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1. I'm sorry, I promise I'm doing my best (I just haven't learned how to be human as you are yet) by Messy_Handwriting

   Fandoms: The Plagueround, Roll From the Hip (Web Series)  

   • Not Rated
   • No Archive Warnings Apply, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Gen
   • Work in Progress

   08 Oct 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Edgar Allan & Montague "Monty" Finch
   • Edgar Allan (The Plagueround)
   • Montague "Monty" Finch
   • Kevin Creeley
   • Roland Thudberry
   • Elliot Kelly
   • Mentioned Poe (The Plagueround)
   • Depression
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Healing
   • Edgar has AuDHD
   • because I say so
   • Therapy
   • actual therapy not just screaming into a hole in the ground
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • comfort takes a while
   • I'm Bad at Tagging
   • no beta we die like poe
   • Passive Suicidality
   • healing is hard okay it takes a while
   • Implied/Referenced Self-Harm
   • Author is Projecting
   • Platonic Cuddling
   • Monty Is A Good Friend
   • Edgar needs a hug
   • Discussions of Death
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Angst
   • Flashbacks
   • Delirium
   • Panic Attacks

   Summary

   Healing is hard. It's really damn hard. And Edgar is struggling. Will he make it?

   OR

   I project onto Edgar because all my favourite characters must suffer.

   Everything is platonic because idk what romance is or how to write it and we need more close friends in our lives

   CW:
   discussions of:
   - low self esteem
   - implied depression
   - grief
   - Implied passive suicidality/suicidal thoughts
   - Implied self harm
   - Flashbacks/trauma

   Title from Against The Kitchen Floor by Will Wood

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   4,592

   Chapters:

   8/?

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