#elizabethcordayed

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1. Place you’d like to travel to most? Anywhere in Europe, honestly. I loved it for the two and a bit weeks I was there...I think it'd just be fun to take a train or something, tour around as many countries as I could fit in one trip. But I'd definitely like to go back, take a trip to Scotland and Russia next time.

2. One food you couldn’t live without? Paaaaasta. Holy fuck I would die in a day if I didn't have pasta. I can and will eat it for any/all meals ever, if I were allowed. So. Definitely pasta. 

3. The first CD album you remember owning yourself? You'll probably laugh. But. Hanson. Saved up my allowance and everything.

4. Would you live in the place you grew up for the rest of your life? Charlotte? Uh, hell no. I actually really don't like living here. My dream has always been to live in D.C. at one point, because I've always loved it there. But long term, I'd actually like to live somewhere abroad. Europe, Asia, maybe somewhere in Peru, who knows.

5. A sweatshirt and leggings or blouse and jeans? Uh. Can it actually be a sweatshirt and jeans? Because that's pretty much my default outfit. But if forced to choose, I suppose a sweatshirt and leggings is acceptable. My torso is too weird for proper blouses that don't look frumpy and shapeless on me, so...

6. Favorite movie from childhood? Pft. No contest. The Lion King.

7. What’s a book that means a lot to you? On the sole factor that it was the first true novel my dad read with me, The Hobbit. We would sit on the couch right before he left for work at my bedtime and we'd read it together. He did voices and everything. If I ever have kids, I'd like to do the same.

8. Do you collect anything? Uh. Not really? Oh. Hot Wheels/Matchbox cars, but only the models that I really like. And it's not really collecting so much as squirreling away my favorites before Mom donated the rest to Goodwill.

9. If you had to stay one age forever, what age would it be? I think I'd like to be 30. Old enough that I'm hopefully at least established in my career, kind of know where I'm going with life. Not too young, not too old.

10. Favorite quote? "Sometimes, you gotta run before you can walk." -Tony Stark, Iron Man 

11. Is there someone you have admired from a young age? I want to sound profound or whatever and say like Clinton or something, but the long and short of it is I've always admired my mom. Sure, we butt heads a lot, but she worked her ass off to get where she is, and raised two kids out of it too. I only hope I can be a fraction of the person she is when I get out there in the world.

Right! 11 new questions now. Bugger.

1. What is the most influential thing that has happened to you, to date?

2. Favorite food to cook (for yourself or others, whichever you rather)?

3. Beer, wine, liquor/spirits/mixed drinks, or none of the above?

4. How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop?

5. A book you read that you originally thought you wouldn't enjoy but did.

6. What was your favorite game as a child?

7. Who was the person who has most influenced who you are today?

8. Drive a car or ride a bike?

9. If you could meet one of the world leaders today, who would you meet, and what would you like to say to them?

10. If you could tell your past self one thing, what would it be, and why?

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I can try! I just watched the season five finale, so they’re only just beginning a relationship for me. But I can do fluff, I’m good with fluff :)

"I hope you have tea," she murmured, stretching out against him, burrowing her nose into his shoulder, sighing quietly, her breath tickling his skin.

"God sometimes I forget how British you are," Mark yawned in reply, though there was teasing in his voice. Elizabeth shoved him sleepily, but he could feel the smile against his skin, and he wrapped her even more into him, relishing the feel of her soft skin under his palms.

"Everyone should appreciate tea; you Americans are missing out," Elizabeth replied, pressing her cold toes against his calf, giggling quietly at his yelp. "If your apartment wasn’t like an ice bucket my feet wouldn’t be so cold!"

"Oh, really?" Mark asked, ducking under the covers and blowing warm breath over her toes, holding her legs tightly as she squirmed, laughing and trying to kick him away, his name leaving her lips in a high-pitched shriek.

"Mark, stop, it tickles,” Elizabeth said breathlessly, finally pulling him back up to her level, their bodies pressed together from toes to nose.

"Still want that tea?" he asked, voice low and making her toes curl with its heat.

IDK IF I CAN WRITE A FULL FIC AT THE MOMENT BUT I CAN GIVE YOU ANOTHER SNIPPET!

"You said you were a doctor?" Elizabeth asked, setting her cup of tea back down. River nodded, sitting forward slightly.

"Of archaeology," she replied, watching as Elizabeth's eyes widened. "I've a certain liking of rather...old things."

"I don't think I've ever met an archaeologist before," Elizabeth said, interest clear in her face.

"I'm studying to be a professor," River said, though she bypassed the mention of her pardon (it really was too messy to explain). "I'd like to teach, though my husband thinks it's all rubbish."

"You're married?" Elizabeth asked, lips curving up into a smile. River nodded, running her thumb along the edge of her cup.

Amen.