The Barson Daily's Weekly Drabble Prompt: Reject


It was always hard saying goodbye to the things you love the most, Rafael thought, running his hands over the silk. Life was so cruel.

"It's just a tie!" Olivia exclaimed. She'd thought that starting with his ties would ease him into the process of condensing his wardrobe, but he was acting like each strip of fabric was a member of his family.

"Just a tie?" He was beginning to question their entire relationship.

"Look, if you get through this, I'll get you some ice cream." It'd worked with Noah when she'd asked him to choose some toys to part with.

Rafael shot her an unamused look, but he laid the tie on the reject pile. Two ties counted as a pile, right? "Goodbye, old friend."

He wanted to move in with Liv and Noah, he really did, and the apartment they'd found on the Upper West Side was gorgeous and so close to the park, but there was only one closet in the master bedroom. It didn't matter that it was a large walk-in and that it would be plenty of space for most couples, Rafael would have to downsize.

"What about this one?" Olivia plucked a tie from the drawer. "In all the years I've known you, I've never seen you wear it."

"Just do it." He said, turning away dramatically as she placed the tie with the other two he'd managed to part with.

It took a couple of hours, but they got through his entire tie collection, and he'd actually managed to part with quite a few of them.

"That wasn't so bad, right?"

"Yes, it was." Rafael crossed his arms over his chest. "And I want my ice cream."