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deercountry2023-02-08 10:08 am
manipulative) wrote in deercountry2023-02-08 10:08 am
[ katherine ignores the wind blowing loudly in her ears as she watches stefan from the front porch walk along the sidewalk. she crosses her arms against her chest as she narrows her eyes and watches him as he makes his way home.
since returning from the woods, katherine's been noticing a few things about stefan. she knows he's attractive—anyone with eyes can see—but she'd forgotten in her tunnel vision how others looked at him.
and she doesn't like that. hasn't since the start of the month.
he'd gone for a walk with aleksander, as he sometimes does, and while she's been more than content to stay at home and watch her own television shows and read her own books, something has been niggling in the back of her mind. ]
Welcome home.
[ it's a good thing she doesn't have to shout given his very sensitive hearing. god forbid the neighbours know he's returned home. ]
since returning from the woods, katherine's been noticing a few things about stefan. she knows he's attractive—anyone with eyes can see—but she'd forgotten in her tunnel vision how others looked at him.
and she doesn't like that. hasn't since the start of the month.
he'd gone for a walk with aleksander, as he sometimes does, and while she's been more than content to stay at home and watch her own television shows and read her own books, something has been niggling in the back of her mind. ]
Welcome home.
[ it's a good thing she doesn't have to shout given his very sensitive hearing. god forbid the neighbours know he's returned home. ]
[ the last place wanda ever expected to see amos was at the park.
it isn't like he's not allowed to be at the park near the flowerbed. he's allowed to be anywhere he likes! but wanda's passed this garden as part of her morning route and has never seen him here at this time of day.
that's why she's taken a detour to stand beside him with her arms crossed against her chest and smiles at him. she's wearing leggings—it's clear she had intended to simply walk and not elicit any chaos anywhere. ]
I never would've guessed you liked parks. They're not very surly.
it isn't like he's not allowed to be at the park near the flowerbed. he's allowed to be anywhere he likes! but wanda's passed this garden as part of her morning route and has never seen him here at this time of day.
that's why she's taken a detour to stand beside him with her arms crossed against her chest and smiles at him. she's wearing leggings—it's clear she had intended to simply walk and not elicit any chaos anywhere. ]
I never would've guessed you liked parks. They're not very surly.
...thanks?
( not that stefan minds when katherine waits for him like this but it's kind of unusual. she typically stays inside and does her own thing and then aleksander finds his way to her, shaking and cuddling with her.
once they're close enough, he let's aleksander off the leash and the dog goes bounding up towards katherine. )
Everything okay?
( not that stefan minds when katherine waits for him like this but it's kind of unusual. she typically stays inside and does her own thing and then aleksander finds his way to her, shaking and cuddling with her.
once they're close enough, he let's aleksander off the leash and the dog goes bounding up towards katherine. )
Everything okay?
I'm not always surly.
( he looks up at her approach, making a face and then looking back at the flowers. he can't identify them besides what they look like nad how they smell but — he thinks that's enough.
and it's nice to see her even if he won't admit that out loud. )
( he looks up at her approach, making a face and then looking back at the flowers. he can't identify them besides what they look like nad how they smell but — he thinks that's enough.
and it's nice to see her even if he won't admit that out loud. )
Mhm.
[ she drops down to give aleksander his usual rough pat. he's such a soft dog who's always so happy. that must be why everyone in the neighbourhood eyes him.
she keeps her voice purposefully light. ] Did you see your friend again?
[ she drops down to give aleksander his usual rough pat. he's such a soft dog who's always so happy. that must be why everyone in the neighbourhood eyes him.
she keeps her voice purposefully light. ] Did you see your friend again?
[ wanda smiles, making an amused noise low in her throat. he's right; he's not always surly. she should know better than that by now. ]
Do you like them? [ she nods towards the flowers. ] The flowers. Or are you suspicious of them?
[ while it may seem like she's teasing him, it's a genuine question considering it's trench. ]
Do you like them? [ she nods towards the flowers. ] The flowers. Or are you suspicious of them?
[ while it may seem like she's teasing him, it's a genuine question considering it's trench. ]
No, I like them.
( he stands up and faces her, eyes flicking over her shoulder towards some other people nearby before they go back to her. )
I had a friend who liked plants and he kind of passed that one to me.
( he stands up and faces her, eyes flicking over her shoulder towards some other people nearby before they go back to her. )
I had a friend who liked plants and he kind of passed that one to me.
Your friend.
[ she waves her hand dismissively so that it appears that she doesn't care. she does. of course, katherine wants stefan to have friends. it's healthy for him to have a little collection of people who aren't her, just as it's healthy for her to have her own group of people to fall back to.
but that doesn't mean she likes all of them. ]
The one with the rose bush. You're always awfully friendly with her.
[ she waves her hand dismissively so that it appears that she doesn't care. she does. of course, katherine wants stefan to have friends. it's healthy for him to have a little collection of people who aren't her, just as it's healthy for her to have her own group of people to fall back to.
but that doesn't mean she likes all of them. ]
The one with the rose bush. You're always awfully friendly with her.
[ katherine smiles close-lipped and shakes her head as she peers up at stefan. ]
You know she's saying a lot more than that.
[ honestly, the fact that stefan can look at that face in the mirror and not see it for what it is is honestly one of the true tragedies of immortality. ]
Which is fine. [ she goes back to patting aleksander and smiles. ] I've dealt with it.
You know she's saying a lot more than that.
[ honestly, the fact that stefan can look at that face in the mirror and not see it for what it is is honestly one of the true tragedies of immortality. ]
Which is fine. [ she goes back to patting aleksander and smiles. ] I've dealt with it.
[ katherine continues to look down at aleks as she scratches beneath his chin. ]
I've just gotten rid of the problem.
[ she shrugs nonchalantly. ]
Or, well... the problem will get rid of herself.
[ while katherine very much appreciates original things, sometimes she likes to reuse successful methods. one of those successful methods had been compelling jenna sommers to stab herself... and she thinks it's only fair stefan's admirer follow suit. ]
I've just gotten rid of the problem.
[ she shrugs nonchalantly. ]
Or, well... the problem will get rid of herself.
[ while katherine very much appreciates original things, sometimes she likes to reuse successful methods. one of those successful methods had been compelling jenna sommers to stab herself... and she thinks it's only fair stefan's admirer follow suit. ]
I didn't do anything. [ she says it lightly, now looking up at him with a smile.
that anger she had felt before, that consuming hate, has lessened significantly now that katherine's done something about it. she feels a lot better now. stefan might, too. ]
It's what she did to herself.
that anger she had felt before, that consuming hate, has lessened significantly now that katherine's done something about it. she feels a lot better now. stefan might, too. ]
It's what she did to herself.
[ of course, she did, stefan! while katherine may be impulsive at times, she never does anything unless she's provoked or it serves her in the long-run. and this? this serves her in the long-run.
she furrows her brows as she peers up at him incredulously. ] Yes! She looked at you!
[ not once does katherine think that's utterly silly to even say because she doesn't believe in its silliness at all. ]
she furrows her brows as she peers up at him incredulously. ] Yes! She looked at you!
[ not once does katherine think that's utterly silly to even say because she doesn't believe in its silliness at all. ]
[ she tilts her head to the side with interest. it's not every day that amos opens up, and when he does, wanda often finds he reveals little tidbits that are mundane about himself. to someone else, it might be a little underwhelming given who he is and where he's come from, but she likes it. ]
Did he teach you how to grow them?
Did he teach you how to grow them?
Yes.
[ is that a serious question? perhaps if katherine didn't feel so… possessive and irritated, she'd give him a more mature, reasonable response.
but she is feeling possessive and irritated, so he gets what he gets. ]
If you didn't, I would think you didn't care.
[ is that a serious question? perhaps if katherine didn't feel so… possessive and irritated, she'd give him a more mature, reasonable response.
but she is feeling possessive and irritated, so he gets what he gets. ]
If you didn't, I would think you didn't care.
Nah. He was growing them on the ship we were on, the Roci.
( and amos had just been hanging around him, listening and being close to someone. )
I kind of picked up stuff by listening to him.
( and amos had just been hanging around him, listening and being close to someone. )
I kind of picked up stuff by listening to him.
Maybe you missed your calling. You should've been a botanist instead of a mechanic.
[ wanda smiles. if he had been interested enough to listen and learn and put all of that into practice and maintain it even now, perhaps amos burton should've gone into a prettier line of work.
then again, she's sure the roci would be dead in space without him. holden had a nice ass, but he seemed a bit useless. ]
[ wanda smiles. if he had been interested enough to listen and learn and put all of that into practice and maintain it even now, perhaps amos burton should've gone into a prettier line of work.
then again, she's sure the roci would be dead in space without him. holden had a nice ass, but he seemed a bit useless. ]
I don't think so. I wouldn't have even cared about plants if it wasn't for him.
( he shrugs a shoulder. )
He's the reason I like them.
( he shrugs a shoulder. )
He's the reason I like them.
[ if she could figure out how to erase birthdays from existence, wanda would happily ensure that this one no longer found itself on the universe's permanent calendar.
her birthday doesn't feel the same without pietro. it's lopsided. she already walks around as though she has lost half of herself, but to have this day come around when she's a year older is hard. she's still twelve minutes younger, but she's ten years older than her brother ever will be. wanda's never meant to be the one who moves faster than pietro.
even though she wishes to go about her day as though it was any other day, she doesn't. she doesn't call anyone, doesn't text anyone back, and doesn't plan to go on her walk through the town to ensure that it still feels right. all she intends to do is stay at home in her plaid shorts and sulk.
but her house does change a little. the outside streaks with red as the flowers change from their range of brilliant colours to silver and blue. if pietro can't be here with her, she'll ensure he's still felt in the trench. ]
her birthday doesn't feel the same without pietro. it's lopsided. she already walks around as though she has lost half of herself, but to have this day come around when she's a year older is hard. she's still twelve minutes younger, but she's ten years older than her brother ever will be. wanda's never meant to be the one who moves faster than pietro.
even though she wishes to go about her day as though it was any other day, she doesn't. she doesn't call anyone, doesn't text anyone back, and doesn't plan to go on her walk through the town to ensure that it still feels right. all she intends to do is stay at home in her plaid shorts and sulk.
but her house does change a little. the outside streaks with red as the flowers change from their range of brilliant colours to silver and blue. if pietro can't be here with her, she'll ensure he's still felt in the trench. ]
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