after departure

by: gentleblahaj

“This is Mary?” Ed asks Handsome. What did she call him? Stede? “As in… The Mary?”

Both of them stare at him. Mary, with confusion. Stede, with bewilderment.

“Yes, um…” Stede hesitates. “The Mary. My ex-wife.”

Ed chuckles. “Well, that’s awkward. Not exactly the way you want to meet your boyfriend’s ex, is it?”

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Modern AU where Ed and Stede meet on a 14-hour flight and immediately end up fake dating, because of course they do.