy got off his bed and directing him out of the room with a quick wave at Liz. She smiled gently at him, waving goodbye before he left her sight from turning out of her room. She looked at her son, reaching out to touch him but he only gave her a bored look. He leaned forward when she snapped her fingers at him, sighing at the feeling of her thumb brushing over his cheek as he face rested in her palm.
"I don't understand why you are doing this." She breathed out after a moment of silence.
"Because he hurt you and Ashton. I'm supposed to just let him get away with that?"
"No but," She sighed deeply, eyes closing as Luke looked at the floor, "He's sorry, Luke. He sends me cards and whatnot almost every few weeks and what do you do?"
"Don't cut that shit with me, mum. You know why I'm doing this or have you not remembered what's coming up? Or what he did to me and what mattered to me?"
Liz shook her head, looking back at her son to see tears trailing down his cheeks for the second time in the past three days. He hid his face behind his hands, Liz grateful that he leaned forward as she moved his hands from his face and wiped his cheeks off.
"I know and I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said-"
"No, mum, if that's how you feel. I just....I can't forgive him like you did. He took everything from me and almost took you and Ashton, then he just left and went on with his life. He looked at me like I was a freak and he acts like this hero when he's just like me." Luke explained to her.
Licking his lips as he stared at the woman who gave him life, the woman who almost lost hers because of Calum. He moved closer to the bed, standing instead of sitting as she grabbed his hand and nodded again. He hated the hold Calum still had over his anger, that the smallest thing could tick Luke off and send him into a murderous rage.
Liz understood that and Luke doesn't know if he'd be able to have the smallest piece of sanity he had left survive if his mother decided to side with Calum. He'd only have Ashton and he couldn't only have Ashton because he couldn't control Ashton like Liz could. Luke could only break Ashton down so much before the younger man defied him and pushed back. Luke was scared of the man he loved, he was scared because he couldn't remember and Calum couldn't remember and Liz didn't know everything but Ashton did.
Ashton knew stuff none of them did, stuff that brought Michael into the mix and stuff that Luke would probably never remember unless Ashton took mercy and decided to tell him. Ashton wouldn't do that, at least Luke didn't think he would and he didn't want to ask himself and let it be confirmed that he wasn't as powerful as he used to be, if he ever was.
"You're scared." Liz stated, making Luke scoff.
"Of course I am, mum. I feel like...like Ashton is going to snap and none of us are going to be able to survive him."
"You're right. Ashton will snap. Calum can't escape his past, you can't keep hurting the boy, and Michael is going to be lost in translation because I don't even know why he is apart of the plan. You need to stop pushing Ashton down if you want to survive."
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Some good ole mother/dog bonding, am I right?
Buuuuuttt thank you for reading. Have a question with your pretzel....(>~<)/ 🥨 . Ashton and Liz's relationship? Luke and Liz? Hotel and trivago? Im just kidding, 😂.
