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Jump Then Fall

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"Wheatley, just let go."

"But...that's a long fall and what if you don't catch me?" I sigh as I watch him cling more to the railing.

"Wheatley. I'm going to catch you. You're not going to get hurt. Just. Let. GO." He just mumbles something and shakes his head. It was easy to get him to disconnect himself from the wires and frames holding him to the railing, but as soon as it came for him to actually fall, he freaked out. An hour later, he's STILL up there. As I'm thinking about how I'm going to convince him to let go a thought hits me. About how ridiculous this picture is. Me, a girl, catching a guy. This just seems so opposite of the norm. I can't help but start giggling.

"What's so funny?"

"Nothing. Let go. I'm not going to drop you. Just let go, we've been going over this for, oh I don't know...about an HOUR?" He looks down at me, still hesitating. "You know, if you don't let go, I'm just going to leave you--"

"Okay, okay I'll let go."

"It's about time." I brace myself to catch him, praying I can stay upright. I see him release his grip on the railing and he lands right on me. The impact topples me over, him on top of me. I lay there trying to catch my breath.

"Oh that wasn't so bad after all. I can't believe I made such a fuss about it. It wasn't that far of a drop to start with-"

"Wheatley. Get off." He turns and looks at me. Immediately he jumps up.

"Oh I'm sorry...so sorry..I didn't realize I had oh! Are you okay? I mean that would've been quite an impact and then.."

"I'm fine. Really I'm quite fine now that you're not squishing me." I get up and brush myself off.

"Oh quite good then. I don't know what we would've done if you had been injured because I have no medical knowl--" He cuts off short when he sees the look I give him. "I'm rambling again. Sorry. Thanks for catching me."

"No problem. I'll always catch you when you fall." I smile at him. "Oh and Wheatley? I wouldn't have left you. I'll never leave you." He grins.

"Oh good…because I don't know what I'd do without you. I mean, SHE could do any number of things to me. Or I could fall into a—" I clamp my hand over his mouth.

"You're rambling. AGAIN. Just follow me." I grab his hand and drag him with me, ignoring him starting off on something else.

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"Please GLaDOS, PLEASE bring him back. I beg of you. I have no reason to go on without him." GLaDOS pretends not to hear me, her metallic 'face' turned away from me. Tears are streaming down my cheeks.

"Please...GLaDOS..I know Caroline is still in you...somewhere. Surely you had someone you loved..."

GLaDOS turns to look at me. I can tell she's trying to fight the human side of her, but it's not working.

"Please remember that person..." I see her twitch a bit. "I love Wheatley...please don't take him away from me." After a few long moments of silence she breaks it.

"Find a place for you to stay safe then set the portals back up. I'll see what I can do." I nod and quickly get behind a railing and fire the portals to their places. I cling to the railing to avoid being sucked in, while GLaDOS extends her 'arm' out to fish for him in the dark void that is space. After what seemed like an eternity, but in reality was only a few minutes, she pulls him back through the portal. She dissipates the blue portal on the floor to stop the suction, then carefully sets Wheatley on the ground. He stares, dumbfounded at the fact he's back here...on earth. I cast the gun aside and leap over the railing, running towards him. I grab him tight in a hug, clinging to him scared to let go. He returns the embrace, holding me as close as I can be.

"I'm so sorry...so so sorry.."

"I know...it's okay. I forgive you." I say through the tears starting up once again.

"I just...don't understand why you would bring me back..."

"I told you I'd always to be there to catch you when you fall. Don't you remember when I told you I'd never leave you...told you I'd stay through it all."

"I know luv...I just didn't see how anyone could...given all I've done." His voice was full of guilt and sadness. I pull away enough to look up at him.

"It's in the past." I pull fully out of the hug and take his hand. "There's a whole future ahead yet." I tug him onto the lift that will take us out of this underground facility. I look up at him, smiling.

"I want that future to be with you." I lean up to kiss him, but before our lips touch the lift jolts, causing me to lose my balance. He catches me before I fall.

"Looks like sometimes you need someone to catch you too." He says with a grin. I smile back, before we turn our heads upwards, eager to see what lies ahead.
My second entry for the Fortley contest. Base off the song by Taylor Swift "Jump Then Fall"

I first thought of the song thinking of that Portal 2 scene where you're supposed to catch him. Then as I listened to the lyrics more I thought it fit this pairing.


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Wheatley, GLaDOS, and Portal 2 belongs to valve
Humanized Wheatley and of course Forte belongs to: :iconforte-girl7:
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Rubye402's avatar
I would 100% do this too.