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2024-03-31
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Unsaid

Summary:

Eduardo waits to be picked up by Mark after he landed in San Francisco. He leaves a voicemail.

Notes:

Not to be a stereotypical AO3 author, but while uploading this fic I got the news I can begin my braces journey! (A year later than my sister did but oh well)

(See the end of the work for more notes.)

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Eduardo was wet and chilled to his bones.

His hair glued to his forehead, he called Mark for what seemed like the thousandth time by now.

“Hi… Mark.” The sound of rain pitt-patted on the cobblestone road, transferring from his phone onto copper wires that delivered it to Mark’s voicemail.

“I froze the account.”

Lights blinded him as an in-airport shuttle passed by him. 

“I hope you're not mad at me. I just…”

He looked at the night sky, perhaps searching for stars where there was only light pollution.

“This is our thing, Mark. Facebook is our thing. I can't have you…1 I’ll be honest...2 I don't…3”

He laughed into the speaker, “I’m not making any sense, am I?”

He hangs up the phone. He’ll take a taxi to Palo Alto.

 

1. If you don't keep me around. return to text

2. I feel like you’re isolating me in New York. return to text

3. Want you to leave me out of the loop. return to text

Notes:

Hello hello hello! Since this is the end notes and no one's actually reading anymore, let me walk you through the metaphors used in the descriptions!!!!!!!!!!!
┌(・。・)┘♪ ♪ヽ(･ˇ∀ˇ･ゞ) 〜(꒪꒳꒪)〜
1. Hair glued to his forehead. This isn't a metaphor. I just like that picture of Andrew with his hair glued to his face when he arrives in Palo Alto with the biggest brownest saddest eyes.
2. Lights Blinded him as a shuttle passed him by.
This is actually two metaphors in one! The first part: blinding lights. Eduardo was “blinded”, he didn't see the warning signs that led up to Mark diluting his shares. Second part: shuttle passed by him. The shuttle passed him, like his opportunity to take back his place in Facebook missed him.
3. Searching his for stars when all he sees is light pollution. AHH MY FAVOURITE!! It symbolises a man who's searching for the past. Eduardo is yearning for the code on the window back in Kirkland. but instead all he finds is the light pollution— the diluted, muddy present.