Toxic
You know sometimes you can try and make a relationship work when you really shouldn’t.
It is a fatal floor in the human condition. We are social creatures and we want to be with people. Sometimes that leads us to trying to save relationships which should be left to wither and die. Yeah I know this is a really heavy premise to be opening up this with. Especially since this has to do with Aiden Reynolds. Are you sure you are viewing the right one?
Look, here were all about the laughter but when it comes to certain subjects you need to have a heavy hand. And the duality of a relationship is definitely something that needs to be looked at with respect. As humans we enjoy the company of others, but what happens if you get in a relationship with someone that just doesn’t fit with you? Your personalities clash you and are making each other more miserable than you would be if you were just alone?
Why would you not cut your losses and leave? It’s why we see people get divorced, that’s why we see people cheat on others. It’s not always about the power or the desire sometimes it’s just about needing someone who listens to you and understands when the person that you are supposed to be with doesn’t. don’t worry you’re not about to see Aiden become a cheating arsehole. That’s not his style. However, we do join Mr. Reynolds sitting at home, with his best friend Dickie Watson. A few years ago, obviously, before he was with his current wife.
Yes, buckle up. This is going to be a Florence story.
Aiden and Dicky smile and laugh as they sit near each other. Willow, the wombat that Aiden had stolen… I’m sorry I mean liberate from the zoo sniffs around the floor near him. She’s obviously looking for food as Aidan reaches up and grabs across off his sandwich, ripping it off and handing it to the wombat. She takes it from him and chews it while making grunting noises. Aidan scratches her behind the ear, dickie tilts his head and laughs to himself.
”I really don’t understand how you somehow got a wild animal to act like a fucking dog” Dickie chuckles, Aiden shakes his head and scratches Willow along the side, causing her to lean against the couch and look up at him with a loving glare.
”Mate. Wombats are smarter than dogs….” Dickie turned his head and looked down at Willow, then back at Aiden with an unbelieving smirk. ”I’m completely serious. When I was a kid there was one who lived near us in a burrow. I swear he knew when we were home and come ask for food…”
Dickie blinked a few times. Not sure what he should say or if he should even believe him. The door lock clicked and opened. Aiden took a deep breath and looked over his shoulder. Flo stepped in and sighed heavily throwing her bag on the table. ”What a horrible fucking day…” She stepped in looking over at Dickie and sitting down.
Dickie gave her a small nod and got to his feet. ”well I better jet….see you at the gym tomorrow..” Dickie stood up and offered fist bump. Aiden reciprocated and stood up as Dickie headed to the door.
As Dickie left Aiden grabbed a beer for Florence, opening it and putting it down in front of her. They sat next to each other and Aiden put his arm around her. ”Come on love…tell me about
your day…what was so bad about it?”
Flo sighed heavily and rubbed her feet. ”I had two clients who wanted cover up jobs. And they both complained about pain….who comes to a tattoo artist to cover up bad jobs and then complains about it?” she was frustrated, she was angry. But she had a point. Aiden gave a small smile and gave her a squeeze.
”Aye i’m sorry Love, that sounds horrible. But knowing you…you did a great job.”
She barely acknowledged him, just nodding slowly as she sat back and took a drink. Willow came trotting out of the bedroom looking up at them both tilting her head. She snorted, and then farted. ”Argh really?” she set up. Clearly angry at what just happened. Snatches the beer off the table and gets to her feet stomping towards the room.
”Hey..what’s wrong?”
She stopped before reaching the bedroom, pivoting on her heels to spin around and look back at him. ”Whats wrong?” she narrowed her eyes and stepped closer before folding her arms over her chest. ”I bust my ass, I have a bad day, and then I come home expecting that I’ll be able to relax only to be confronted with the little hairball that you stole from a fucking zoo….”
”Hey Willow is part of the-“
”Don’t you finish that sentence!” she pointed a finger right at Aidan, her eyes burning with anger. ”This is not how I wanted to spend my night…you can stay out here with her..I’m going to bed.” she stormed off going straight to the bedroom, she slammed the door behind her and Aidan looked down at Willow ”Argh it stinks in here!”
”Was it something you said?”
Grunt.
One is a match, two is a fued.
”Ya know, there is the old terminology. You win some you lose some. But in this business winning is how you get paid, losing set back your momentum. And everything that you need to do is laid down in front of you and so obvious.”
Aiden chuckles and shakes his head. It is obvious but not in the way that you think.
”Summer Xxtreme is one of the biggest shows of the year. And the ultimate X match that happens for the roulette championship is always a feature. I mean come on, ring roots suspended over a pool with the Roulette championship strapped across the centre. Four competitors all trying to get up there to get the championship down with the danger that you can be eliminated by falling into the pool. It is a marquee match, something that people look forward to every single time that SuperCard is announced.”
“I had a shot at reclaiming the roulette championship. The championship that I lost to Alexander Raven, but in the end I took a dip. I fell into the pool and I got eliminated. So that old adage, you win some, you lose some. It played in my head over and over again and while I’m not going to sit here and make excuses and try and cope like some other people do it would be foolish of me not to acknowledge the loss., That is a problem that a lot of people in this company and the wrestling world large have.”
“They can’t handle losing so they either throw a tantrum or they completely ignore it. But losses are lessons.”
“It’s something that is said a lot at Wolfslair. Every loss makes you stronger. Every loss allows you to examine it and see where you went wrong. No matter if it’s a one on one match, or if it is a multi man match where you can lose by falling into a pool. You can learn through every loss and every win. Ignoring them does nothing. In fact in the long run ignoring your losses and acting as if nothing happened, damages your career. It damages the way you look at the professional wrestling business. And I refuse to be one of those people. So after watching that match back over and over again, after looking at my match against Alexander Raven the one where he beat me for the roulette championship. I’ve learned more than I would have if I just moved on and tried to act like nothing happened.”
He shrugs and faults his arms over his chest. He takes a deep breath before continuing getting ready to focus onto his opponent
”But now it’s time for me to get ready for the proving grounds series. And lucky me, I get to face my old buddy Eddie Lyons. And after the last match hand I had everything that I said I standby. I stood here and I told the world how great Eddie is. I told you all how he was a great champion and I told you all that he is a tough son of a bitch who hit harder than a truck. Guess what, nothings changed.”
“Eddie is someone who I honestly believe could be a future world champion in Sin city wrestling. Here’s someone who should be fighting for the top championship. Hell, I’m sure so many of you would love to see Eddie Lyons go one on one with Finn Whelan.”
“Instead Eddie has to face me again.”
“Now, part of me wishes that I was still a roulette champion. See Eddie was a great champion and after I was able to beat him and take that title I kind of knew that he had a rematch in his back pocket. But this match isn’t going to be for that championship because I had to go and lose it, as you all know. I got my arse handed to me by Alexander Raven. so the rematch for the championship was never going to happen. And while some of the blame needs to be put on my shoulders for not being able to get past Raven, you know who really is to blame?”
Aiden looks forward directly into the camera with a scowle on his face
”Victoria Lyons.”
He lost to himself and looks away before refocusing and continuing
”Your cousin Eddie. Instead of just letting nature take its course and letting you and I get into the ring to have a rematch and allow you the chance to get the roulette title back she put me against Alexander Raven. And he’s the thing, while she was doing this to punish me for beating you, I have a feeling she was also doing it to punish you for losing to me. Think about it. Really think about it.”
“Why didn’t you get your rematch? Instead, you had to share it with me, Bill Barnhart and the guy who was holding the championship.”
“It just didn’t sit right with me.”
“But now you have a shot at it. It’s not for the roulette championship Eddie, but this is your chance to beat me one on one. You and I faced once and I was able to walk out the winner. But proving grounds is a concept that interests me. this is your chance to prove that you can beat me. Your chance to prove that you should’ve had your rematch against me to get that roulette title back. And this is my chance to prove that first overview wasn’t a fluke. It’s my chance to prove that I belong. But I can hang with the best that this company has to offer. And that’s exactly what I’m going to do.”
