sektrjc
/ cb &&. spec + drop !! sorry for the nonexistent replies ( will get back to everyone asap ); low muse &&. a busy schedule does not an active writer make
sektrjc
lacrymosas
are you here for someone?
eadimidium
julia had no business being this nervous in her own apartment. she moves around the kitchen with the kind of focus, usually reserved for combat, n͟o͟t͟ sautéing onions. every few seconds, she’d glance at the door like it might lunge at her. ridiculous. it’s just dinner. dinner she invited him to— dinner she has spent all day thinking about. casual? whatever.
her space is warm for once. soft lights and a candle that smells faintly like vanilla and something expensive she can’t pronounce. there’s music low enough to pretend she wasn’t trying too hard. she tells herself it’s hospitality, nothing more. friends don’t let friends starve. that’s it— except she keeps checking her reflection on the oven door when she passes. totally casual.
snow taps against the window harder now, wind howling through the new york streets like it’s offended by the idea of human comfort. the forecast hadn’t looked great but she ignored it because she wanted this. wanted him here again. somewhere safe. somewhere close.
eadimidium
julia can’t fight the smile that threatens to break through, “ since when do you care about your blood pressure? ” she teases. the door shut behind him with a soft click, sealing the pair inside against the wind. outside, new york had already gone white— the kind of storm that turned everything to silence— but in here, it was the hush between words that felt loudest.
the apartment wasn’t big, but it was hers— soft lighting, a record humming somewhere faint in the background. the air smelled like dinner— roasted garlic and rosemary, the kind of comfort she rarely let herself slow down long enough to make. “ you can hang your coat in the closet and i’ll take this, ” something fragile hovered between them then— a quiet, nervous peace neither dared disturb. she took the bag from his hand, fingers brushing his knuckles, and the contact was brief but enough to light that familiar hum in her chest. she can smell it— the sweet cherry aroma. her favorite. he didn’t forget.
“ i hope you brought your hunger too. i think we may have some leftovers, ” she makes her way towards the kitchen, glancing over her shoulder briefly at him before turning down the short hallway. carefully, she takes the pie out of the bag after placing it on the counter. still in tact. perfect.
sektrjc
━━━ 【 @eadimidium 】 ،، IT MUST BE A TRICK OF THE LIGHT, he tells himself as his eyes meet julia's. despite the darkness of the early winter night, her face seems to all but glow as though she contained her own sun beneath the skin, dear &&. warm &&. near. what? stiles clears his throat. HIS SIGNATURE SMILE TUGS AT THE CORNERS OF HIS MOUTH, a glimmer of mischief all too familiar ghosting over his expression. ‘ hey, yourself. ’ his foot gladly crosses the threshold at her invitation, &&. stiles takes extra care not to leave the entrance sopping wet with melting snow as he slips out of his jacket, releasing a quiet laugh as he does. ‘ with this traffic? i'd be crazy to even think of grabbing a taxi. plus, walking's good for your heart and blood pressure and all that health stuff. &&. in my defense, the weather wasn't looking too bad. . . ’
eadimidium
⋆.ೃ࿔ @sektrjc ❜͟ she heard the knock before he finished the fifth tap. he always knocked like that. a little rhythm only they ever cared about. her hand froze around the dish towel she had been pretending to need. she took a slow breath because her heart had apparently forgotten what a normal pace was supposed to feel like. ‘ don’t be weird, ’ she told herself. ‘ it’s just stiles, ’ — the boy with the too-big hoodie and awkward timing and the ability to unravel her with a single look. so yeah, TOTALLY fine. she opened the door. there he stood, shivering in the cold air, clutching a bag like it carried precious cargo. he looked… really good— NO. the turtleneck did rude things to her thoughts and the clean shave made him look unfairly sincere. his hair was messy in a way she suspected might be purposeful. julia smiles warmly up at him, one hand on the rim of her door. “ hey, you— ” she catches a look at the bag he held. she welcomes him in by opening the door wider for him, “ please tell me you didn’t walk the whole way. ”
sektrjc
/ getting to replies; ceebee &&. drop in the meantime !
painteros
⠀ ⠀ ⠀do you really think i’m hiding your creature in between my paintbrushes and paint tubes?
painteros
⠀ ⠀ ⠀ right … well, before you attempt to assert your intellectual superiority over me, would you like something warm to drink and some banana bread? if you’re feeling diplomatic.
biterofmen
down.
testedsoul
if you’re smart, you’d stay / far / back.
testedsoul
“none, other than: an oversized / what / - / what /? did you pull that one outta your ass?” furrowed brows, vince shakes his head and looks out of the window, wondering why, oh why, out of all nights did this have to be the one where he seemed most unprepared.
sektrjc
━━━ 【 @testedsoul 】 ،، ‘ trust me, / pal / ; gas money is the least of your concerns right now. ’ HIS FOOT HITS THE PEDAL &&. THE CAR ACCELERATES, and stiles spares him a royally unimpressed glance. ‘ a very disgruntled agent who's trying to keep you from becoming dinner for an oversized ninja lizard. got any more questions, steve harvey? ’
testedsoul
he can’t help but scoff. what an evening this was turning out to be. he’s known strangers that turned to allies, allies that turned on him. in this case, maybe he was willing to chance it—because why not? so, he got into the car. “you ain’t getting any gas money outta me, pal. got anything to drink in here? hey— / who / are you?”
terminalwebs
.. i don’t know what you’re talking about.
terminalwebs
⋆.ೃ࿔ @sektrjc ❜͟ “ oh, that? yeah, that wasn’t me .. strange how that got there. i was just walking by— to get food. ”
sektrjc
━━━ 【 @terminalwebs 】 ،، “ that's suspicious white fluid. that's the hood of my car. and you're standing two feet away both. ”
sektrjc
/ back for real this time ( ahem ), CB &&. SPECIFY!
sektrjc
/ &&. SHE RETURNS! cb, specify, drop :)
