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The cold ground beneath finally warmed up, glitches began patching as distant voices got louder. Voices she, unfortunately, recognised.

… had she returned?

Pinterest’s eyes finally fluttered open, adjusting to the bright sunlight that enveloped her very being.

“I’m.. alive?” Pinterest whispered, gazing at her own hands, expression puzzled. Her vision was blurry, body shaking a bit, yet.. alive. Thrumming with pulse.

Tears pricked at her eyes as a jolt of pain echoed across her body, aftershocks, perhaps.

Pinterest was scared. Scared of going back there. Scared of being erased again. Scared of the others.

Scared of what they thought of her. What.. she thought of her.

“Tumblr, help!” She yelled, hoping to be heard , tears streaming down her paled cheeks. She couldn’t move, her legs had given out- Pinterest felt hopeless.

“Please, come back.. i’m sorry.. for everything. Someone, please help me..”

…

Tumblr’s eyes had dulled since their beloved’s death. Their heart had hollowed out, a fragment permanently missing — Pinterest.

The woman who had stolen their heart long ago, the woman they adored completely, the woman they cried fortnights for.. gone in a flash.

Facebook and Instagram tried to help — all in vain. Tumblr shut down, the loss hitting them hard, like a swift and forceful punch to the gut.

“Tumblr, darling.. you haven’t been out in weeks, please..” Facebook frowned, running her fingers through Tumblr’s messy navy locks.

“I could’ve done something, Facebook.. If only I had been there, maybe I.. could’ve told them to spare her.. I…” A fresh wave of tears hit Tumblr, burying them deeper in despair. She couldn’t take it — the guilt ate them alive, piece by piece till nothing was left.

Just them, a piercing yell filled the air. An eerily familiar voice that Tumblr yearned to hear for weeks.

But they couldn’t get their hopes up. Not again.

“Did you guys, like, hear that?” Instagram raised an eyebrow, looking out the window, fingers hovering over her phone’s keyboard.

“Sounded like Pinterest.” Facebook added, albeit a bit confused.

At that, Tumblr perked up a bit. Still not quite consoled, but curious nonetheless.

Their eyes fixated on the dozens of drawings that adorned their walls.. various scenarios Tumblr had drawn out, ones that they prayed would heal them.. nothing.

“She’s gone, Instagram..”

“I’m not so sure, Tumbly.” Instagram pushed, expression sympathetic.

“You better not be fucking with me, cause I’m going to check.” Tumblr hissed, already scrambling to find clothes.

Part of them, the one head-over-heels for Pinterest, prayed she’d be there. Waiting to be saved like a damsel in distress . However, the rational part felt it was all a lie, a trick played by her mind to deter them.

A war between brain and heart. A war Tumblr was stuck in while Pinterest was the prize.

“I’m going to find out what that scream was”. Tumblr announced, slamming the door on their way out.

….

Pinterest was slipping in and out of consciousness. Her head was pounding, eyes heavy, body shaking..

She was losing hope.. and fast.

She knew she fucked up.. badly. Losing everything was, quite frankly, a fair punishment , yet.. she couldn’t help but dream of a miracle.

That’s it. She had given up.

No more cries for help, no more tears, no more pleading for mercy.

Until.. a familiar figure caught her eye.

Blurred, yet undeniably there, Tumblr found her.

“P..Pinterest?” Tumblr gasped as they rushed over to Pinterest’s side, cradling her face in their hands.

“Tumblr?”

“You’re back… you’re back!” Tumblr hugged Pinterest so tight any crack inside of their heart unbroke at once, warmth blooming inside at once.

Nothing mattered in that moment. Nobody mattered except for her. Her warm body against Tumblr’s was enough to ground them.

“I’m so sorry, Tumblr. For everything.. I-“

“I’m just so happy you’re back”. Tumblr’s eyes filled with tears once more as she gazed at Pinterest’s frail form.

“You.. missed me?” Pinterest inquired, expression skeptical. She couldn’t believe it. Someone genuinely cared for her..

“Yes! More than anything. You’re….my everything”. Tumblr muttered, tears flowing freely as she clutched Pinterest to their chest.

“You’re… mine too.” Pinterest’s voice grew soft, a far cry from the usual sensual tone she oftentimes used.

That made Tumblr freeze. Her crush.. liked her back?

Now or never, I guess.

“Pinterest, I…I love you. I’ve been in love with you for a while. You.. you’re the light of my life, you brighten up my day, you’re so beautiful and amazing, and-“

Tumblr was cut off by a pair of crimson lips against theirs , effectively shutting them up. Their eyes widened, before fluttering shut once more to enjoy the euphoric feeling that consumed them.

“I love you more.” Pinterest whispered against Tumblr’s lips, not wanting to pull away just yet.

“I was so stupid. I wanted to outshine you, when.. I deeply admire you”. Pinterest bashfully confessed, a hint of red colouring her cheeks, brightening up her dulled features.

A beat of silence passed.

Tumblr blushed so hard they feared they could rival a rose’s majestic burgundy. Pinterest just smirked, her usual personality seeping through the cracks: confident and unbothered.

“Like what you hear?” She teased, nudging Tumblr ever so slightly, earning an eye roll and a dopey smile from from the latter.

“Soo, does that mean you’re my girlfriend now?” Tumblr shyly asked, gaze dropping, afraid of Pinterest’s reaction.

“Only if you ask me to be.” Pinterest put on a haughty front, feigning hard to get. A barrier Tumblr easily could easily see through with fond exasperation.

“Will you be my girlfriend, oh, so charming Princess?”

“Hmm, I suppose.” Pinterest smiled, offering the back of her hand for Tumblr to kiss.

“Anything you want, my love”.