( ♞ | &. Lizzie )

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    As much as she hates  the current  predicament,  Elizabeth is grateful that
    she doesn’t have to endure  it alone. Even if she does partly blame Will for
    her present state,  he’s more than  capable (and willing) to help her in any
    way that he  can to alleviate  the  consequences  of their  night,   and that’s
    more  than  she  could  possibly  say  for  half  of  the  other  people  in her
    acquaintance.   She  even  manages a  faint  smile  as he  hands  her  the
    crackers and water.  It’s a simple gesture, but it means a great deal more
    to her than she ever would have expected.

    “Oh – and what else did you  dare me to do,  I wonder?”  She can’t exactly
    put all of the blame on him;  he may have dared  her to take shots back to
    back, but clearly she  didn’t bother to  argue with him.   Just the thought of
    taking  shots is  enough to  make her  groan again.   “I am  never drinking
    again,”  Elizabeth declares as she  twists the cap  off the water bottle and
    takes a small sip.   When her stomach  seems to accept it fairly well, she
    nibbles on a cracker, watching him all the while.

    “What are you making?”   she asks,  wondering if  he’s  made a decision,
    but a moment later, she thinks better of it.   “No, on second thought, don’t
     tell me.” Elizabeth makes another face as she finishes a second cracker. 

    “You know, since you are partially to blame for all of this, I really think you
    ought to make it up to me.”

                             Will’s face SCRUNCHES up in concentration as he TRIES and fails to remember MORE of the night before. If he’s being HONEST, it’s a BLUR of color and laughter and one too MANY drinks. But it’s the HAPPINESS he remembers most, drunken WHISPERS of adoration and SLOPPY kisses that was more LAUGHING into each other’s mouths, teeth CLICKING because they couldn’t stop GRINNING. It makes his lips CURL up again, a FONDNESS on his face. There’s no doubt EVIDENCE on his phone, and he makes a point of REMINDING himself to go through whatever photos they may have TAKEN later in the day. 

                       “ Honestly, I can’t remember much MORE than that. If it’s any consolation, I’m IMPRESSED that you managed to knock them back like you did. He offers, shoulder RAISED in a half shrug that OFFSETS the smile playing on his lips. “ Few more nights like that and you MIGHT wind up besting me. He laughs at her minor outburst, eyes CRINKLING as he does so. There’s a CERTAINTY in him that knows she’ll last maybe a MONTH without drinking before they’ll FIND themselves where they are now, undoubtedly after a LONG day of work that results in NEEDING a drink. And he knows it’ll be MUCH the same, one of them CARING for the other or BOTH attempting to be PRODUCTIVE despite their hangovers. He can’t help but look FORWARD to the oncoming days, the ups and downs of their FUTURE. Leave him to get wrapped up in the DOMESTICITY of it all. “ I’ll remind you you said that NEXT time you tell me you need alcohol.

                               Another CHUCKLE leaves his lips as he listens to her DEBATE whether or not she wants to KNOW what he’s making, deciding on NO. Another time, he MIGHT have pushed and listed off a few GREASY items to mess with her, but AGGRAVATING a sensitive stomach was the LAST thing he wanted to do. Instead, he HUMMED to himself as he went about GATHERING what he needed, less breakfast oriented due to the time. It was PUSHING noon, and he was falling back on a TRADITIONAL hangover remedy. A cutting board soon takes up SPACE on the counter, surrounded by CHOPPED carrots, potatoes, and celery, all to be tossed into the BOILING water on the stove. He’s GLAD they’ve got leftover chicken, otherwise he’d have had to DEFROST the rest of what remained in the freezer, and frankly, that required TOO much effort. As he checks to see if the chicken is properly HEATED through, he glances over his shoulder in Lizzie’s general DIRECTION, listening as she speaks. Brows LIFT in amusement as he turns back to the stove, already STIRRING as he moves to add the rest into the pot.  I’m already making you something to EAT, what more do you want from me? He asks, the tone of his voice LIGHT

                                 Few minutes PASS as he lets the soup simmer, only moving ONCE to check to see if Lizzie’s managed to FINISH the water he gave her. Not quite yet, but it’s a GOOD start. It’s not LONG before he’s pulling out bowls, ladling soup into each one before RETURNING to the couch. Steam RISES from the bowls, a reminder NOT to touch as he places them on the coffee table. “ How’re you feeling? He asks now that he’s succeeded in placing the bowls on the table WITHOUT spilling anything.

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independent will turner
from pirates of the caribbean

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written by LEA

est. april 24, 2015

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