* persephone

“you sound like you’re trying to convince a professor of why you should be able to do this. you do realize that i’m in the library to do some actual studying for an actual test that sadly, won’t be graded by you, right?” caroline laughed softly, looking at the librarian. she let out a sigh and nodded. “fine, go distract her with that pretty little smile of yours and i’ll swipe her ugly purse. by the way, i’m keeping the handcuffs.” why not, she knew that she’ll have fun and a little time off from studying couldn’t hurt, right?

“can’t wait? i feel that with skills like theirs, they should stay inside forever... and ever.” she grinned widely, looking towards where the ‘accident’ happened. the redhead didn’t seem to be particularly interested in the conversation she was trying to make. “you mean you are grumpier than right now? that sounds dangerous to the people around you. did something happen or is this your natural state of being?” she asked, leaning against the back of the couch she was sitting on.

the brunette watched her friend walk back to the couch, slowly sitting up. “it’s fine. i guess i didn’t really expect to get a good night sleep here.” she smiled, looking around. “not a lot of life around here today, it seems. i wish. i don’t even remember when i had a nice dream. any kind of dream.” she shrugged, biting her lower lip. “i used to dream a lot when i was a kid, but lately it’s just not happening. pizza? i can feel your pain i had such a busy day and i barely got to eat. getting one sounds yummy.”

“i don’t even want to imagine that. hopefully, he ends up somewhere in an office, but those jobs can be dangerous too. you just never know.” caroline chuckled, listening to her. “maybe they don’t even want to be here and are forced by their parents or whoever. i guess we’ll never know. she noticed the pause, nodding. “got it. good luck with the homework. i’d offer to help but it looks like you’ve got it all covered.” caroline smiled, sliding out one of her own books from the bag and opened it at the place where she stopped reading the last time.

the brunette sat up on the couch, looking around if she was the only one startled by the sound the books hitting the floor made. she squeezed her eyes shut before opening them again to push the tiredness away. “it’s okay, gabe. honestly, i’m not sure if i’m hungry or not... maybe i’ll just skip dinner and go to bed. today killed me. but i see you decided to pick up some light reading for yourself.’

caroline saw the glass shattered all over the floor. “i’m not religious but god help us if our future is in the hands of whoever took that shot.” she sighed and pushed herself up on the couch, crossing her legs in front of her. “what are you reading? anything interesting?” the brunette asked, pretty sure she won’t be able to have a nap again. sleeping will have to wait until it was time for bed.

“a kid dropping books left and right will definitely grow up to be the next big name in the game.” she rolled her eyes, running her fingers through her hair. “can you tel i can get very grumpy when i’m tired?” she chuckled, reaching into her back for the water bottle. “i already did all my studying for today but i feel your pain. although if it’s peace and quiet you need, maybe try the library?” she smiled, having a sip of her water.

caroline had a day filled with classes back to back and once they were done, she was fully exhausted. she decided to chill on one of the couches and play some games on her phone for a while, but that rather quickly turned into a napping session. she was finally getting some rest, right until the moment a loud sound came from not that far and woke her up. “what the hell...”

caroline was a rather social human being, but even she had her limits when it came to interacting with people. after a couple of hours of neverending small talk, it was time to get out of there to get some fresh air into her lungs. “thanks but not now. just came out to get some fresh air before the small talk could suffocate me.” she smiled at him, looking around. “not a fan of social events, i’m guessing.”

caroline kept her books and open, thinking that she might actually get some work done with gray around. what a silly thought. she raised her eyebrows and looked at the librarian, then back at him. “first of all, who do you have me for? of course i could... in my sleep. second, look at it, please. what gave you the idea that purse is worth the effort? i’m pretty sure she’d thank me for lifting it off her hands.” she chuckled, playing with the pen between her fingers. 

caroline was sitting at another table, not far from his, doing her own work for the classes when she heard his words. she looked at the librarian, knowing that the woman’s head will most likely explode if gray kept up his attitude. on the other hand, the brunette was definitely amused. his outburst was a welome distraction from all the writing she did so far. she grabbed her things and walked over to his table, sitting down. “hi.” she chuckled, looking around. “you know, it’s pretty cute that you think you’re just as good as james bond.” she teased playfully. she definitely wasn’t saying it to be mean.