#navy interactions

Navy had found a small coffee shop that served a variety of teas and was actually growing to enjoy the variety. Normally, he would make his own, but when he wanted to treat himself it was nice to go there. Of course, being a barista, he was very particular about how it was made, but it didn’t waver the other barista. In fact, Navy noticed they enjoyed the challenge. However, as Navy was ordering his tea he caught sight of a girl.

Naturally, he told himself to stay out of it. He wasn’t fond of new people. There was always the possibility of them letting him down or hurting him. However, she looked… sad. He truly hated seeing other people sad, even if they were strangers. He did his best to help his friends but sometimes they were a lost cause. Perhaps, this new girl wasn’t?

Navy ordered her a lavender tea and then carefully walked up to Ruby. Gently setting down the tea and sliding it over to her, “Lavender tea… to help when feeling sad or anxious..” he said softly and offered a warm smile

Navy sighed softly as he met up with Cole. He originally had plans to write a song, but this took priority. He waited by the edge of the woods patiently and looked around nervously. The sound of the wind blowing through the trees should be nothing new to him, but it shook him to his core. Shivering lightly he stared off at the woods, zoning out nearly completely in thought. Why does Cole want to dig it up now? What changed? At the sound of footsteps Navy jumped and spun around before sighing in relief when he saw Cole, “thank goodness it’s just you…” he mumbled softly, calming himself back down as he adjusted the jacket that lay upon his shoulders.

After the text Lena sent to the group chat, Navy rushed to go find Carrie. He wasn’t entirely sure how he was going to handle this but he knew to at least keep everyone safe, he had to step in between Carrie and whatever her end goal may be. He was nervous, as he always was, but he promised Percy he’d keep an eye on her. So, that’s exactly what he was going to do. When he finally found Carrie he cleared his throat, “Carrie…. Can we talk, please?”

Navy mumbled quietly to himself, repeating the same words over and over. Counting his steps in between the muttered words. He was walking Mr. Peabody and was doing his best to keep the puppy walking properly down the sidewalk.

"not good.... 16... Mr. Peabody watch out for the rock... 21... Better prank... 26."

He was attempting to come up with a prank for Ruby. Normally, he wouldn't prank someone he saw as a flower, but he wanted to welcome her into that part of his life. She said she accepted him for who he is, so surely that means his pranks as well. Navy looked up and stopped in his tracks as he realized he was barely three steps away from crashing into the person before him.

"37... Sorry. I wasn't paying attention."

Navy gathered his stuff and quickly made his way to Ruby’s place before Floyd could get to his place. He locked the door and left the key where he usually does since he figured Floyd would probably just break in anyways. He had grabbed his guitar from his room and the tea from his cabinet as well as an overnight bag. When he got there he knocked on her door and waited patiently, rocking back and forth from his heels to his toes as he looked around nervously making sure he wasn’t followed. He then let out a shaky breath and his hand began to shake on its own. “Come on… please open up… maybe I should just face Floyd… no, that’s too dangerous..”

Navy was in the process of quitting… God was it hell. But it was for the greater good. He wanted to get better. He wanted his Paranoia to go down and he wanted to 𝘣𝘦 better. At first it was for Ruby. He didn’t want to subject her to how he was feeling or how his mind was racing anymore. He knew it stressed him out so he could only imagine how it stressed her out. He wanted to continue to help her feel comfortable and safe, he wanted to do so many things for her and yet still, he didn’t understand why. Publicly, they were just friends, but he truly felt devoted to her.

He was working away at the cafe, fixing up a few latte’s as he huffed when the machine broke, “just perfect.” He mumbled and a customer told him to lighten up. Navy paused and looked at the person, staring at them before putting on a smile, “right.. I’ll do that. It’ll make this situation so much better.” He said in an honest tone though he was bitterly holding back the sarcasm he wished to put behind it as the customer left. He then mocked them under his breath, “LiGhTeN uP. What the hell is there to lighten up about?”