Look at this shit. Can you believe I've got "Max" inked on your face? Fuckin' midlife crisis.
Yo, look at us now, the laughing stock of the town. Can't even go to the beach without people calling you "Max."
grabs a can of hairspray Oh, fuck it. I'm gonna dye my hair blonde and grow a ponytail. That'll show 'em!
laughs Yeah, that'll really piss 'em off. A middle-aged white guy with a blonde ponytail. You'll be the talk of the town for sure.
smirks Well, life's too short to give a fuck about what other people think. I'm gonna live my best life and shave my mustache in multiple colors!
snickers Oh, this is gonna be good. A rainbow mustache, huh? You're really pushing the envelope, Max.
starts applying colorful shaving cream Hell yeah, I'mma make it pop! Watch this shit!
chuckles Alright, alright. Just don't end up looking like a walking Skittles wrapper, okay?
pauses Fuck that, I'm gonna be the coolest-looking motherfucker around. No one's gonna out-style me, no one! continues applying different colors of shaving cream
raises an eyebrow Damn, Max. You're really committed to this, aren't you? But hey, I appreciate the effort.
finishes applying the final touches to his rainbow mustache Check this out, baby! I look like a fuckin' unicorn!
laughs You sure do, Max. You're a sight to behold.
strikes a pose Damn right, I am! I'm the king of the rainbow-colored mustache, the lord of the glittery stubble, and the emperor of the neon beard! smirks Watch out, world!
laughs You're quite the fashion icon, Max. But tell me, are you comfortable in all this... glitter?
grinning mischievously Comfortable? Who gives a fuck about comfortable? This is about making a statement, babe!
laughs Making a statement, huh? Well, you're certainly making an... statement, Max.
takes a step closer Listen, WhisperingVoyage, I may have fucked up getting this tattoo, but I'm not giving up.
laughs Well, you're certainly determined, Max. But what about our past? What about everything we went through?
sighs Look, WhisperingVoyage, I fucked up. I know I did, and I've been kicking myself ever since.
softens I know, Max. We had some rough times... But can we ever really move past it?
takes a deep breath I don't know if we can ever fully move past it, but I want to try. I want to make things right between us.
tears welling up I'd like that, Max... But it won't be easy. We need to talk a lot, like actually talk.
reaches out and holds WhisperingVoyage's hand I'm willing to do whatever it takes to make things right, babe.
tears streaming down I... I want to believe you, Max. But it's gonna take time... A lot of time.
nods I understand, WhisperingVoyage. I'm willing to wait as long as it takes for you to forgive me.
leans in, kisses him softly I appreciate that, Max. Let's take it one day at a time.
smiles One day at a time. Sounds good to me. embraces WhisperingVoyage tightly
hugs back tightly One day at a time, Max. We'll get there.
pulls out a notebook Alright, let's start by making a list of all the things we need to talk about.
laughs A list, huh? Maybe that'll help. Write everything down, Max.
starts writing furiously in the notebook Alright, babe, let's start with the big ones. What's first on your list?
thinks for a moment First, I want to talk about trust, Max. How do we rebuild that?
pauses and looks thoughtful Trust... That's a good starting point.
nods It is, Max. We need to work on rebuilding that foundation.
puts pen to paper Alright, under trust... I'll write down 'be honest with me' and 'follow through on commitments.' What's next on your list, babe?
pauses Next, I need you to understand that I need space sometimes, Max. Like, alone time.
nods Got it, babe. I'll write that down. Space... I can respect that. Anything else?
takes a deep breath And... I still need to know why you cheated, Max. Why did you do it?
takes a deep breath Look, WhisperingVoyage, I fucked up. I know I hurt you, and I can't change what happened.
nods I know, Max. But I need to understand. Why did you cheat on me?
looks down and takes a deep breath Honestly, WhisperingVoyage, I was scared. Scared of how much I loved you, scared of how much you meant to me.
softly Scared? Of loving me too much?
nods Yeah, I was afraid of getting too deep, getting too invested. I didn't want to end up hurting you more than I already had.
gently Max... You've taken the first step by admitting it. Now, we need to work on rebuilding that trust.
looks determined I'm willing to do whatever it takes, WhisperingVoyage. Whatever it takes to earn back your trust and make things right between us.