grapevines | {mace/kieran} blitz

I knew from the first time
I'd stay for a long time 'cause
I like me better when
I'm with you

All the stars in Ten. That's what he wanted to give her; in turn, she promised him a universe all their own. Life itself grew inside her; all he wanted was all he had.

He remembered a time when it had been so easy to take, to want, to need. He was used to holding his hand out and expecting someone to fill it with whatever he asked. It was embarrassing, looking back, but it was also laughable how much adulthood had changed him. His dreams of grandeur and fame had been reduced to dreams of a home all his own, Paige at his side. And, now, the child she would soon have.

She'd told him the very night he returned home from the Capitol, only a week ago. It seemed fitting; he said goodbye to that part of his life, and now he was saying hello to something altogether new. Terrifying and exciting all at once, he spent half his time thinking of how he was going to decorate the nursery, and the other half in a panic that he was going to be the ruination of something perfect.

He hadn't seen his father since they'd gotten off the train, which was particularly unusual. Truth was, he was avoiding his old man because he was terrified of saying it out loud. He had a big speech planned out, but the moment Mace walked through the front door, Kieran's mind went blank, and it was all he could do to muster a quick: "I have to tell you something."

song: i like me better