encounters ➳ muke

[the] xx

"mom?" luke asked.

"hmm?"

luke twirled his thumbs and watched as they circled each other.

"i was just wondering if michael and mrs. clifford could come over for thanksgiving."

his mother stopped peering through her telescope to look at him.

"i told you i didn't want you seeing him anymore."

"i'm not! at least, not like that. it's just, you know, with his dad in jail. they don't have anywhere else to go. and it would just be the two of us, anyway."

slowly, luke's mother started nodding.

"that's very thoughtful of you."

"so they can come?"

"yes."

luke grinned. "thank you, mom." he ran up to his mother and engulfed her in a hug before exiting her room.

he made his way back to his room upstairs and texted michael, whose number he'd had to memorize.

to: 532-6684

it's on

plot twist: that's actually michael's number

picture bc that's what i saw in my mind when luke smiled and also he's my baby love bye