KEATON
KEATON MY DUDE
MY MAIN MAN
THE BEST CAMERA OP I KNOW
ANSWER YOUR FAKKIN PHONE
I'M BEEPING MY HORN OUTSIDE CAN
YOU HEAR?OH WAIT IS YOUR FAMILY HOME I HOPE
NOTNO-ONE'S COME OUT YET AND THERE'S
NO CAR IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE SO I'M
ASSUMING THEY'RE OUTHOPE YOU'RE NOT OUT TOO
What the fuck do you want
KEATON!!! :D
I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU SINCE YOU CAME BACK
TO LIFEVERY COOL OF YOU TO DO THAT BTW
OH WAIT LIBRARY
KEATON I'M SO SORRY I'M A LIAR
ANYWAY LYNNE SAID YOU WERE DOING
EDITING WORKSO
BECAUSE YOU'RE NOT IN THE HOTEL ROOM FOR
ME TO DISTRACT YOU(VERY RUDE OF YOU)
I HAVE COME TO YOUR HOUSE TO DISTRACT YOU
INSTEADPLEASE LET ME IN
No
KEATON D:
PLEASE I LOVE YOU
KEATON YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE
I WAS IN THE DARK BEFORE YOU CAME AND THEN YOU
ARRIVED AND I HAD THE WILL TO GO ONDON'T TELL LYNNE
KEATON I CAN SEE YOU READING THESE
KEATON I CAN SEE YOU AT THE WINDOW
DON'T MAKE ME KEEP BEEPING
I WILL AND THAT IS A THREAT
Oh my god stop beeping I'm coming out
...
"I have a baby sister living here," Keaton said, arms crossed over his chest, fighting off a smile as he watched Mika clamber down from the front of his van. "You could've woken her.
"Did I?"
"No. She's out."
"All by herself?"
"With my parents, you ninny."
"I was going to say, she's quite young to be tromping around town alone." Slamming the door shut, Mika beamed down at him. His trousers were new, and as disgustingly bright as usual. "You been alright?" That made Keaton laugh, although not pleasantly, and the smile he was receiving turned a little sad. "Okay, always a good sign. Can I come in?"
For a second, the simple request made Keaton freeze up as he considered it. Instantly, half of him wanted to run, hide, go somewhere dark and wait for everything to stop, but he beat it down for now, scolding himself for feeling afraid.
This was Mika. He'd lobbed a squeaky dog toy at Percival whilst Keaton was throwing up on the floor, then helped get him back to the hotel safely. He'd agreed to drive him back home in the middle of the night without any argument. He'd stuck around after the library had been wrecked by whatever had happened and helped to clean up. Keaton shouldn't be scared of him. He wouldn't be scared of him, and that was final.
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Short StoryExcerpt from wip4; a home-bound Keaton gets a surprise visit from Mika. They chat. It's a fun time