all the colors on street signs

pete and mikey fight for real this time. its full of angry tears and broken knuckles and “he’s my son, not yours” and mikey is trying his best. they end it later that night after bronx comes home to pete in his bed and mikey in their bedroom. the next morning, mikey quietly slips from his bed and packs his bags. he takes bronx out for one more time, and he makes it special. when he comes home, the bag is unzipped and everything is strewn across the floor. “it’s not that easy, mikeyway.” pete mumbles from the couch. mikey half grins, and bronx smiles.

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