#qvietlight

( @qvietlight​ ) It’s the night after the miners are rescued, and Elaine can’t stop thinking. About the avalanche, about the people she could have potentially lost, about losing people, about the people she has pushed away. Her heart hasn’t stopped pounding in her chest since yesterday-- stuttering with the overwhelming panic of how easily she could have lost people that, despite everything, she cared so much for. What was the point of trying to push people away if it still hurt in the end-- if it hurt even more?

As Sloane was walking through town, fae noticed Archie wandering about. “Archie, hey,” fae called, jogging over to the woman. “Hey, I wanted to say thank you for the Winter Star gifts. You don’t exactly strike me as the ‘thank you’ card type of person, but those gifts were perfect for me, so, thanks.”

Adria finished sorting through Henry’s paperwork once more to prepare for their intake session. So for, she was getting the sense that she would be able to provide Henry with the tools to work through things, but she wanted to make sure that was the case. As she finished taking the last of her notes, she heard the bell of the door. Quickly, she filed away the rest of her papers and prepared the room for a session. Once things were straightened up, she opened the room and saw Henry sitting in the ‘lobby’ area. “Henry, good afternoon, come on in,” she motioned for him to follow her into the room.

Inside, there was a few different seating options. There were a few arm chairs and a sofa. Adria grabbed her clipboard and took her seat. “Sit wherever you feel most comfortable. The first order of business is, how would you like for me to address you outside of our sessions? I can act like an acquaintance or stranger to you - whatever is the most comfortable for you. But your privacy is of the utmost importance for me. Everything that is said in this room stays between us, and I never want you to feel nervous seeing me outside of my office, which is why I bring this matter up.”

Send 📱 for five texts my muse didn’t send yours, and one that they did ( all after beach kiss obviously ) 

alex to henry [ unsent ] : hey, it’s alex. i just wanted to make sure you got home okay. i had a nice time. i hope you did too. 

alex to henry [ unsent ] : did you get home okay? i hope tonight was all right.

alex to henry [ unsent ] : thanks for toni--

alex to henry [ unsent ] : i had a nice night, henry. i hope you got home okay.

alex to henry [ unsent ] : i hope tonight wasn’t weird. 

Unknown number would like to send you a message.

Sloane: Hey Henry, I just got a functional phone, so here is my official number! Hope you're doing okay...

🙌 playfully shove my muse.

“Huh.”

“Yeah.”

“So someone stole your hat.”

“... Yeah.”

Finley and Matty stand in front of the bulletin board, looking at the announcements of the week, which includes an offer of a rather hefty reward for Matty’s lost pizza slut hat. Matty pouts at the board while Finley munches on a sandwich. They reach out to pat his shoulder.

“That sucks, dude.”

His shoulders slump further at that, but as he turns to give them a respond, he suddenly halts, his eyes traveling upwards. There, perched atop Finley’s head, is a black cap, the phrase ‘Talk data to me’ stitched into the front in 8-bit letters. It’s nothing out of the blue; much like Matty, they have always been somewhat of a hat connoisseur, the accessory a common staple of their wardrobe. It’s enough for Matty, though. The next ten minutes dissolve into him trying to not-so-subtly accuse them of stealing their hat, pleading for them to return it, while they vehemently deny such claims, assuring him they have enough hats as it is. Even when the argument is over and they’re back to staring at the bulletin board silently, Finley can feel his gaze piercing daggers into the side of their face. With a laugh, they shove his shoulder, making him stumble slightly before wrapping an arm around his shoulders to keep him balanced.

“You’re being paranoid. I promise I didn’t take your hat. Here, I have, like, fifteen minutes left on my break. Let’s go to the Saloon; I’ll buy you a Joja Cola.” They pivot from the front of the general store, arm still wrapped around him as they begin leading him to the saloon. “Just don’t tell Jillian I did that or she’ll kill me.”

Finley didn’t mean for this to happen. They had found it sitting on top of a trash can lid, perfectly neat and discarded. It looked cool! Sure, they could get 100G for returning it, which was a good sum of money, but they had already denied having it in the first place. It was too late.

elaine & matty

Who buys flowers for the other: I feel like they both would

Who makes the other coffee/tea: Elaine

Who eats the most candy on Halloween: Matty

Who tries new recipes all the time: Elaine, and she’d try to get Matty to join

Who genuinely likes pineapple on pizza: Matty seems like a pineapple on pizza guy

Who wears hats on special occasions: Matty, ofc

Who likes ‘90s R&B: Elaine, but also I feel like Matty will groove out to anything

Who likes long walks on the beach: Elaine

Who buys wacky picture frames: Matty

Who compares themselves to fictional/celebrity couples: Matty

Who can solve a rubix cube: Elaine tries to teach him how to solve it but he always stops paying attention; he hypes her up tho

Who would wear Hawaiian shirts on vacation/during the summer: Matty!!

Who wears mismatched socks because they can’t keep up with the pairs: Matty. She gets him new pairs. It doesn’t help.

elaine & henry

Who buys flowers for the other: Elaine bc Henry would probably make like.... rose-shaped cupcakes or smth bc he’s a baker boi

Who makes the other coffee/tea: They both do

Who eats the most candy on Halloween: In my heart, I feel like it’s Henry, but he would also share

Who tries new recipes all the time: Henry ofc (baker boi) but he would invite her every now and then to bake with him ;-;

Who genuinely likes pineapple on pizza: idk what vibe Henry gives me next question

Who wears hats on special occasions: I don’t see either of them as hat ppl, but Elaine gives more hat-y vibes than Henry

Who likes ‘90s R&B: Elaine

Who likes long walks on the beach: Both

Who buys wacky picture frames: Henry

Who compares themselves to fictional/celebrity couples: I don’t think either do tbh

Who can solve a rubix cube: Elaine

Who would wear Hawaiian shirts on vacation/during the summer: Henry

After checking out nearly a stack of books from the library, Sloane had been spending more time reading on benches in town. Fae had gotten into the habit of taking notes on faer stationary, writing things fae hadn’t previously known about junimos or the spirits. Unfortunately, so far none of these books told Sloane how to connect with them. With a sigh, fae gathered faer things and collected the stack of books to take back to faer van. But as fae wasn’t paying too much attention when fae stood and turned, Sloane instantly ran into someone causing all of the books to fall from faer grasp. A few landing on the feet of the person fae ran into.

“Oh, shit, I’m so sorry. I should’ve been paying more attention.”