#katerra

Kat's eyes trail over the mess of the greenhouse. There are plants knocked over in every corner, soil and plant food tipped off the shelves. An earthy smell encapsulates the ventilated room. There, in the centre of it all, tears rolling down her face is Terra.

She's sitting in dirt, her arms tightly wrapped around her waist, as she rocks gently back and forth on her knees in a self soothing manner. Kat steps into the greenhouse properly, coming down to kneel beside her.

“I’m not speaking to you right now,” Terra stated, head still buried in her inventory paperwork. 

Kat smirked, watching her pout into the pink hydrangeas she was inspecting before marking down god-knows-what about them. Kat hadn’t spent enough time watching Terra to know exactly what she was doing in all the hours she locked herself in the greenhouse, but Kat would know soon enough the way she’d come over every day this week. 

The specialist made her way through the lab, being careful not to touch the protruding plant appendages that looked too much like poison ivy for her liking. Terra had assured her a million times it was helpful and not harmful, but Kat was still skeptical. 

She wrapped her arms around the cute earth fairy when she got to her, but Terra shrugged her off. “No.” 

Kat sighed, raising her hands in surrender. “Baby, I’m sorry I wasn’t able to message you before I left. It was confidential and I thought you had that conference in the evening anyway–”

Terra didn’t even look up from the form she was filling out. “I’m trying to work here.”

It was Kat’s turn to huff as she sat down on the stool across from Terra. It was the perfect vantage point to admire her girlfriend. Her wavy hair was pulled off her face in a French braid and a few strands were falling into her face. Kat fought the urge to tuck the hair behind her ears, knowing she’d only get her hand smacked away. 

She didn’t mind, though. Terra deserved to be pissed at her. Kat had left in the middle of the night and hadn’t written a note either. Then, she’d gone on an off the grid mission for the whole day and only came back an hour ago. She’d have bolted here immediately, but Silva had forced her to stay for the mandatory debrief. 

Now that she was here, though, it was nice to finally be around the girl that made her heart race. Even when Terra was all mad and pouty, Kat knew she loved her and only was reacting this way because she cared. 

Terra had missed her. Badly. 

“You really missed me, huh?” 

“I hate you,” Terra mumbled back, shifting around the potted plants in front of her so she was looking at… peonies? Kat really needed to read up on the plants Terra worked with. 

“You love me,” Kat shrugged, grabbing her phone out of her bag and shooting a text. Terra’s phone pinged from the table at the front of the room and Terra walked over.

She picked up her phone and sighed, finally giving up at Kat's apology message. Kat seized the moment and slipped her hands around Terra’s waist. “You’re gonna make up for this, you know that, right?”

Kat pressed a kiss to Terra’s cheek, smiling as it turned rosy. “I already have a list of ways, pretty girl. Just tell me where to start.”

Terra turned around to face Kat, staying in her arms. Her green eyes softened as she finally met Kat’s gaze. “What’s on the list?”

“Well, let’s see,” she looked away, thinking about it. “First, we have kissing you, making out with you, kissing you some more, hugging you. I think I’ll start with the first one.” Terra let out a giggle as Kat went in for a kiss, pecking Terra’s soft lips until she kissed her back and reached a hand up to wrap in her curls. 

Kat pulled Terra closer, feeling herself relax into the woman she loved. She had missed the taste of her so much, she hadn’t even realized it. 

She pulled away with a content sigh, pressing her forehead into Terra’s.

“I think the first option was a great start, but we should go to your dorm to get to the second one, yeah?” Terra asked coyly.

It was Kat’s turn to laugh. “Yeah, let’s go.”

hi!!

i think terra loves the romantics, like jane austen, the brontë sisters, and louisa may alcott!! her favourite book series is anne of green gables tho - i mean inquisitive girl obsessed with nature and full of wonder? that's pretty terra to me.

kat is mostly a history reader, i think she likes non fiction, but when she does dabble into fiction books, it's mostly mystery novels like agatha christie, arthur conan doyle and occasionally wlw romance authors like ashley herring blake! kat's favourite book is 4.50 from paddington by agatha christie, it's one of the first books she managed to finish on her own in primary school.

Terra kept looking between Kat and the letter.  “Like I said, your letter really resonated with me.” Kat looked away.  “Why?”  “You ever read something and it’s like someone put into words exactly what you were thinking? That’s how it felt. It was like you understood me… Like you called to me, you know?” 

or as Bex put it quite eloquently, "The Practical Magic AU no one asked for, but everyone needs."

a/n: katerra took over so uh… not a prompt abt their first cat, but it is abt a cat in general!! hope you enjoy!

“Why is there a cat I’m not familiar with eating cheerios in my living room?” Terra asks, brushing her bangs out of her eyes as she walks into the kitchen. Kat looks over her shoulder.

“Oh. That’s Willow. She’s a month old.”

Because of course, that explains the mysterious cat. Just that she’s a month old.

“Katherine. Why do we have a third cat?”

Silence as her fiancé looks shamed. “I uh… kind of adopted her?” Terra pinches the bridge of her nose. “You did what?”

Kat sighs, putting her dish towel onto its rack. “I adopted her. Look, it was this little girl in a girl guides uniform and she was saying that her mam was making her get rid of all the kittens their home cat had had and well…. I couldn’t say no Ter.”

Terra looks at her, at her fiancé with her stupidly good heart and sighs. “So we have a third cat. Fourth if we count you.”

Kat is silent for a second before nodding. “Yup.”

“Jesus Christ.”

“Don’t say the lord’s name in vain!”

Terra rolls her eyes, walking out of the kitchen and picking Willow up on her way to the bedroom.