prompts: ford for O and nurseydex for F!!! (-marissa chillwhiskey btw)
Ford, O, The stars or space
Ford was laying on the roof of the reading room when she heard the window slide open. She turned her head slightly to see Lardo climb out, and scooted over a bit to make room for her. Lardo lay down, their elbows just touching.
“Kegster getting to you?” Lardo asked.
“No, not really,” Ford laughed. “The theatre kids go hard, I’m pretty used to it. Just taking advantage of the roof and the view.”
“People view or view view?”
“View view. The stars aren’t as visible here, but some of them are still doing a good job of peeking out.”
The two girls relaxed into a comfortable silence, the music of the party below drifting up, muffled through the walls so the lyrics were barely comprehensible.
“Do you watch the stars a lot?” Lardo asked, eventually breaking the silence.
“Not as often as I’d like,” Ford said. “My high school used to have a yearly camping trip, and my friends and I would always stay up late to stare at the stars. They make me feel small.”
“And that’s - a good thing?” Lardo sounded confused.
“Hmm,” Ford tried to think of how to say it properly. “It’s like… The stars are so far away, and you realize how big the universe is, and how small you are. And then you realize how much had to go right so you could actually be here, right? Like, you’re a small part of the universe, but it had to work so hard to get you here.” She paused. “It makes me feel connected, you know?”
Lardo made a noise of agreement.
“It’s kind of how I feel here,” Ford admitted. “Like I’m part of something bigger.”
Lardo laced her fingers through Ford’s and squeezed her hand. “Yeah, the boys are good at that.”
“The whole team is good at that,” Ford said, squeezing Lardo’s hand briefly.
The two of them lapsed into silence, laying there on the roof. Ford heard the front door slam as some of the partygoers headed out for the night, but for the most part the party still had that far away sound, and she could feel the warmth of Lardo next to her as she stared up at the stars and revelled in the feeling of being connected
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Thanks for the prompt friend! The NurseyDex one is on the way ;)
