January 02 | Text

[phoenix_temple]

Okay so. Question. For everyone.

I'm kind of freaking out a little bit? Because the other day I really and actually kind of saved my least favorite person in school when she kind of got cut because she sent me on a stupid dare (don't do a stupid dare when you know it's in a bad area. That's common sense, but she is really annoying tbf). But it was with some stupid spell like in old action shows where you had to yell out your attacks and this is decidedly not normal.

I mean it's not violent, so it's okay right? I can help people with it and it's useful right? Except I don't know what the hell I'm going to do with a spell that can make someone unstabbed.

And I am really freaking out because I do not understand what the fuck wind has to do with making people unstabbed.

Healing. The word is healing except that sound so stupid like something from some kind of fantasy movie or comic or game or something omg. But like. What if my mom finds out???

I feel obligated to do something good with it but I don't know what or how I mean come on I'm only 17 and this is a lot of responsibility and I haven't slept in like two days because what if I wake up with wings or gills or I torch my room in my sleep or something.

Comments

[anequal]

[He hides his face in his mug.]

... You're welcome.

[phoenix_temple]

[aw that's cute.]

But next time don't just sit outside my door. Your not freezing to death is a high priority for me.

[anequal]

[His voice is a bit muffled from behind that mug.]

I didn't have anywhere else I can wait really it wasn't that bad.

[phoenix_temple]

You call. Call next time if I'm not home and you're cold.

[anequal]

You were meeting up with someone. I wasn't going to interrupt.

[phoenix_temple]

I got talked into it. To be honest, I think I would've liked the reason to come home early. I'm exhausted...

[anequal]

... If you say so.

Do you want to take a nap? I can stay here. I'll keep you from blowing shit up with magic.

[phoenix_temple]

[She shakes her head.] I don't think I could, even if I wanted to. My thoughts are going way too fast for that.

[anequal]

Okay.

[He thinks then. HM...]

How about a movie?

[phoenix_temple]

Oh my mom and I have a ton. Not sure they'd be your style though. Most of them are older stuff. Classics. Black and white movies where the lighting is fuzzy or stuff from the early technicolor days... that kind of stuff.

[anequal]

Anything beats having to watch all three Manbat movies in one sitting because of a friend. Choose whatever you'd like!

[phoenix_temple]

It could be much, much worse. What do you like to watch?

[anequal]

[He will name a few! See if she has them]

[phoenix_temple]

[She will have one or two! And she'll get up from the table to go find them!]

[anequal]

[He will take their drinks to the living room again 8|b]

[phoenix_temple]

[She will tell him to sit and drop the blanket on him again before turning the movie on.]

[anequal]

[He will leave some of the blanket for her!]

[phoenix_temple]

[Haha nope. He's a guy and she is at least aware of that so she's kind of sitting a foot away. That's not a thing she wants to explain to her mom.]

[anequal]

[He will hog the blanket then and drink his tea and watch the movie in silence because he's used to listening to people talk through movies.]

[phoenix_temple]

[There will be a few moments where she'll talk about the film making in a scene. Just to point out where the set was from another movie.

And how this was the first time this particular camera angle was used in mainstream cinema.

And how the effects here were cutting edge technology at the time and it was done with this method. She gets excited about this, talking a little with her hands, actually pointing and getting this dumb smile on her face. She still looks exhausted but it's obvious she kind of knows what she's talking about.]

[anequal]

[What a nerd. But he doesn't mind this, smiling a little and nodding as she talks, leaning in sometimes to try to catch a better look at the scene.]

[phoenix_temple]

[She points out the director's trademark in the movie, too. Like one animation studio always uses a yellow Volkswagen bug, and one comic writer is a bit part in every film based on his creations. At a later point she points out a nod to an older film, too.]

[anequal]

[SO MUCH TRIVIA he glances at her after the first movie.]

You like films, huh?

[phoenix_temple]

I used to watch a lot with my mom when I was a kid. She wanted to work on movie soundtracks when she was in high school.

[anequal]

That's cool.

That's really cool. I've only ever watched movies, so it's cool that you know a lot about what went on behind the scenes.