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1. these minefields keeping me from you (what i risk to be close to you) by pinkranger

   Fandoms: Riverdale (TV 2017)  

   • Mature
   • Major Character Death
   • F/F
   • Work in Progress

   03 Mar 2024

   Tags

   • Major Character Death
   • Cheryl Blossom/Toni Topaz
   • Cheryl Blossom
   • Toni Topaz
   • aftermath of the last episode including the resurrection
   • discussions of death and grief just as a warning
   • we are now delving into the reunion bc i'm sick of waiting for it

   Summary

   Cheryl inhales sharply through her nose when she realizes that being so scared to touch and to tarnish means she's forgotten to breathe.

   Without planning to, on the exhale, she says, "You were gone." She swallows around the high press of emotion. "It was dark."

   This time, it's Toni's chin that wobbles. She holds Cheryl's hands tighter, like she might know fear too.

   "I know," she whispers, painfully raw. "I know. I'm sorry. I'm sorry you had to see it." A beat. "I'm sorry you had to live it."

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   Or: The grief after the last plague, and the reunion after the resurrection.

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   English

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