𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒆𝒑 𝒃𝒍𝒖𝒆

"So, you're saying I have a chance at going pro?" They wiggled their brows playfully. Nilay only laughing more as their arms rose up towards the sky, interlocking their fingers before leaning back to stretch. They hummed softly and nodding, their arms falling down as their eyes looked around. "I believe I saw a blackberry bush a bit behind us, if you want to grab some? I can't believe I forgot to pack some snacks." Being a mom, they were normally better at remembering that. They found themself becoming a bit annoyed with themself for not doing so for today.

"pro  at  what?  hiking  or  jogging?"  watching  them  so  pleased  with  themself  put  a  bit  of  a  smile  on  her  hungover  face.  it  wasn't  bad,  she  was  mostly  just  in  need  of  hydration  and  the  lack  of  it  currently  was  making  her  head  pound.  "i'm  not  sure  besting  a  hungover  trail  companion  in  need  of  a  bottle  of  water  and  some  fuel  is  a  suggestion  you  should  take  to  high  level  competition  but  know  if  you  do  decide  to  go  for  it  i'll  support  you."

at  the  mention  of  a  blackberry  bush  she  looked  back  over  her  shoulder  as  though  she'd  spot  it  that  easily.  "right?  i  always  thought  you  could  count  on  the  mom  friends  for  all  the  goods."  head  shaking,  a  bit  of  amusement  colored  in  her  features.  "i  can't  believe  you  failed  me."

He had slowly wandered toward the adult section of the store and was now turning over a mug in his hands when the stranger spoke to him. "Not sure if this is appropriate to give the 19 year old receptionist at my job."

biting  the  inside  of  her  lip,  right  at  the  corner  of  her  mouth,  bellamy  was  doing  her  best  not  to  completely  snicker  at  the  mug  in  his  hand.  the  surprise  in  her  eyes  wasn't  because  of  the  wording,  more  to  the  fact  that  he  seemed  to  be  hesitating  on  getting  the  item.  either  for  himself  or  apparently  a  gift  to  a  colleague.

"yeah...  she  might  get  the  wrong  impression."  in  her  opinion  he  looked  too  old  to  be  salacious  with  a  girl  of  that  age  so  bam  wouldn't  encourage  it.  "get  it  for  yourself.  drink  from  it  around  the  office."  now  smirking  a  bit,  she  imagined  his  colleagues  doing  a  double  take.  though,  be  appearances  he  never  would've  struck  her  as  the  office  type.

"Oh, come on—it's just another twenty minutes!" A breathless laugh escaped and their body turned around. Nilay's hand shading over their eyes while a bright and mischievous grin appearing. Now, “twenty minutes”, after two and a half hours of hiking, was perhaps bullshit in this situation. For themself? It was as easy as breathing. There was another laugh as they jogged over to their companion. Looking up above them, a content sigh at the sunshine beaming on their face through the trees. This was peaceful. Perhaps one of the few genuine moments of peace in months. “Seriously, we can make it.” They looked back at the other. Both eyebrows raising up, half-concern, half-smug. “Unless you want to take five?”

🏛️𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚊𝚌𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜: nilay öztürk & up to player ( @cascadestarters )

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"what  the  fuck?"  a  laugh.  "i  thought  i  was  the  professional  athlete  here..."  not  that  she'd  ever  claim  to  be  a  runner,  but  the  hiking  beforehand  had  been  great.  bellamy  waved  off  nilay's  encouragement  and  concern.  "i'm  just  hungry.  i  stupidly  didn't  bring  snacks."  that  and  the  late  night  she'd  had  before,  well,  it  was  all  catching  up  to  her  now  that  she'd  participated  in  this  kind  of  activity  without  being  properly  hydrated.

when and where: National Free Slurpee Day at Cas Gas

"Ooh, nah. I don't know about this one." He says after a visible grimace that coincided with the first taste of the Oreo slurpee he had chosen in an attempt to be adventurous rather than going with his tried and true Dr. Pepper.

( At least it was free. )

"mountain  dew  confetti  chill."  but  bellamy  hadn't  actually  worked  up  to  trying  it  yet.  the  frozen  slushie  treat  sat  in  her  grip  as  she  tried  to  get  over  the  mental  wall  of  how  bad  it  sounded  to  try  it.

maybe  her  hesitation  was  piggybacking  off  his  grimace.

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