Polarize ➳ Castiel

twø ➳ gløwing eyes

[rewritten because i was dissatisfied with the original.]

Parker couldn't concentrate on the textbook in front of her -- she hadn't been able to for weeks. She ran her hands through her messy, blonde hair, quickly shaking off the clumps of hair that broke off. Swallowing hard, she took another mouthful of coffee, and tried to focus on the mathematical equations in front of her.

Lately, her test grades had been slipping from perfect scores to low A's, and she needed to fix that. If she was going to be a physicist, then she would need to know all the equations and theories that came with the job description. However, her memory was beginning to dull, and there were some days where she couldn't even recall Newton's Law of Inertia.

And quite frankly, it terrified her.

"Darling, you're gonna kill yourself studyin'." Rose, Parker's best friend, chided as she slipped into the opposite seat of the booth. "Shoulda just come with me after high school ended."

A faint smile made its way to Parker's lips. Rose hadn't bothered to go to university; instead, she took over the family business, and spent her days making sure that nobody screwed up. She had offered Parker a job after her mother died; however, Parker had this crazy-ass dream about proving the String Theory and chose to pursue a degree in high-energy physics.

"Professor Hardenne has been on my ass these past few weeks about my grades slipping." she murmured, skimming through a small paragraph about Abrikosov vortices.

Rose rubbed her hand comfortingly, a small bit of sadness finding itself in her eyes. She knew that Parker was a goddamn genius, but she also knew that Parker never really believed in herself. But the biggest thing that made Rose really think was that Parker hated everything that encompassed her being, and she didn't understand why.

"Have you eaten?" Rose asked hesitantly, looking down because she knew the default answer Parker had.

"Yeah. Some brown rice and spinach." Parker responded, not daring to look up from her textbook.

Rose let out a sigh. "Alright. Refill?"

Parker nodded, flipping to a section on Ohm's Law. Behind her, Rose shuffled around, pouring lukewarm coffee into a large green mug. She listened as Rose turned the radio on, smiling to herself when a PVRIS song began to play on the radio.

Instantly, she felt herself become more focused; the equations began to piece themselves together as quickly as she read them. The mathematics seemed simpler and easier until things felt as if she was back in an eighth grade classroom learning about Sir Isaac Newton.

Everything was perfect -- seamless and flowing for a few blissful minutes. However, the music was interrupted by an emergency broadcast. Furrowing her brow, Parker turned around to hear the announcement better.

"We apologize for the interruption; however, a massive weather system has suddenly moved into upper Manhattan. We advise all civilians to find shelter and stay until the storm has passed over. We advise. . ."

As if on cue, the sky began to roll with thunder and lightning while torrents of rain pounded against the pavement and building. Parker looked outside in surprise, watching as long bouts of lightning cracked across the entire pitch black sky.

"Looks like we aren't leaving for a while." Rose commented bemusedly, "I'll get us some peach pie and another round of coffee."

At the mention of pie, Parker began to protest, unable to stop her hands from beginning to shake. When was the last time she had even caught a glimpse of pie? More importantly, when was the last time she had eaten pie? Biting her lip, she waited anxiously as Rose retrieved two slices of pie from the kitchen.