@pristinepraise Mentioned How Cals Parents Would Feel Watching The Security Footage And Learning That

@pristinepraise mentioned how cal’s parents would feel watching the security footage and learning that cal was definitely enjoying it more than andre in our texts … thinking about his parents seeing the footage for the first time in the court room and having to be escorted out.

it killed them to know their boy was involved but to see how much he loved what he did? they would think they raised him wrong, blame themselves for everything. they would see the video diary of cal saying their parents had nothing to do with it, but they wouldn’t believe it because he had lied to them about so much. why wouldn’t he lie about that? mr and mrs gabriel i love you so much

ok ok not to get all corny up in here but who would have hypothetically proposed first if they stayed together and called off zero day…

I’m going with Andre bc that man is still so possessive and worried someone will swoop Cal away if he’s not quick enough (like even after all those years.. he has a lot of self doubt. It’s not really that he thinks badly of Cal)

okay so i don’t see them having a “traditional” proposal, like one where someone gets down on one knee and gives a little speech before asking for the others hand in marriage. when they do get engaged, though, it’s personal and sweet. it’s perfect for them.

andre is the one who brings it up. they’re in bed, lying next to one another while talking about their future. andre was about to graduate from the university of connecticut with a degree in engineering, and cal had recently gotten a job (probably something related to helping troubled kids). cal was asking andre if it was too late for him to go to college, even if it was just community college, and andre said no, of course.

in that moment, with their voices quiet and the noises of the streets below their apartment, andre realized he couldn’t imagine a future that cal was not in. every time he dreamed about coming home from his job in 30 years, cal was waiting for him. if he dreamed about moving out of his apartment, cal was helping him bring in boxes. cal was always there.

andre was drawing patterns onto cal’s arms, tracing his scars, when he suddenly stopped. cal looked over to him.

“cal, would you ever leave me?”

the question stunned cal. of course he wouldn’t. does andre actually think he would? “andre, what the fuck? no, absolutely not.”

they fell into silence until andre said cal’s name again and received a curious hum in reply. andre continued talking.

“would you marry me?”

cal looked over to see a scared look on andre’s face, as if that question was the deciding factor of whether he’d live or die, and it honestly was. cal didn’t hesitate before saying yes.

just saw someone on tiktok with a tate langdon pfp hate on an edit of elephant because we’re “idolizing horrible people” … baby that’s friendly fire look in the mirror

cal’s siblings lost two older brothers, not one. cal’s sister had known andre for over half of her life, and his brother hadn’t known life without andre.

they sleep in cal’s bed most nights and go over to andre’s in the morning. they wish their brothers hadn’t destroyed most of their stuff. they don’t even understand what happened, just that the boys left them.

me when i get on the bike that makes you fruity as hell

imagine if zero day didn’t happen. cal and andre attend the university of connecticut. they share a dorm and stay as close as ever. these photos would be from a friday night. parties would be going on all over campus, but they aren’t interested. they prefer being alone together. it’s the most fun they’ve ever had. this is the sight andre has every night, and it’s heaven.