chapter 4
After icey forced them to come into mall
The front door flew open and the shopping squad stumbled in: Icey, Alex, Moonshine, and Lian Beb. Shopping bags swung dangerously in every direction.
Icey collapsed on the couch.
Icey 🎀
Shopping is warfare. My legs are broken. Alex, carry me to my room.
Alex dropped the bags with a thud.
Alex
Icey, you bought five jackets, six shoes, and three hats that look the same.
Icey 🎀
They are NOT the same! One is ‘midnight sparkle’ and the other is ‘galaxy shimmer.’ Totally different.
Moonshine plopped into a chair, fanning herself with a receipt.
Moonshine
In my day, we didn’t waste money on glitter shoes. We just stole them.
Rosy sniffed from the dining table, sipping her tea like a queen.
Rosy
You dragged your poor husband through all that shopping? Shameless.
Rosy
“But also,” Rosy added, “your posture carrying those bags was terrible. You looked weak.”
Alex dropped his head onto the table.
Lian Beb was too busy twirling in front of the hallway mirror in his new velvet coat.
lian beb
Weak? Please. Shopping was glorious. Look at me! A prince reborn!
Moonshine
More like a clown reborn.
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Lian gasped, clutching his scarf.
lian beb
You wound me, old hag!
Before Alex could escape upstairs, Snowflake and Kashish came bounding down.
Snowflake ❄️
Dad, family trip!
kashish
Yes, please, Papa! We need a vacation!
Kashish begged.
Alex froze.
Trip trip trip trip trip trip trip trip!” They chanted in unison, clinging to his arms.
Alex
Girls, I just carried your mother’s shopping apocalypse—
“Pleeeease!” they whined louder, shaking his sleeves.
Icey, still lounging, chimed in,
Icey 🎀
Yeah, honey, a trip sounds nice. Relaxing.
Alex
Relaxing? With this family?
Moonshine banged her cane.
Moonshine
Yes! Let’s go somewhere so I can roast strangers too.
lian beb
And the world deserves to witness this beauty in public.
Alex pinched the bridge of his nose.
Alex
“…Fine. But if anyone embarrasses me, I’ll—”
Rosy
You’ll do nothing, because you’re already married to embarrassment.
The whole room exploded with laughter. Alex considered running away forever.
Comments
still strong yk /Determined//Determined//Determined/
2025-09-04
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💎ღᴵᵗˢᵘ𒆜 ༻
lolll did ya insult Alex or icey😂😂😂
2025-09-07
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Hilda🌹
more like a prince "rebuked"/Sweat/
2025-09-05
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