the tea

he  hadn’t  realized  he’d  been  staring .  it  hadn’t  been  intentional :  his  own  thoughts  often  hold  him  captive ,  playing  his  last  conversation  with  his  father  on  an  endless  loop  and  leaving  him  to  do  nothing  but  look  vacantly  ahead .  the  fact  that  someone  had  been  in  his  line  of  sight    (  for  who  knows  how  long  now  )    hadn’t  even  processed  until  he  makes  eye  contact  with  them ,  causing  him  to  blink  a  few  times  before  he’s  rather  abruptly  brought  back  to  earth .     “  sorry ,  i  wasn’t  .  .  .  i  was  just  lost  in  thought . ”

    ━━    @hiddenstarters​​

natasha knew that look all too well. the look of blankness - lost in your own thoughts. she shook. her head, “it’s alright, i’ve had my fair share of being lost in my own head,” she said with a small laugh. “you alright?”

“Catching up with friends is good, yes. But sometimes I am just not in a good mood. And I don’t want to ruin their fun with my bitching and complaining” Laurie mused. “Sometimes people can’t understand that bad days are more common for some than good” she added.

she nodded slowly, “yeah, i understand that 100%,” she said. “trust me all i think about is how i’ll ruin my friends day by telling them about mine,” she said. “however, if you ever feel like you need to get anything off your chest, don’t worry about me, i’m here to listen,” she said with a smile. 

Nodding as he listened to what she was saying, he felt a small smile form on his lips. “Tomorrow is indeed a brand new day. Who knows what might happen?” he shrugged. 

“yes, exactly,” elena said with a small smile. she tried not to take life too seriousy and just go with the flow. even if that meant her pages to the book dropping all over the wet sidewalk on her way home. “i’m elena by the way.”

“is this seat taken?” she asked as she smiled down at the other while holding her coffee cup. “everywhere is a little busy and this is the only free seat, do you mind?” she asked again, the smile still on her lips. 

private starter for @trixmewitch ( emilie mckinnon )

“it’s all yours,” emilie said as she looked up at the other. “it has been quite busy this morning, hasn’t it?” she asked the other, taking a sip from her cup. 

“i’m quite clumsy, it’s something i need to be more mindful of.” she laughed a bit at herself, shaking her head. “perfectly fine, thank you. are you?”

“i understand,” she said, “trust me,” she replied with a small laugh. “here, let me buy you another coffee, it’s the least i could do for also bumping into you,” she said with a small laugh. “i’m fine, yes.”

“So it seems.” He mused, nodding in agreement. “I have an unexpected house guest.” Severus explained. “Emptying the shops was the only logical step. I trust you’ve been well?” How many more former students would he be running into? Though Severus had to admit, seeing those that had been under his care was far preferable to the likes of Potter or Granger.

“ah,” she said, nodding her head, “i definitely understand that,” she said with a small laugh. she did wonder who would be visiting her professor, but she decided to keep the questions to a minimum for now. “i’ve been good yes. i just graduated from college, so i’m job shopping now.”

“Yes work won’t be too thrilled with me.” Then again he didn’t really care. It was just a way to pass the time. Kate Bishop. Odd to see her around again, how many of them were around. “Good to see you again Kate. How are you doing then?” He was trying to follow Thor’s idea about their new start being here. 

“what do you do here for work?” she asked him. “ditto,” she said with a small nod. “i’m not doing too bad,” she replied to him. it was strange seeing people from home here on such different terms. she didn’t hate it, but it was.. strange. 

“What do you do?” Yen asked as they walked trying to get to know the other a bit more. “Are you still in school? Or working? I apologize I enjoy stories.” Yen nodded slightly. Hers was so boring that she liked hearing the more interesting lives of others.

she shook her head, “nothing at the moment,” she said. “i’ve only been here for a couple weeks, so i’m still trying to figure everything out, you know,” she said with a small shrug. “what about yourself?”

“Indeed” he said and nodded. Recently he’s been feeling out of the loop, like he was losing touch with the people from his own world. Like he was slipping away, his memories getting replaced with something else. It was odd, scary even. And he hated every second of it. 

“it’s on the house tonight,” she said with a small smile. “least i can do for the owner being a bitch to you,” she said with a laugh. “how’s your week going?”

closed starter for mara jade!! ( @trixmewitch​ )

shmi grabbed her coffee off the counter, turning to leave the building and knocking into a young girl. “oh, i’m so sorry! that was completely my fault.”

she shook her head as she other walked into her, “no, it’s okay, it happens,” she said, picking up the coffee from the ground, “are you alright?”

“ having a rough night? ” he answered without looking or really listening to the voice, but it all registered just a moment after. nothing in her voice sounded like she remembered him, but han knew mara jade, even if she didn’t know him. forcing himself to act like his usual prickly self, he put his hands on his hips, giving his best ‘i’m innocent’ smirk. “ maybe rough morning then?”

“you’re the one entering the bar at three in the morning, so are you the one having a rough morning?” she asked, looking up at him. she had expected him to just say okay and head out, but that didn’t quite seem like his plan for the night. 

“I am surprised that I like it here as much as I do. I thought that I had grown attached to home but after everything that happened, all the loss we all experienced, it feels better to be here. Away from everything”

she nodded, understanding what he meant by all the loss, “yeah, i understand,” she replied to him. “it’s must be quite different, not having someone needing your help every five seconds,” she said. “i basically feel retired and i’m too young for that,” she laughed. 

Loki turned at the voice behind him holding a file for work. “Thank you. Not sure I should lose this.” He took the file from her. Glancing at her when she asked if they had met. “Maybe. Loki of Asgard.” He gave her his signature sly grin.

“i would suggest you not, you probably wont get too far without it,” she let out a small laugh. she tilted her head - so, that’s who he was. “ah, yes, i do know who you are. we’ve come across each other a couple times in the past - mostly just in passing. i’m kate. kate bishop,” she said. 

“yeah, you must.”  lila just nodded. it was awkward. despite that, she motioned to the chair across from her for the other to sit. “hi kate. can i ask why you thought you knew me? ..besides the dad thing.”

she hesitantly took a seat across from the other and gave her a small smile, “uh, well, i just know someone named clint with a daughter named lila and she looks pretty similar to you.. so i just figured,..” she trailed off a bit. she wasn’t the best at lying, but she was giving it her best shot. 

Despite Johanna’s usually somewhat harsh demeanor, she was genuinely concerned for the other young woman. Pausing, she sighs. “Sorry for… freaking out on you. I was worried.” She tells her. “Are you okay, though? Do you need me to walk you home or something?”

she shook her head, “no, no, it’s okay. i really needed it, honestly,” she said with a small shrug. “i don’t really know where i’m going,” she admitted to the other. “i kinda just got here, so i don’t quite have a home, yet. but, i’m okay,” she told the other. “thank you.”

Just smiling when she heard her words, she then sighed. “Oh this have happened to me so many times, I have actually lost count” she chuckled, rubbing the back of her neck. “I day dream a lot. So yeah I need to work on that”

she let out a small laugh, “glad i’m not the only one, then,” she said. “i guess i’m going to have to work on that, now, too,” she said. “this place can certainly be pretty distracting, though.”

she wasn’t expecting some girl that she never met before to know who she was. she was top of her classes, a tutor for a majority of them, in a sorority, and striving to be a ta for some of her classes. “yes?” she glanced up, squinting at the other from the sun’s light. “and you’re…..?” she waits for the name, knowing already that she isn’t exactly…. patient. “this is a public park.” penelope responded, spreading a hand to show their surroundings. 

josie wasn’t exactly sure where her and penelope had left off, but whatever it was, she wasn’t expecting her to pretend she didn’t know her. “penelope, stop messing around,” she said, rolling her eyes slightly. “it’s me... josie, ex girlfriend.. ringing any bells?”