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eyebrows raise in a strange form of agreement – not sympathy, but understanding. rich is also a victim of mass hysteria, ugly words plastered to him out of fear and association. it’s nothing new. ❛ there’s a saying that us rumor-criminals hold dear : excused by lack of evidence. ❜ one hand over still-beating heart, the other raised palm-flat, rich’s smile is laced with irony.
tyler nods quietly, the smallest of smiles across his lips as he pulls a similar pose, only momentarily. “ mhm, they’re still gonna treat me like i did it, and i didn’t. just looked that way. now i can’t even look at someone wrong without them thinking i’m plotting murder, or somethin’. ”
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herdances.
fingers , curled and shaking , reach lightly to brush his cheekbone . he may be fighting the war , but the war is fighting back . he is wounded all over , from skin to soul - she can’t fix this with a smile . ❛ then now , you rest . with me , here . we sit . no more fighting . ❜
jay cannot- will not protest. solace is found in the sparrow wings of an angel, and it takes all of his willpower to prevent himself from collapsing. his head rings, he sits beside her with a sigh that does not alleviate any pressure from his chest. his bones are cracked and broken, skin bruised and burnt- some say he deserves it, his father had no pity for him. faith is lost in everyone but alice, sweet alice angel. “i wish. things are falling apart. i want-” he shifts, and winces when his shoulder smarts, “i want to keep you safe, ‘lice.”
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tyler denton is not a boy who is likened to daisies. he is grit and machinery, the gravel in your wounds when you fall, he is not soft, with soured buttermilk curls and a razor-like jaw concealing a tongue coated in poison. nobody knew who he was- the tyler denton that lived through the mist was held within a second skin. to see the real tyler denton, one would have to practically unzip him.
he was as human as you and i, but there was something about the way he held himself, about the way he stood, that suggested something of an underlying animal, a cornered creature with claws like knives. it was as if the fear had seeped into his skin and bones. he was alone, after all. his last chance had come and gone, and now he couldn’t be convinced if people were real or not. the mist was long behind him, but even clouds scared him some days.
what a strange being you are, wrapped up in your own hate ‘til it manifests in words. KEEP AWAY FROM ME. i am dangerous and angry and hurting, even now. adrian is dead. jay is dead. mom is dead. nina is dead. they are all dead, and yet i remain. you will never understand. you will NEVER know what it is like. my mouth is zipped shut and my trauma packed haphazardly into a bag that is sewn to my spine. if my darkened eyes and tired stance are not enough for you, let a flash of my tongue be warning enough.
------- keep away. keep away. keep away.
how is a boy so angry likened to daisies? perhaps the ones that are crushed underfoot. still alive, but flattened, their fight unseen by those who do not understand. his petals are ripped, but he is still alive. he is still going. the sun does not scare him, but when the sky darkens, his fear follows suit.
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throughout the mist jay heisel ( a seventeen year old boy, need i remind.):
-gets (falsely) accused of sexual assault.
-is placed IMMEDIATELY in a position of power in times of crisis by being one of the decision heads along with gus and kyle.
-gets to fly a drone! because he knows how to it’s the only decent thing that happens to him in any early episode
-is the person who finds the dead bodies of two soldiers in the dead of the night, by himself, in the dark.
-is the person who CUTS DOWN these bodies instead of any of the numerous adults that are in the mall!!
-plays a role in the brute squad as well, he’s usually partaking in the calming down of people who need to be restrained or held back.
-tries to plead his case to the girl he likes who accused him of assault, literally trying his hardest to get her to forgive him.
-exhibits the strength to hold back two adult nerd men :/
-gets a GUN pointed at his head for asking alex to tell her mom that he didn’t hurt her!!! she threatens him with the gun the whole series hes only seventeen calm ur fucking self PLUS in this scene she says ‘i always was an anarchist’ like CLEARLY implying she’d fucking do it !!!
-at this point feels obligated to help as much as possible like he’s also part of the whole helping gang whenever sb has a panic attack to make sure they don’t run out into the mist
-smiles for the first time since the mist came to the mall the mall when he’s given a fucking FOOTBALL that’s how happy he is he FINALLY gets to be a fucking KID again!!! jeez
grown ass woman literally says to him ‘hey if i’m looking to get date-raped i’ll invite you into the conversation.’ like dont be such a fucking bitch!!! jesus christ he literally said ONE OFFHAND THING
-the FIRST person to run to help at the bookstore (which was a BULLSHIT scene i fucking HATE it)
-the same grown ass woman from the first time is back again and he says ‘maybe we should wait ‘til the police get here’ and she NO JOKE says to him ‘you wanna wait for your dad? well tell me what would he do if he were here? because the officer heisel i know isn’t a pussy like you.’ THATS BECAUSE HE’S A FUCKING CHILD, COURTNEY!!!!!! AND HIS DAD IS A GROWN UP ***CHIEF POLICE SHERIFF!!!!!***
-breaks down a locked door, runs through fire, then grabs a fire extinguisher that BURNS THE FUCK out of his hand to save himself and alex.
-god okay i hate everything abt the next mall scenes okay first he gets blamed for locking the door AND setting the fire to kill alex FIRST by alex ‘did you do it so you could play hero?’ and he has to convince her that he DIDN’T!!
-AND THEN he’s finally got everything calmed down, he’s walking with alex, he’s finally gonna feel safe bc he’s allowed to stay in the other place with alex’s crew, and alex’s mom SEES him, and PUNCHES him in the face without a fucking WORD!!!! this grown ass woman!!! then alex’s mom BLAMES HIM for starting the fire !!! she doesn’t give a fuck about this boy and she hasn’t seen what he’s had to go through but he is tired enough of this woman to say to her face ‘and i just don’t believe you’re gonna shoot me over where i crash.’ HELL YEAH BABY
-alex’s mom then threatens to shoot him again but lets him stay. we’re fine!!! stop threatening jay
-then. THEN!!! alex’s mom is clearly sick of him she hates it when they even smile at each other and literally always talks about how she wants to shoot jay like she sits down and her friend goes ‘there was no touching’ and she goes ‘shame, i wanted to shoot him.’ who says that about a fucking seventeen year old!!
-he finally gets to have a little fun with alex they go rollerskating and then they kiss he’s so happy and then they come back and he’s asked to help with water and always eager to please he’s like ‘sure thing.’ and guess the FUCK what!
-alex’s mom LOCKS him into a room with NO windows down a long ass hallway, basically imprisons him all bc alex and him were happy together no offense but she’s such a cruel bitch she didn’t even try to talk to him!!!
-she visits him like a few hours later and he is EXHAUSTED he literally asks her ‘why not just let me die?’ when she throws this crummy bag at him that has HALF an energy bar and some water like,,, btich
-he tells her that his dad thinks that he’s guilty of a crime he didn’t commit too and she literally says to him ‘if you’re looking for pity look elsewhere’ you are the only person he has talked to in HOURS he’s gone from being surrounded by people to being completely alone in a dark room exhausted and tired and upset let him overshare you insufferable BITCH
- when he’s finally seen again he’s KEPT in there with alex and her mom and adrian and they’re all together and he’s so HAPPY to see alex again but adrian and alex’s mom hate him so he’s very,,, uhhh,,
-gets BEATEN with a paint can by adrian like hes gone through ENOUGH!!! they just LEAVE him on the ground too like jesus christ kid prob has a broken shoulder
-HIS DAD IS HERE! he’s so happy to see him he starts turning around on the floor despite having a probably broken shoulder blade and his dad helps him up and he is so obviously in pain his shirt is DRENCHED in sweat and everyone just watched him fucking LIE there im in bits.
-the infamous scene where his dad sends him out to the mist to die (’: he doesn’t die he survives bc he’s a good boy
-then he dies saving alex from the mist vortex that nearly killed her despite having EVERY reason not to do it he did it because he clearly cared sm and he wanted to save her!!!! god he’s so unequivocally good
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herdances.
the mystery of the town is almost as thick as the fog . teenagers , betrayed , sit and sob on street corners , fearing the uncertainty of a dark tomorrow - alice is the exception . when she smiles , it’s with the warmth that so many have begun to miss . she has become adept at doing the scary thing first , and getting scared later . ❛ i ‘ave always wanted to run through one of your american malls . play in the pretend streets . shout and scream . ‘ave you ever wanted that ? ❜
laughter, oh, how easily it comes to his lips, he leans closer, taken in by the mantra of hope that winds itself around her soul, in a world of panic, of fear and horror, jay heisel clings closely to what he has left- and alice dubois is rightly one of those things. “sounds fun, but i think shelley’d kill us for it.” he murmurs fondly, “but we can dream, right? i-.. uh- i never thought about moving away from here- from home, it’d break dad’s heart, so i just imagined like-.. getting married here.. just walking around the mall holding hands and just-.. having a good day. not having to worry about anything... about-.. this.”
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