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[Maria had already been nitpicked. had already had her name dragged through the mud even before Adam became some commodity for surviving Jigsaw. she was absolutely positive that if she had not been a stripper, maybe someone would have listened to her concerns about Adam. but no, the police had decided to harass her at her job. purposely ask her for lap dances so they could make some big joke of how she had been crying at their station about her missing boyfriend and would be grinding on them that night.
but with the request to help with this charity, well, what looked better than her helping with kids? and Maria did love kids even if she had never seen herself having any (it just never seemed like something that would be for her). she had always gotten along with them, though. always been able to talk so easily with them and keep them entertained when nobody else could.
and she did need a job. justice took so long, too long, and who knew how long it would take until Adam got the justice he did deserve?]
Hey, when I said I'd be your wife that meant saying yes to all this. Every last rough bit. [her lips went to his forehead and she smiled.] And I'll do anything to help you. Including playing glorified babysitter. A job's a job, right? And it's for a good cause. Not like my career is going so well for me right now anyway. Wasn't ever much of one. So I'll do it. Let them know.
And you? Full steam ahead, babe.
but with the request to help with this charity, well, what looked better than her helping with kids? and Maria did love kids even if she had never seen herself having any (it just never seemed like something that would be for her). she had always gotten along with them, though. always been able to talk so easily with them and keep them entertained when nobody else could.
and she did need a job. justice took so long, too long, and who knew how long it would take until Adam got the justice he did deserve?]
Hey, when I said I'd be your wife that meant saying yes to all this. Every last rough bit. [her lips went to his forehead and she smiled.] And I'll do anything to help you. Including playing glorified babysitter. A job's a job, right? And it's for a good cause. Not like my career is going so well for me right now anyway. Wasn't ever much of one. So I'll do it. Let them know.
And you? Full steam ahead, babe.
( it was far too much for him to find the right words to express the gratitude and overwhelming feeling of hope he felt right now. he'd never been good at expressing himself, with the most of his emotions finally breaking through in those final moments he was in that room with lawrence. only now in the presence of maria that he found himself truly feeling positive about things. all the complaints he'd rattle on about, all of the bitterness he had towards society and the way they'd put down the little man [him], had eroded away in that moment.
he found himself smiling at herโ a nervous expression though because he wasn't sure if this was too much for her. if these requests and all of the suffering she'd gone through because of him was too much. was it even okay to ask her to do this?
yet....he decided to take a chance. )
Maria....
( he sighed a bit, enjoying the warmth of her lips on his forehead before he brushed his nose gently against her own. )
What would I do without you? Seriously?
he found himself smiling at herโ a nervous expression though because he wasn't sure if this was too much for her. if these requests and all of the suffering she'd gone through because of him was too much. was it even okay to ask her to do this?
yet....he decided to take a chance. )
Maria....
( he sighed a bit, enjoying the warmth of her lips on his forehead before he brushed his nose gently against her own. )
What would I do without you? Seriously?
( the room he had been trapped in had become like a second spirit to adamโ there was lucidity at first, after the screaming and pleading to be let out. those were the easy days; he'd form a little routine to keep himself sane, to try and find something to do and care for himself in the small amount of space the chain allowed him to move in. soon it became too much, too tiresome to even try and that's when the madness rolled it. it made it easy for him to fight even harder when amanda came into the room, came rolling in with an ideation she'd just kill him to ease him from the suffering.
the hardest part was adapting to the outside world and while initially he hadn't wanted to rely on lawrence for help, he had nothing and no one on the outside. he needed him now as much as he did in those moments where he begged him not to leave him.
he was on his couch now, cleaned up, appearing to be okay, but given he was lying on it with bags under his eyes and a crummy demeanor...wellโ
clearly he wasn't too well. )
Yeah I'm starved but...you tell me Doctor. Aren't I suppose to take it easy? You know what happened to victims of war and stuff right? Stuffing their faces and dying from it. You got any broth?
the hardest part was adapting to the outside world and while initially he hadn't wanted to rely on lawrence for help, he had nothing and no one on the outside. he needed him now as much as he did in those moments where he begged him not to leave him.
he was on his couch now, cleaned up, appearing to be okay, but given he was lying on it with bags under his eyes and a crummy demeanor...wellโ
clearly he wasn't too well. )
Yeah I'm starved but...you tell me Doctor. Aren't I suppose to take it easy? You know what happened to victims of war and stuff right? Stuffing their faces and dying from it. You got any broth?
Edited 2025-11-17 22:42 (UTC)
[to Maria, it didn't feel like he was asking for too much. if anything it felt like this was the least she could do for him. Adam had already gone through so much and it hardly seemed like this was very much. she'd sold her expensive things off to help with bills and that money was already running low. you could only depend on charity for so long until you had to give back.
well now was her chance.
and all she could remember was praying at night, begging anything or anybody that would listen, that she'd do whatever she could to have Adam back with her. here he was. if the price was babysitting some kids then that was an easy price to pay.]
Probably fucking some fameseekers. Girls would be eating you up. [she's just teasing though she is sure there is some truth to that. she kisses his lips softly.] But you're stuck with me forever.
well now was her chance.
and all she could remember was praying at night, begging anything or anybody that would listen, that she'd do whatever she could to have Adam back with her. here he was. if the price was babysitting some kids then that was an easy price to pay.]
Probably fucking some fameseekers. Girls would be eating you up. [she's just teasing though she is sure there is some truth to that. she kisses his lips softly.] But you're stuck with me forever.
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