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[jasperlapintine]

"I don't want to embarrass you or anything." Jasper leaned in beside the other in the line at the coffee shop. He was pretending to be looking at the traybakes on offer to avoid drawing attention to the other. "But, there's a post-it note stuck to your back. I can get it for you if you want, but, I wouldn't leave it there if I were you."

@svrvivrs (for Aurelia)

[unwe11]

an   eyebrow   dances   up   on   cam’s   forehead   and   he   tries   not   to   feel   irritated   by   seeing   her   here   .   yet   ,   the   slight   paranoia   itches   in   his   chest   .   it   shouldn’t   .   there   was   no   need   for   it   (   not   here   ,   not   in   a   public   place   ,   not   at   the   gym   where   he   could   have   run   into   anyone   )   though   he   could   only   assume   ,   even   if   falsely   ,   that   the   encounter   would   turn   into   a   good   gossiping   session   for   her   and   the   other   residents   of   glenn   allen   .   at   least   those   who   lived   here   long   enough   to   care   .   .   .  

❝   following   me   or   something   ?   ❞   dirty   blond   throws   the   gym   towel   over   his   shoulder   after   he’d   rubbed   it   through   his   hair   ,   leaving   it   spiky   and   standing   away   from   his   head   .   @svrvivrs

[jasperlapintine]

"Ah, the old high school heroes. I wonder where they all end up!" he chuckled, idly. Quietly assuming the real answer was likely a lot less funny and a lot more 'long hours for little money'. Thankfully her conversation kept him from dwelling on the topic longer than he needed to, her thoughts and ideas captivating him. "Oh my gosh, you're so right on that one!" he smirked, shaking his head. "One of me is far too many. I have to feed and bath this thing every day and it never wants to sleep, but it's always so tired!" he played along, laughing politely. "My dad was always amazing with me growing up. I'd love to have the chance to even be half as good, y'know? Pay it forward, kinda thing." This wasn't true, but, it made for a better story. "Every year for my birthday, he'd get a load of illegal fireworks and take me down to the beach and we'd let them off together. Now, I know that's a health and safety nightmare, but, it's the sort of thing you remember forty years later, y'know?"

she    can’t    help    but    laugh,    softly,    and    lacking    any    malice    as    she    enjoyed    their    little    chat.    ❝    i    don’t    know    if    he    will    stay    relevant,    they    all    seem    to    peak    in    high    school    with    attitudes    like    this    !    ❞    there    was    one    in    every    year    that    she    went    to    school    and    then    on    top    of    that,    once    graduated,    university    had    the    same    students,    like    a    revolving    door    of    the    same    thing.    ❝    thankfully    i’m    only    responsible    for    them    about    six    hours    a    day,    i    don’t    know    if    it’s    different,    i    suppose    it    is,    i    guess.    I    don’t    think    i    could    handle    more    than    one    of    me,    if    i’m    being    truly    honest    with    you,    i    am    my    mothers    daughter    and    she    hated    that,    said    karma    would    come    around    for    me    with    children.    ❞    she    laughed,    unaffected    about    karma,    because    who    cared    too    much    about    that    ?

[jasperlapintine]

He smiled, enjoying the other's attitude. "Well, I'm pretty sure I was schooled long before you and I know it, so, that kid's gonna have to smarten up if he wants to stay relevant." he laughed, crossing his arms idly now that they were free once again. "Of course, it's not a problem at all. I hope the same mercy will be given to me if I ever get post-it-note'd." His eyebrows raised in interest as he was able to infer she was a teacher of some description. "I salute you. I raised one and I know for a fact, I couldn't handle more than one at a time. Do you think it's different when they're, like, actually yours? People always say about that bond they get. Maybe that's the magic ingredient, right?"

shaking    her    head    once    more,    the    young    teacher    couldn’t    help    but    roll    her    eyes.    ❝    oh    please    ?    that    joke    was    running    when    i    was    in    school.    i    don’t    think    it’ll    ever    get    old    to    kids.    ❞    she    shrugged    her    shoulders    slightly.    ❝    thank    you,    i    know    most    people    would    just    walk    by    so    i    appreciate    it.    ❞    hair    flicked    over    shoulder,    the    girl    smiled    in    the    males    direction.    ❝    kids    being    kids,    i    have    a    whole    class    of    them    to    be    honest    with    you,    i    don’t    think    i    could    handle    one    of    my    own    yet    !    ❞

[jasperlapintine]

Jasper looked to the note. He'd already seen it, but, looking again helped confirm it was truly there. He didn't think she should really know what it said and decided to play nice. "It totally does. Have we gone back in time? I could have sworn that joke was left behind in the nineties." he chuckled lightly, swiftly removing the note off of the stranger and crumpling it into a ball before stuffing it into the pocket of his jeans. "I'm going to guess you work in a school? Either that or you've ticked off your kid."

teenagers.    was    the    only    thought    that    moved    through    her    mind    at    the    males    words.    eyes    fluttering    closed    with    a    sigh,    she    should    of    expected    it    really.    ❝    does    it    happen    to    say    kick    me    on    it    ?    ❞    she    couldn’t    help    but    chuckle    at    the    thought,    the    originality    of    it    all.    ❝    could    you    please    grab    it,    i’d    appreciate    it    !    ❞