Busted And Blue (2D × OC)

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Clover just shook her head and backed off, knowing that there are no way out of this.

"No... "

He flipped out. He kicked a box of empty bottles and they all broke by the impact. He took another box and threw it over the side, probably hitting something at the end.

" Clover.. how long has this been going on? AND WHY HAVEN'T YOU FUCKING TOLD ME ANYTHING!? YOU SAID YOU'D QUIT THIS SHIT!!! "

He was all up in her face, and she couldn't even look at him. His anger was what showed but she could feel his sadness radiating from him.

A pang of guilt hit Clover straight in the chest.

"I'm your soddin' cousin for cryin' out loud... You can tell me anythin'. "

She kept her mouth shut. She hated when people yell at her. Especially when Murdoc does.

Murdoc just shake his head and walk over to the edge of the roof, leaning on it.

Clover hasn't seen Murdoc like this since what happened to her father.

She shake the thought out of her head, not wanting to think about that anymore. Clover's feet dragged her over next to him. His eyes scanned the street, he was grunting, trying to calm down, biting his whole bottom lip.

She reached for her pocket in her pants and found a box of cigarettes and hands it over to him, which he angrily excepts. She took out her lighter, and after some agonizing fails with, lights his cigg.

"Sorry, should probably get a new one. " she said awkwardly as she light her own cigg.

A breeze bringed a long silence between them.

They stood there, puffing their cigarettes, letting the silence build up, untill,

"Why Clover? Why? "

She didn't answer.

"...did you really stop after I told you to? "

Again, nothing.

He sighted in disappointment.

"Uncle Ted wouldn't have wanted this. " Murdoc said, dropping his cigarette and backed away.

Clover let's out an almost silent sobb by the mention of the father.
"I know " she whispered. " and I'm sorry."
She run over to Murdoc before he walks back inside, hugging him from behind.

"I know I should've told you... I know that I shouldn't have done it... It just... I... I just... " she sobbed out. "Why did you have to bring up dad you fucking idiot!! " she bawled and punched him over and over in the back.

Now it was his time to feel guilt. Yes he was angry with her not telling him about her cutting herself, but to bring up a loved family member that's not around anymore is way over the line.

"I know, I... I sorry it's... Fuck! " he turned and crushed her in a hug.
"Just stop OK? Stop it. When your ready to talk about it I'm 'ere" she just nods and hug him back.

They stood there for a few moments in each others arms. Clover's here for weeks now and yet, her and Murdoc are almost never together and talking like this. In some ways it felt kinda nice.

"How did you know now I was cutting again? " Clover asked after what seemed to be a few minutes of silence.

"I saw you fixing the bandages on your arm once. And I saw a way to fresh cut for it to be over 4 years since you made it. " he answered, making her nod.

"I'm going back inside, it's getting kinda cold out here. You coming? " Clover said as she separated from her cousin and walked to the door back inside.