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levy-curlylevy‌:

“You’re secret is safe with me.” he fake sealed his lips “And no, I don’t want a zombie vet.” he chuckled “The dogs would probably think you were dinner if you walked in with all that rotting flesh. More importantly, we don’t nee a zombie Fawn. You have to take care of yourself”

She laughed at his reaction and shook her head. Then after one more splash, Fawn began to go deeper into the water and away from the steps, “Fine, fine, I’ll care for myself... And I guess I can have a little bit of fun. Are you joining me or are you sitting there all day, lost boy?”

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hadamandlostem‌:

The male simply shrugged at her. He’d come to terms with his scar a long time ago, and he knew that everything happened for a reason, even if he didn’t want to believe it. His attention was brought back to her, though, and he gave her a gentle nod. “I’m not one to treat people like they’re weak. I adapt to the pace at which they set. I’ll give corrections freely, though. that’s the only way you’ll know what your body can and cannot handle.”

“Perfect, well, my pace is fast,” she stated as she finally pushed herself back to her feet. Her water was almost empty, and Fawn was no longer as wobbly but she knew her heart wasn’t ready for too much right now. “I should probably get back to my apartment now to lay down if you don’t mind. I mean-- I’m sure you don’t but... Yeah.”

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whatsthe-stitch‌:

“Even if it’s a degree, it hasn’t done me much good yet” he joked, raising his brows with interest as she spoke “Oh, that’s awesome! I love animals. Not smart enough to be a vet or anything, though. I guess I’ll live vicariously through you!”

Fawn offered a sympathetic smile and a shrug to his joke. “Believe me, it took a lot of patience and studying to get where I am. I just knew that... I wanted to help animals to have the best lives that they can, you know? It’s been my dream ever since I could say the word veterinarian.” 

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breakingmaddox‌:

He chuckled at her reaction. “Its not going to have as much caffeine so if that is what you’re looking for I can’t help there. But I think I have something close enough in taste.” Maddox nodded and smiled. “Well luckily we have people like you. Otherwise the animals wouldn’t get good help. A guy passed out. Wow, bet that was embarrassing. I don’t think I’d be that bad, at least I’d hope not.”

“Oh, I don’t drink caffeine,” she quickly responded. “I mean, I can have a little but... It makes my body feel all jumpy. I don’t like that much-- Oh, I’m also vegan if that impacts anything.” Then, smiling as he complimented her and the field she was in, she said, “Thank you, but yes, a guy did actually pass out. No one knows what they’ve gotten into until it’s... Time to face it.”

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harlemseek‌:

“Oh yeah this one he is in his twenties. So definitely not a child.” He laugehd a little and shook his head. “I mean probably a good idea to not get one then. I mean, but do whatever makes you feel best. If you want a dog, get a dog. I am a firm believer in following your heart.”

“I don’t know, I know some children in their twenties,” Fawn joked with a small roll of her eyes. She could at least name six. “Yeah, well, sometimes my heart doesn’t exactly like me... But, how could I resist a dog?” She whined. “I take in strays, so if I find a stray... Then that will be it.”

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hadamandlostem‌:

“Unfortunately it was a hit and run. But I view my scar as a bit of karma. I wasn’t a very nice person before my accident, and I’m still not one now.” He paused, pulling a bit of a face. “I’m not horrible, but I’ve got some things to work on; let’s just put it that way.” He sighed softly, giving her his full attention as she explained her heart condition. Slowly, he held his hand out, ready to make a pact. “I’m Adam. And if you promise me to keep coming back to the gym, I promise to help you learn some workouts that’ll give you what you need without overworking yourself.”

“A hit and run. That’s sick,” she shook her head. “It’s not... It’s not karma. Even if you were a bad person, nobody deserves to nearly die. But, I’ll say you’re at least a decent person now since you made me stop and drink water.” Fawn took another sip for emphasis. Then, she took his hand when it was held out, “I think I can promise that. As long as you don’t treat me like I’m weak, then I’m happy.”

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hadamandlostem‌:

At her question, Adam looked to the girl, nodding slowly. Before speaking, he plopped down to sit, his knees still propped up with his arms resting atop them. “A few years ago, I was in a terrible accident. A drunk driver ran into me, slamming into my car. The damage was pretty small except for…this, obviously.” He sighed, twining his fingers together. “It’s not as tragic as one would think, but it changed a lot for me.”

“So, somebody was being awful and selfish,” she responded easily. “I hope that the person is in jail regardless of how small the damage was. It could have been way, way worse... I’d believe you though. A lot more goes into a crash than just the physical damage done, and... Yeah,” she was slowly starting to regain her breath. “I have a hole in my heart. It was supposedly small enough for me to not need surgery as a kid, but... The orphanage loves cutting costs, you know?”

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hadamandlostem‌:

Sighing softly, Adam moved to squat beside her, monitoring the speed at which she drank before he spoke. “I understand wanting to feel normal. I don’t have asthma or anything like that but…” he motioned to the scar on his face, eyes trained on the treadmill. “I shouldn’t have been so forward about it, but I was also worried.”

She looked at his scar and swallowed, “Can I ask you what happened? I’ll... I’ll tel you about my asthma. Or... Not asthma. And why I’m trying so hard to work out...” Fawn sighed, knowing this guy already pitied her, so why not tell the truth. She sipped at her water as she spoke.

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whatsthe-stitch‌:

“A doctorate?” he chuckled “I barely made it through an associates, much less a doctorate. Props to you. What in? “

“Hey, associates is still good. I mean, it’s a degree,” she pointed out. “I’m studying veterinary sciences and medicine. It’s like a childhood dream of mine.”

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levy-curlylevy‌:

“He’s getting better. Day by day. A lot of it is all the meds they have him on. Almost makes him seem worse than he is.” Curly nodded “Oh trust me, I know. But you also don’t have to stress yourself out over stuff like this. If you stress yourself to death, that degree will be worthless.”

“I went in the day after it happened... He kind of looked... I can’t even say it. But, I just can’t believe it happened to him of all people. Don’t tell Pan, but growing up, I kind of admired him,” she admitted with a heavy smile. Then, at the implication that she would kill herself from stress, she gave him a look, “You don’t want a zombie veterinarian?”

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breakingmaddox‌:

“Sounds good.  I’m pretty good at secrets.” He said with a smile.  “Mmm I think I may have something fairly similar.  You’ll have to try it and let me know.” Maddox said, figuring if he didn’t have something already that tasted like that, he could mix something up for her.  He loved how versatile tea was.  “Oh is that what you do?  I thought about doing the whole vet thing briefly, but then I realized I couldn’t stand to see those animals hurt and it would be hard to do my job.  Probably be bad at being a people doctor too.  I’d rather heal people with tea.” 

At the mention of having something similar, Fawn pressed a hand to her heart and gasped overdramatically, “Oh! I can already feel myself being pulled away from my love of coffee. How could you?” She then laughed and stood straight once more. “Yeah, it’s something I think I was born to do, but it’s not for everyone. One guy passed out on day one of class when we were shown pictures to make sure this is what we wanted to do.”

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Fawn was on her way to the pool. With how poorly using the gym had gone, she thought maybe it was better to chance using the pool to swim around again. As she tried to dodge the oncoming traffic, it seemed he was insistent on hitting her but then he stopped right in front of her. “Oh, you’re fine. Just trying to walk to--” She cut off as she recognized the voice and got a look at his face, “Tootles?”

Timothy had checked his mail and was looking through the envelopes as he walked down the hall.  He looked up just in time to stop from running into someone.  “Sorry.  I almost didn’t see you there.” 

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hadamandlostem‌:

The man crossed his arms as he watched the stranger. She seemed to be struggling doing even the simplest of tasks, and he felt relieved as she got off the machine, his form visibly relaxing. “You shouldn’t push yourself past your limits. Speaking from experience, it can be very dangerous if you don’t listen to your body.” Adam shifted, reaching into his bag for the water second water bottle he had stuffed into his bag that morning, holding it out to her. “Drink. Slowly.”

With a slight roll of her eyes at the chastising, Fawn took the bottle of water, and she did what she was told, sipping at the liquid inside. “I listen to my body, and sometimes, my body is wrong. I don’t know if you’d understand but... I just want to feel normal,” she let out a wheezy laugh, trying to play it off.

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harlemseek‌:

“I can’t even imagine. My job is just sitting behind a desk, so it tends to go by slow. But I got a friend there, so that is kind of cool when he isn’t being all pulled off to do things cuz his father owns the company.” He ran a hand through his hair. “Oh yeah they definitely do. I couldn’t agree more. Like dogs don’t let you down you know.”

“Oh, that’s cool. You see, my manager’s kids are all around five, so they are rarely even seen here except for when their Dad can’t watch them,” she laughed and shook her head. “Oh, no, they don’t. I’ve honestly considered getting a dog, but I already have two cats and a hamster.”

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hadamandlostem‌:

Call it intuition, but Adam knew that her excuse of ‘mild asthma’ was a lie. Even if she did have asthma, there was nothing mild about it. As she started the machine again, he immediately reached back out and turned it off, his eyebrows set in a hard furrow. “People with mild asthma usually have an inhaler to help with something like this. I haven’t seen you take a puff once, which means that you either don’t take care of yourself, or it’s worse than you’re letting on.”

“My inhaler’s in my bag. You can go grab it if you want, but I need to do this,” Fawn huffed and reached out to press the start button again. However, her body was getting even more tired from the constant starting and stopping. With one more glare in his direction, she stepped off the treadmill and staggered before being forced to just sit on the floor. “I’m fine. Just sitting a second.”

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harlemseek‌:

“Couple hours isn’t bad. Especially if you don’t have a lot to do. Though it can make time drag.” He shrugged a little. “What? I mean…” He gave her a bit of a look. “They can see things okay? And then warn you. Like you always trust a dogs call. Always.”

“I have a bichon frise appointment in an hour. That will definitely be enough to make time go by quickly,” she said. As he explained the dogs and ghosts thing, she cocked her head. “You’re right. Dogs do tend to sense things before we do, cats too. I think I would trust a dog before anyone else, honestly.”

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breakingmaddox‌:

“Yeah I thought it was a pretty cool name and I’m all about trying to make people happy, so I felt it worked.”  He said with a grin.  “I can’t stand coffee, so I’m perfectly ok with you cheating on it with tea.” Maddox said, shaking her hand.  “Well regardless I like it.  It’s also a name you don’t hear everyday.” He pointed out.  “I knew it.  I can sometimes sense these things” 

She nodded as he described why he named the store what he did. Maddox seemed like an actually good guy. Fawn pressed a finger to her lips, “Then, that’s our secret to keep from coffee together, deal? Especially if you have a tea that’s like a caramel macchiato.” At the comment on her name, she laughed, “Yeah, you don’t hear it every day until you’re in vet school or work with dogs.”