THALIA ROSENFELD

"A good..." Jesus, it doesn't matter how often Thalia's nice to him-- Daryl never knows what to say, not when she's so genuine about it. The compliment to his cooking makes the back of his neck prickle with heat, so it's probably no surprise he scowls about it.

"Whatever." He waves a hand dismissively, already walking away from Thalia to keep from disrupting her work. "Let's hear you say that when we're out in the fucking wild again 'stead of Martha Stewart's miracle kitchen."

(Warmth settles in his stomach, nice and easy, at the thought of Thalia enjoying his food. Daryl works hard foraging what herbs and plants they come across to make his game taste as good as it can get out there, and it's nice to be appreciated. God knows his family never noticed.)

"You can make whatever you want-- the earlier we eat, the more time we get for sleepin'." Daryl's fingers brush the doorway to the kitchen, and he turns briefly over his shoulder to glance at Thalia moving about. Though he hesitates for a moment, in the end he manages: "Thanks for taking over, though, Thal."

“Joke’s on you. You already know I’ll be complimenting your cooking when we’re out on the road.” Thalia muses, playfully sticking her tongue at him before she gathers the desired ingredients.

Everything she said to Daryl was genuine, unable to help herself. It came naturally with someone who looked out for her, made her feel safe, helped her get by. His reactions were endearing, but she didn’t want to make him feel uncomfortable with her casual compliments.

Pasta, sauce ingredients, and a few other items in her arms, she turns to set them onto the counter. She nods at his words, glancing over her shoulder at him. “Makes sense to me. I’ll get working on it, pasta dinner for two coming up.” Thalia hums, smiling softly at Daryl’s follow up, the sentiment in his words not lost on her. “Happy to.”

When he disappears upstairs, she turns to start on dinner, enjoying the solace that it gives her for the moment. There hasn’t been a minute, it felt like, where she has had the chance to actually take a deep breath. Being able to focus on making the food, the mundane task of boiling the pasta and making the sauce, she relishes in it.

This is as close as the English ever get to admitting emotional turmoil.

you long-suffering, endlessly patient angels get two memes today bc i deleted everything in my inbox on my rp blog and i made these memes to top off a solidly productive day! also, if you ever feel guilty about “not being productive” or having to delete drafts and memes in your tumblr life, DON’T! you’re wonderful and valid and your personal comfort and peace of mind is far more important than an overwhelming inbox or draft count! anyway, these are also self-serving, but also i feel no shame bc there’s an extreme lack of this very good vibe in my line of work, so here u go besties. DO NOT ADD ANYTHING TO THIS LIST!!

DATE UPDATED: 19/10/22

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[ SWORD ]:    sender invites the receiver to engage in sword fighting practice with them.

[ AIM ]:    sender and receiver go to target practice together (using any weapon of choice).

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[ STRIKE ]:    sender aims a blow (via either their fists or their weapon) at the receiver.

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[ KICK ]:     sender launches a kick at the receiver (to an unknown degree of success or failure).

[ TACKLE ]:    sender physically tackles the receiver during a fight.

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