#fvturefirst

of course she does, silly. “ because, if you’ll have me around. i’ll be here for as long as you need me.”

“what does anymore.” nearly every week some new supervillain made a move for power or a previously unknown entity, like gods or aliens, make themselves known yet they were meant to carry on as normal. it tended to put most personal problems into perspective. yet sometimes life still managed to throw a curveball, occasionally in the form of one of your closest friends. “i'm sure we can still figure this out.”

        smile is gentle, impressed by the young woman’s wisdom.   ❛   you read that somewhere, miss allan ?   ❜   tease is light and easy but erin taught english to these kids. she knew that elizabeth had simply plucked that from the brilliant mind she kept. and as much as the world would have her believe otherwise, liz was completely right.   ❛   you should write that down,   ❜   erin encourages. valuable aphorisms like hers were few and far between.

        grin comes easy. student teaching had ended, and she’d been offered a full-time position at the school. only a few students had really taken enough interest in her to ask — but sophie was quite grateful for those that did. she’d fallen into something of a mentorship relationship with a one miss liz, and she was glad to be able to continue it. a nod drops her chin and hides a smile.   ❛   big day, indeed,   ❜   she agrees, her first day as a real — not student — teacher.   ❛   you’re sweet to remember, liz. thank you.   ❜

           sophie looks up from the scattered photos — a few polaroids mixed in amidst kodak prints of the two women. warm memories of the past soak into her every bone. college days. wild parties, strobe lights, the occasional disco ball. the brunt of youth, excitement, what were some of the best days of sophie’s — and she hopes lauren’s — lives. ‘ this is one of those moments, ‘ the phrase slips off tongue with confidence as she leans her shoulder into lo’s. head comes to rest there as well as she brings up a photo of them in the exact same pose, one taken by a friend on a vacation they had once taken.   ❛   i promise you, in fifteen years we’ll be able to look back at this instant and feel the exact same warmth we’re feeling right now.   ❜   fingers pluck a photo of the three of them — lo, sophie, and aidan, lauren’s son. cauousel lights in the background and fingers sticky from ice cream. smile over lips is just as sweet as she slips the photo into the album spread before them.

"There's nothing to tell," she says with a light chuckle, taking a small sip from her glass to avoid making eye contact with Liz. It had been her first date in a while and she'd been so nervous, she nearly cancelled it twice and had a drink to calm her nerves before they arrived. But when she looked up Liz was looking at her expectantly and with a fond sigh she eventually admitted, "We kissed. Once. Nothing more, I swear."

“    do you need me to walk you home ?        i know this neighbourhood is a little dodgy,                 especially at night.      ”                     [        @fvturefirst​       ]