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@varyingsoul   we could make it a two week thing:   one week in alaska and the other week spent just making stops along the way to see the sights.   there is a LOT of time on the road.   last time i checked,    the drive is almost three days long..   y’know,   now that i think about it,   maybe catching a flight might be better.   i guess it just depends on how much we think we can handle.   do you have two weeks off anytime soon?

[ pressing his head against hers, he shuts his eyes and smiles softly ]  just for fun? all the way to alaska? i think that’s a great idea. we need a break anyway. for how long should we stay there?

@varyingsoul   i wanted to ask you if you were up for going on another road trip. [  closing the space between them,   her face tilts up until the tips of their noses meet. ]   nothing crazy,   no new mystery to chase.   just fun.   i was thinking fairbanks,   alaska.   finally see those northern lights in person.

@varyingsoul   scissors?   seriously?   my god..   hey babies,   [ raechel would great them with a wide smile,   reaching over to hold their tiny hands. ]   she was boasting about being an entrepreneur and starting a business.   she took stuff out of my cart,   called it garbage,   and then she tried selling me some teas and supplements.   i’m guess she got into some mlm thing?   i don’t know.   i didn’t bother sticking around to find out.   i ran when she got distracted by one of her friends.   [ her attention is redirected to the scattered belongings on the ground,   whispering a quick spell and watching as each item returned to its original spot. ]    ..   as for the neighbors?   preeeetty sure they’re getting a divorce.   melinda is cheating on bob with billy bob  —   HIS COUSIN!

[ once requesting ophelia to stay put, will goes on to finish the rest of the groceries left that must have hid from raechel’s sight ]  he wanted to play with the scissors. that wasn’t going to happen though.  [ folding up the bags, he frowns ]  you actually ran into her? did she say anything? and what’s going on with the neighbors? can they just not do something stupid for one week?

@varyingsoul   it was going great until i ran in she-who-must-not-be-named.   [ dino nuggets are put away in the freezer, ]   she kept taking stuff from my cart..   which is weird because she always struck me as the type of person to shop at erewhon and not where we normally shop.   oh,   and on the walk back i overheard some more drama with the neighbors.   [ after sorting through the last few items,   the corners of her lips curl into a smile as she walk over to plant a kiss on ophelia’s forehead and another on will’s cheek before making her way over to the twins. ]  what did matt want?

@varyingsoul    no,   no—   you can’t just /not/ go.   they’re all expecting you there.   [ her head turns to the side and presses a kiss of her own to his jaw,   a soft smile forming afterwards. ]   how about we go,   but leave halfway through?   french exit or whatever it’s called.

[ snaking his arms around her waist, he lays a gentle kiss behind her ear before looking at her through the mirror ]  they /want/ to meet you. but if you don’t want to go, we don’t have to. i don’t mind staying in with you tonight.

@varyingsoul    hm..   [ she stares at her reflection a little longer, ]  ..  you think they’ll mind i skip this event?   i mean,   i don’t really think they want /me/ there.   they’re more excited to see you.   i’m not that much of a people person.

@varyingsoul    yeah,   pretty much.   [ she takes the blade and stows it away in her bag before grabbing his wrist gently and placing the dried wolfsbane on his palm.   a touch of wolfsbane would be enough to cause something akin to an allergic reaction.   still,   nothing shows up. ]  is food your love language or something?

[ it doesn’t take long for the wound to begin to heal which was a semi-good thing. he wasn’t going to die. he returns the blade before he raises a brow ]  you think that’s all it takes to win me back over?  [ looking down at his hand, he huffs then mumbles ]  that’d… that’d work though.

@varyingsoul   i am no position to offer any substantial financial compensation for suffering you may or may not experience..   [ she pick out a piece of dried wolfsbane tucked away in a jar and inspects it carefully between her fingers.   it was highly unlikely that he was a werewolf.   the signs would’ve presented themselves already..   still,   she thought,   it never hurt to check off all the boxes. ]    i will,   however,  get you a burger.   a burger with fries and a coke.   does that sound good enough to you?   should i throw in some twinkies for good measures?

/ very late :’) but pls anything

/      curious !!

[[curious maybe 

@varyingsoul    i’d argue that our biggest concern is figuring out what to about the broken bookshelf in the living room,   but yeah.    it really doesn’t feel like three years have passed.   * she rests her head on his shoulder,   trying her best to not close her eyes for too long.    sleep threatened to take her away again.  *   i think i heard you writing something last night.   is it still in the drafts or can you spare some details?

yes, you do. don’t argue. but i’m not sure. maybe that one place a block away that we’ve always wanted to try? but eh, we can think about that later. it’s way too early.  [ it wasn’t, but it felt like it. his fingers rubbed her arm and his legs intertwined with hers, mainly to stay warm ]  can you believe that is our biggest concern right now? i mean seriously, it feels like only yesterday, we were both fearing for our lives. it’s almost laughable. /almost/.

@varyingsoul    i don’t think i deserve that much credit,   buuut dinner does sound nice.   i’ll never say no to dinner.  * she wrapped her arms around him to pull him in closer,   closing any space that had previously existed  *   got any specific place in mind?

@varyingsoul    trust me,    i didn’t want to.    i just happen to have the worst luck and the worst timing.