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temp pinned. malakai huxley. he /
him. twenty — two years old.
mechanic by day, ‘ the advocate ’
by night. the dexter archetype.
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closing the door behind him, kai
follows her toward the gate before
falling into stride next to her.
“ i can’t say i’m surprised, but is it
nice .. being in a place with so many
others like you? ” his head tilts to
one side, genuine curiosity behind
his voice.
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addie walks out ahead of him, waiting at the bottom of the steps before heading toward the gate.
she pushes it open, closing it once they’ve both walked through and heading in the direction of the diner. “it’s nice to get out. that place is starting to feel like a prison.”
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kai takes a turn before heading toward
the array of fast food restaurants just
ahead, opting to roll into the drive-thru
line for taco bell.
“ good. so we’re in no rush, ” he says
with a nod to himself as he slowly
pulls in behind the cars waiting in
line. eyes dart …
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the faint hum of the car’s engine rings through her ears, tongue dragging across her teeth. they feel numb from the coke——sending him one last glance before she reaches over to roll down her window.
“i ain’t got nowhere to be.” she shakes her head, +
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he has to stifle a chuckle as the boy
peeks around his mother’s legs, that
shyness something he had at that
age as well. then a laugh escapes,
head nodding.
“ you’re right. it does rhyme! it’s
nice to meet you, landon. ” his lips
tug into an even warmer smile as
he …
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she nods, quietly, in understanding at his gentle offer to her. then turns her gaze carefully towards the boy still peeking out from behind her pant leg. a soft chuckle slipping from her lips as she gently ruffles his hair, an attempt to coax him out.
“h-hi…” the boy . . .
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… gently shakes landon’s hand.
kai’s hand returns to his side a
moment later. his eyes flicker up
to the woman for a moment.
“ i hope i didn’t make you late
for anything with this—— ” hands
gesturing to his shirt. “—— mess. ”
the stain has already started to
fade, …
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his lips tugged into a warm smile as
she stepped back, noticing the faint
pink in her cheeks but he didn’t
comment —— just maintained the
smile for another moment. a breath
of a laugh sounded when she nearly
fell over as her son still clung tightly
to her legs. it …
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… was endearing —— that
closeness between them something
he hoped wouldn’t change over
the years. “ it’s nice to meet you, ”
he said before his attention shifted
to the boy, a softer expression
shaping his features. “ hi, landon.
i’m kai. ” he offered his hand, …
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what puppy-like features? do you know
all of the constellations? no, i don’t. i
like fixing up cars, though.
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i can tell. since we’re trying to get to
know one another, what do you like
to do for fun? call boys puppies?
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