𝑑𝑒𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑡𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛𝑏𝑜𝑥.

[castle]

PETE CASTIGLIONE ∎ FRANK CASTLE ∎ text ∎ audio ∎ video ∎ action █ █

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[earps]

No no, that's not right. You're supposed to be hella intimidated.

[castle]

oh yeah i'm shaking in my boots

[earps]

Famous last words.

[castle]

all that cuteness
i might just die again

[ too soon, frank. ]

[earps]

God, that sense of humor of yours, I swear.

[ and she’s not talking about his other sense of humor either. ]

[castle]

my sense of humor is just fine
it puts up with yours doesn't it

[earps]

True, but I'm not looking to have you kick the bucket on me again any time soon.

[ uh oh, veering into the sincere territory. ]

[castle]

trust me i don't plan on going anywhere

[ remember when he'd say every day that he was outta here? ]

[earps]

I do. It's some of the parts of this town I don't trust.

[ oh, the north always remembers. ]

[castle]

hey

i'm not going anywhere

[ repeated again. because even if it's something he can't necessarily guarantee, he's not going to freely throw his life around the way he might have before. not when he's got people to think of. ]

[earps]

I know. Neither am I.

[ because that isn't who she is anymore either. she's not the girl who runs away from anything just because it might be harder to handle. ]

Sorry, you're stuck with me.

[castle]

[ funny how in a lot of ways they've actually grown a lot from who they were just some months ago. these declarations say much more than they do on the surface. ]

yeah i'm devastated
being stuck next to that body every night
shit's a torture

[earps]

[ maybe that's why it's hard for waverly to believe her, sometimes, when she says she's in this. they've been through so much, to bring her to this point. to make her realize that she doesn't want to do it without him. ]

Damn, I never would have guessed. You played that suffering in silence mode so cool.

[castle]

[ from the start, even when frank would have openly admitted with truth that he didn't want anything to do with wynonna, she'd somehow always been there at every trial, every obstacle. and it was together that they decided after all, no more running. ]

what can i say
i'm a complete man of mystery
that's what i aim for

[earps]

[ whoops. guess it's just like she said; he's stuck with her after all. what's that saying? for better or for worse? ]

Well, then I've got a confession of my own to make.

Lying next to that body every night, it's really, really hard for me

to keep my hands to myself.

[castle]

[ their vows are practically written for them. ]

wait shit
did you say a confession?

sounds more like you're stating the obvious

this ain't new information

[earps]

[ shit, don't remind her about needing to write down anything. ]

Oh no?

Well, maybe less obvious: I've slept better every night since you've been next to me.

[castle]

[ does he smile a little at that? no, shut up, don't look at him. ]

that's cause you enjoy the furnace

[earps]

Seriously? Why do you think I go to bed with next to nothing on?

It's not because I'm trying to get you to cop a feel. It's because you're literally almost too hot to handle.

[ and why she can only tolerate being the little spoon for so long before she requires a good few inches in between them. (shut up.) ]

[castle]

yeah i don't usually hear you complaining

[ someone's usually very insistent in being very much on him at times. ]

[earps]

Don't get me wrong. You'll be a great weighted blanket as soon as that cold snap shows up.

[ and by that she means he can be on her. ]

[castle]

does that mean you'll start wearing more than nothing

[ as if she'd even let him have a choice in the matter. ]

[earps]

Yeah, I've been eyeing a certain hoodie, actually.

[ what, did he think she was gonna wear her own clothes? ]

[castle]

don't you fucking dare

[ she damn well knows he loves wearing that thing, and if anyone's wearing it in the cold, it's gonna be him. ]

[earps]

Counter-proposal: I do dare, and joint custody. You get days, I get nights.

[ but what if she's wearing just that and nothing else? ]