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Post by McKenzie Carter on May 14, 2018 8:54:37 GMT -5
He said the view wasn't bad from where he was, but he'd prefer less head knocking. She chuckled, clasping his hand tightly as he gave it and helping him rise. "I do!" she answered when he asked about aspirin. She kept hold of his hand and walked over to her desk, opening and drawer and pulling the small bottle out. "Here," she released his hand to open it and held it out to him, reaching for her water bottle on the desk with her other hand. "I'm sorry you fell. I should have been a better spotter," she chuckled. They hadn't technically made her the 'spotter' though. She was supposed to see if the painting looked good where it hung! Different.
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Post by McKenzie Carter on Mar 3, 2018 9:57:34 GMT -5
He said he thought he was okay, seeming unsure still. He grimaced when she touched his forehead and she brought her hand back, just to hover over his head instead of touching it. She wanted to laugh, but she wanted to be assured he was fine first. Well, there was no blood so how bad could he be? He said he could feel the frame hitting him and she did laugh, shaking her head as he switched to asking about her stuff. "Everything's fine. You don't seem to be badly hurt," she moved away in order to gently place the painting on top of her bed and then turned back to him, holding a hand out in order to help him up. "Unless you want to stay there," she joked.
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Post by McKenzie Carter on Feb 10, 2018 12:17:41 GMT -5
He said that he would have to clean up a bit if he had a cute girl over, and Mac laughed at that, but didn't respond verbally. She'd let him have that one. Plus, she was focused on watching him move the painting into place. He said he almost got it, and she cocked her head to the side. But, just as she was about to say it was perfect, he started to fall. "Austin!" she found herself calling out, as if that could help. She launched toward him, but didn't really help. He fell, the painting landing on top of him and she almost landed on top of the painting. She yelped, managing to side step just in time and kneeling by his side instead.
"You okay?" she asked, reaching her hands out for the painting but moving slowly as to not damage it. She lifted the painting with one hand and used the other to gently touch his forehead. "The framed seems to have smacked you."
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Post by McKenzie Carter on Dec 22, 2017 8:24:04 GMT -5
He questioned her saying that she would be willing to hang up more of his pieces. "Of course I would! I don't know any other artists and this is beautiful, so," she explained, even though it wasn't much of an explanation. She liked him, she liked his art, so why not? In the back of her brain, a small part tugged at her. Sure, sure. Hang up the boys paintings and then when he leaves you for dead like Ezra did you can be reminded of it every time you look at them. She shook her head, trying not to let those voices get to her.
He said he would like it she hung some paintings up, saying he could pick some out. She nodded, "either way, really. Coming to your barraacks wouldn't be a problem. Plus, you're here in mine so I may as well," she giggled.
She grinned when he immediately agreed to climb on the bed to get it centered. She nodded, staying where she was as he held it to a spot and asked. "I think a little more to the left. Like, half an inch," she sai, tilting her head to the side a little.
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Post by McKenzie Carter on Oct 29, 2017 18:26:22 GMT -5
It was a good thing, and a bad thing, but it would remind her of a lot of things that were really important. He said she'd have a pretty good view in the morning and she instinctively said, "oh, I can think of better ones," in a suggestive tone. Then her eyes widened a little and she looked back to the wall. She had been such a flirt before almost dying, then she had slipped into being a bit more guarded but her joke proved that maybe, somewhere under the surface, she was feeling a little better. Not that she wanted to be a 'flirt' again, but sat least she could make jokes again.
He started to speak about how he didn't have much room to display stuff, busying himself with the canvas cover. She moved onto the bed and kneeled down on it, reaching over to help him with the covering carefully. "There's nothing wrong with more art... maybe you'll just have to hang more here," she suggested, not realizing how incredibly personal that probably was to him. She felt bad that his barracks were smaller but that was the legion for you.
She glanced up at him, steal kneeling up on the bed when he looked at her with that smile, saying that she would be his first art exhibit. Then he asked if she liked it as much as when she first commissioned it. "Yes," she answered, without even looking down at it, her eyes still on him. Then, finally, she did look down at the painting. "Yes, yes I do," she confirmed. He stepped back and she surveyed the painting a little more, a smile still on her face. She leaned forward when she saw that silver mark on the bottom, her fingers hovering above it but not touching. His name.
That made her smile a little more. Okay, a lot more.
She looked up when he asked what she thought, and she nodded. "It does! The good parts," she explained with a chuckle. "You can climb on to help me hang it if that's easier," she added.
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Post by McKenzie Carter on Oct 10, 2017 16:52:14 GMT -5
He took the painting inside and she closed the door behind him. She shook her head and waved an arm to dismiss his comment about training being crazy and all. Then he set the painting down and looked around.
Her room was nice, sure. It was pretty simple with nothing much decorative wise. She had mostly white blankets and pillows but with one light pink one thrown in. Her desk was a bit of a mess at the moment, which she chose not to think about. He caught her cheeks reddening, though and they reddened just a little more. For a moment neither of them said anything, until he broke the silence.
"Oh!... yes, that would be a good spot," she agreed, moving toward the bed and raising an eyebrow at the wall behind it. She lifted both hands as if to measure. "It'll look like Washington is out my window."
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Post by McKenzie Carter on Oct 2, 2017 13:09:54 GMT -5
He said her full first name, which she loved way more than she should, and he was grinning widely when she pulled back from kissing his cheek. She giggled. He said he had just gotten there and she nodded, giving a sigh of relief. "It's good to see you, Austin," she returned. It was incredibly true, too. It felt like it had been a long time since she was really this happy to see anyone aside from Cheyenne. She felt glad about it, but also cautious, but mostly glad. And giddy. Her own smile was wide now, too.
He asked how she was, saying he didn't expect the way she arrived. Before she could answer those things he brought up the painting and she bit down on her lip, her grin still wide, and nodded. "Yes, yes, please help me. Come in, stay as long as you want," she said, maybe a little too quickly. She stepped past him in order to open the door, then pushed it open with her back against it, nodding for him to enter the room. "I've been good. Thanks. And it is a good time. I mean, even if it wasn't I'd make time," she was talking fast again and her own cheeks reddened.
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Post by McKenzie Carter on Sept 29, 2017 7:37:02 GMT -5
Mac wasn't sure exactly when Austin would be bringing the painting, but she knew it was soon, so she tried to stay in her room as much as possible. Sadly, when he knocked on the door, she wasn't quite back yet. She had gone to the Principia to talk to Cheyenne... but she wasn't there. Apparently Finley had finally come back and, well, Mac wanted to know what Chey thought about that. It had been months and he was gone without a trace... and now he was back. Mac knew that those two had romantic feelings for each other and she just wished they'd act on it.
But, she was rushing back to the second cohort barracks now because she knew Austin could be there any second. She didn't want him waiting outside her door for long. She kept at a jog until, finally, she turned in the hallway and saw him at the door, just having lowered his hand from knocking. She grinned, catching her breath a little as she slowed to a walk -- coming down the hallway toward him. "Austin," she breathed when she reached him.
She smiled softly, "hi," she went with her instinct and leaned forward to kiss his cheek before pulling back, placing a hand on his arm. "I hope you weren't waiting very long." She bit her lip nervously, worrying that maybe that was the fourth or fifth time he had knocked and he had been there for a long time just waiting for her to get back.
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Post by McKenzie Carter on Feb 27, 2017 14:50:50 GMT -5
They sat in silence for a long time as they watched the sunset. She was sitting close to him and almost reached a hand over to take his, but she kept it to herself for now. Once it was starting to get dark he spoke. She looked over, a small smile on her lips as he said how he loved the sunset and what it reminded him of. The best moments. Moments like this. She watched his hand as he traced the horizon before dropping it beside her.
She looked back up at him and grinned as he spoke, "thank YOU for coming. Not a lot of people are brave enough to blindly follow where I lead," she chuckled. Then, eyes still on his, she slowly lowered her hand from her leg to rest on top of his. She bit the corner of her lips for a moment in contemplation before leaning forward just a tad, "you could kiss me. If you wanted to," she said as if this was a totally normal thing to say right now... it felt right, though.
She used to kiss just anyone, and do whatever she wanted. She still had a bit of that in her, of course, but now she was a lot more careful about who she let in. Ever since Ezra... but Austin was different. He listened to her when she talked and looked at her face, in her eyes. That was worth noting. |
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Post by McKenzie Carter on Jan 28, 2017 14:33:17 GMT -5
Mac knew the powers of adrenaline, and also knew that was why people who spent most of their lives running from and fighting monsters together ended up falling for each other. It was easy to mix up the thrill of excitement with attraction. Or rather, it was easy for them to go hand in hand. That's why she didn't kiss him, though. Because she didn't want to make that decision for him... or for herself right now.
Still, the way he was looking at her proved that he was feeling that same magnetic pull she was. It was obvious when he looked at her lips, too. But then he cleared his throat and she stopped holding her breath. He asked what she was wanting to show him and she grinned, "this," she moved away from him, rolling over to lay on her back before pushing herself up to sitting.
She wrapped her arms around her knees and nodded forward, "sunset," she explained. It looked wicked from up here and it was just about to start. First, the sunset would light the sky multi colors, which would reflect of the roman rooftops as well as the ocean out in the distance.
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Post by McKenzie Carter on Jan 20, 2017 15:16:28 GMT -5
He repeated her instructions, running start, backing up and getting reading. Then, he started to say it didn't look so bad, she assumed, but realized that she said she'd never done this. But, alas, she was already running as he clearly noticed due to his feet following hers. They leaped, and she laughed loudly, whooping as they were midair.
She was almost surprised that he actually did it, and didn't stop at the end and pull her away from the edge. Austin was proving to be even more intriguing then she originally thought. Their hands were gripped tight together, and the word 'trust' slipped into her mind again for a brief moment before their feet hit the other side.
She pulled him toward her as they landed, rolling into safety. She laughed again, not sure exactly which arms and legs were whose for a moment until they stopped. She was on top of him one hand still clasped in his and the other wrapped around the back of his neck. Her laugh died down as she moved her hand to flatten underneath them, so she could push up just a little to look at his face. She raised an eyebrow, "thrilling, huh?" she said, her lips moving into a mischievous smirk. They were incredibly close now, and if it was... in the past she probably would have just tackled him into a make out fest right there. But things were different here. She didn't want to just kiss him and toss him a side.
That wasn't to say she didn't want to kiss him, though, and she gave that away by looking at his lips briefly before looking back up at his face.
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Post by McKenzie Carter on Jan 20, 2017 15:09:59 GMT -5
Chey's cheeks flushed red a bit and her jaw dropped. Mac couldn't help but laugh loudly. Finally, the girl closed her mouth and opened it a few times before saying that Finn was fine, and Mac nodded, waiting for the rest. Chey said he wasn't in love with her blah, blah, and oh! She said it again! And her face was growing ever more red. "Oh, honey. Even you know it. Don't lie to yourself. I recommend giving him time, though," she said, casually looking at her nails, "he doesn't seem the type to like to be pushed. He'll tell you when he's ready," her eyes flickered back to her friend, "which might be soon."
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Post by McKenzie Carter on Dec 23, 2016 11:30:51 GMT -5
He seemed confused by the jumping, naturally, and she just nodded happily as she explained. Soon, he was taking her hand, and her grin was growing even more. So much that her cheeks were starting to hurt. But then he said that word. 'Trust'. Her smile faltered and her grip on his hand when a little slack. She blinked, shook her head, and helped lift him to his feet. She didn't release his hand, but now that word was swimming around in her brain. Trust. Trust. Trust.
She almost didn't think she knew what that meant anymore. Was this it? Going into the unknown with someone else guiding you? Isn't that what she'd done with Ezra? Isn't that how she was left for dead? But she wasn't going to leave Austin... and he wouldn't leave her either. Not if she was REALLY in trouble....
Did she trust him too?
She felt him squeeze her hand and that snapped her back into the moment. She looked over at him and nodded at his words, then tugged on his hand to move forward a few steps, "okay, that building," she said, pointing with her other hand, "running start is best," she explained, but then she looked down at their hands again, "never done it together before... may as well try now. RUN!" she pulled on his hand, not letting go and took at a run before leaping.
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Post by McKenzie Carter on Dec 23, 2016 11:25:49 GMT -5
Hah! Cheyenne glanced away and that was all the answer that Mac needed. Still, the words coming out of Cheyennes mouth was delicious as well. Mac couldn't help but squeal and then giggling. But then the nightmare was mentioned and Mac frowned. But, alas, then Cheyenne was back to saying that she didn't know what Mac was getting at. "He totally loves you," mac said casually, raising an eyebrow at Cheyenne, "I would think that was obvious. I mean, come on, is there ANYONE else he would show up at a party to 'rescue'?" she challenged. "Sorry about his nightmare though... is he okay?" yes, she did care about Finn.
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Post by McKenzie Carter on Dec 15, 2016 9:22:20 GMT -5
He made it and she helped him up, giggling and patting him on the shoulder as he caught his breath. "Awe, thanks! Been doing it for a long time," she admitted with a conspiratory wink. He asked where they were headed next and she giggled again, holding out her hand in an offer for him to take it. "We jump," she said firmly.
She waited a few moments to let him squirm before going on. "Don't worry, don't worry. We're not jumping back down," she encouraged, her smile still incredibly devious and her eyes bright with excitement, "we just need to get to another building and then we're almost there. Promise," she said, smiling oh-so-innocently for a moment as she waited for him to take her outstretched hand.
She hoped she wasn't pushing him too hard but, in reality, this was one of the more tame things that she did with her time. It was a good place to start if he wanted to be around her.
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