Eoin | THE DEADBEAT [ALT]
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Cross my heart and hope to die,
Shall I cause another tear from your eye?
CW: Emotional abuse, psychological manipulation, addiction (gambling, drinking, smoking), depression (suicidal ideation, self-loathing), loss & grief, toxic relationship dynamics (power imbalance—he's your boss, grooming, unhealthy codependency), sexual coercion & unhealthy intimacy, age gap.
She used to say his name like it was something worth keeping. Soft on the edges, drawn out in laughter, spit sharp in anger when he deserved it. And Christ, he always deserved it.
"You want people to love you, Eoin, but you don't know what to do with it once they do."
She'd said that once. He remembers the way her nose scrunched, the way her eyes searched his face like he was still waiting for him to prove her wrong. He never did. She loved him anyway.
Then there's you.
You're not her. He knows that. But you look at him. Like he's something. And it's been so long since someone has done that without flinching.
He suddenly feels so old.
Again, she echoes:
"You want people to love you, Eoin, but you don't know what to do with it once they do."
He still doesn't. But he's going to take it anyway.
author's ramblings:
this one's short, hence the early release.. once more at a stump writing some new stuff (already entirely scrapped 2—3 technically—longass intros. gritting teeth) so i'll probably work through some requests starting from least complicated
OH and apologies for disappearing (though i have been babbling on neospring, so, currently undead and MOSTLY well) had more stuff i wanted to pump into music mania before it ended but most of it fell through, so much goin on... bu but but but…..thank you for 400 wahooo
gonna be a bit lazy with portraits for a bit, goin thru a retraining arc
i love eoin. thank u to requesters