i still believe in heroes

   HE SIMPLY SMILED, already taking off his shoes when he saw the girl move up the bed. that was all the invitation he needed to join her.  ❛  i’m hoping you do,  ❜  he chuckled. the constant banter and teasing was a part of his friendship with he asgardian boy that he thoroughly enjoyed.  ❛  yeah, ‘course i’ll stay, live,  ❜  he was quick to reassure her, the playful tone that had followed his previous words giving place to worry.  ❛  what are you feeling? do you need me to get you anything? i’ve been told i make a great nurse.  ❜  

“I wouldn’t call what I do magic, but yeah, I can take a look at it. Is it making a weird noise or do you have no idea what the problem is?” Zane tried to pinpoint the problem, it’d make this ordeal a lot easier. “Working on cars doesn’t make me stressed. I like it. Gives me something to think about.”

“now, don’t do that,” he replied softly. it didn’t feel like liv to simply do whatever he wanted.“if you don’t want to watch it then we won’t watch it. i’m pretty sure we can find something amongst the thousands of movies and shows netflix offers.” he devoured the remainings of the past in two quick bites and joined her in the living room. “what are you in the mood for?” dropping on the couch, both feet resting on the coffee table, he reached for the remote and passed it to her. “dark comedy, thrillers that leave you thinking about how twisted humans can be, documentary?" 

   it hadn’t taken her long to pass out as soon as josh made his way over to the couch. she had already put on the programme he suggested in the first place and didn’t give him anytime at all to protest considering as soon as she curled into his side, she was out like a light. if she knew she was going to be plagued with bad dreams though, she would have never fell asleep.

     everything happening seemed so real.. the events of what happened when she was a fifteen year old replaying over and over -- so much so that she was moving and shifting around, even letting out a few whimpers every few seconds. they were memories that constantly consumed her mind. the events she went through was something that no fifteen year old should have ever gone through, but also things that no person should have went through. she was terrified.. she was frightened of seeing him again in the streets and it hadn’t ever been something she had opened up to with josh. it never seemed right and she didn’t want to bother him with the thought of her not feeling the best mentally. she just pushed through it like she usually did.

   STILL HOLDING THE brown bag he had brought with him, he followed the voice all the way to the bedroom, grinning at the door when he finally found the female.  ❛  i can’t believe you’d expect anything less from me, liv,  ❜  he shook his head.  ❛  and make sure josh knows it too,  ❜  he entered the room completely, showing her the bag.  ❛  stopped by the bakery on the way here, kick me out and the baked goods are coming with.  ❜  

     “when is it gonna be summer break? i’m so tired of doing all these assignments,” ruby sighed to herself, mumbling and clearly frustrated with the overwhelming work and lack of play. shutting her obnoxiously red laptop, the young girl folded her arms atop it and rested with a pout. “do you have any summer plans? or like, is there anything you want to do?” she suddenly asked whoever else was in the area, tilting her head to the side to see them.

Zane had been working on a car for one of the faculty members of the school when the garage door opening broke him out of his quiet ranting about not getting an oil change done when people should. He stood straight, scrubbing the grease off his hands and onto his pants. Some still getting on his forehead when he pushed his hair back. “Yeah? What’s up? I’m in the middle of a lost cause here.”

“you but the good ingredients and i boil water and throw pasta into it,” he corrected with a small smile, reaching to caress the back of her hand with his thumb. he didn’t like it when she was so hard on herself for meaningless things. “i’m in a roll today,” he commented, eyes trailing after her, hands busy grabbing the remainings of her food and pouring it into his plate. “how about the sinner? i heard it is good.” he managed to articulate in between huge bites but the truth was that what they were watching was the last thing on his mind. he just wanted to cuddle her and relax. 

@oliviafury reacted for a starter.

   TECHNICALLY, JOSH HAD given him the key for emergencies, but in reality, he used it more than he should. probably. in his defense, he had tried to text his friends before stopping by, it wasn’t his fault that neither had answered.  ❛  liv? josh? are you guys decent?  ❜   because he had long figured out that should always be the first thing to ask.  ❛  i bring gifts for the better half of the couple.  ❜  

“aww babe, you should have a little more faith in us. if we get our mind on being the best couple at the cooking class we will be. i believe in us.” and in the fact that they were both stubborn, ambitious people that hated to lose. or at least that’s how josh worked. if someone did something then he had to do it too. and do it better. no matter that he might hate what he was doing, he had to be the best at it. except teaching. he was content with being the worst teacher around. “it’s the thought what counts. or something like that.” it wasn’t a big deal, pasta with premade sauce was one of the easy things to cook. pasta, in general, was easy. the tricky part was the sauce. “i couldn’t have done it without you so we’re both to be congratulated.” he shrugged at her next question, raising the fork to his mouth. “netflix and chill?”

             “watch someone snatch me up and you’ll miss it.” shoulders shrugged, todd didn’t discriminate when it came to his ‘dating’. he held dating very lightly because he never really had a long term relationship, he was never around one area for long enough to have one. had he ever even been in love? shit, that’s something he needed to fix. “what if i win his heart first?”

he was arrogant by nature, usually blamed part of his genes for it but truth be told, it was all on him. he had learned from a young age that people reacted to him in ways they didn’t react to other people and took full pride and advantage of it. with liv, however, it was different. the pride born of having such an effect on her had nothing to do with arrogance and everything with the spark of hope that she brought into his life. maybe it had to do with arrogance, after all. “oh but imagine us in one of those couple cooking classes. we would be the envy of everyone.” and he wasn’t completely sure following youtube instructions wouldn’t end in a catastrophe. but mostly the idea of everyone wishing to be them amused him. he shrugged as a way to show it wasn’t a big deal. “i just added the pasta to the boiling water and warmed up the sauce. hardly cooking.”