cold hands.

☀️ - our muses take advantage of the sunny weather 

“Thanks for agreeing to have a picnic with me, Michael,” Josefa suggested, laying out the picnic blanket before setting the basket full of delicious food down. “I’ve quite enjoyed my time with you so I figured I should take advantage before you run off to some other part of the world.”

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“Swimming?” Michael asked, “Really? Are we even allowed to swim here?”

“Hey, listen,” Michael said, “I know that we’re supposed to be recovering memories today but I was wondering if you wanted to have lunch first,” He held up a Tupperware container full of food, “I made too much food today and I didn’t have a picnic basket but I thought it would be a nice idea. If you’re up for it that is and we get some extra energy for the memory thing afterward,” He expected her to say no but he smiled as if she wasn’t.

“I understand,” she says. “Not too prone to stay in once place for too long either. How long have you lived in Hogsmeade?” She muched preferred to travel the world, but she needed a stable place to keep Valkyria.

“I see. Ever thought of going back?” she asks. She shrugs at his question. “Depending on your answer, it could be the solution to your dilemma.”

His words were so nice it made her want to scream. “You don’t– you don’t have to do that you know,” Ava couldn’t help but say. “I ruined your life. Doing this is literally the bare minimum I owe you.”

“I’ll be just fine,” she insisted. Emotions. What did people do with them? All they did was cause problems. Avalon was having a hard time looking at him, but eventually she managed. “I hope some of these helped… with uh, you regaining your memory and all,” she finally said.

“What qualifications are you lacking?” she asks. “What creatures do you get to handle at your school? And what’s your preferred method of travel?”

Rewatching the scene unfold was harder than she expected it to be. When suddenly a silence had fallen in between their mirror images, Ava’s heart jumped to her throat. She knew what came next. Instead of saying something back to Michael, the younger Avalon had simply closed the gap in between them with a nearly desperate kiss. When the image of Avalon seemed to realize what she had done she pulled away and her face seemed to go pale. Her parents would kill her. “You know what– maybe we should wrap this up for today,” Ava finally said, looking away from the memory and trying not to let it get to her like it was. “I’m feeling kind of tired.”

Well now this was getting interesting. Jo placed her basket to the side. “What’s stopping you?” she asks.

“It might… explode?”

“Uh sure,” Natalie replied. She realized they haven’t really spoken since Avalon’s secret was revealed. She looked at him. “How are you?”

“I see,” she says. “Ever think about trying again?”

“No kidding? What changed your mind?” She asks, before playfully nudging him. “Couldn’t handle it?”

“Honest work is honest work,” she says. “Oh, you know, a little fire here, a little thrashing there. They can get pretty predictable over the years. Have you ever seen one in person?”

Jo couldn’t seem to find Valkyries favorite fruit to snack on in the shop, but when she called earlier the lady mentioned they were stocked on the item. As she walks up to the cashier to ask for help, she recognizes him. “Oh hey,” she greets. “I didn’t know you worked here.”

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