”Keep in mind that I do not want to do this.”
“That’s hurtful. Why not?”
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flatmate!au
” — well, no, you don’t really get to know who your neighbours are before you move in, Sam!” Summer laughs. “But I lucked out. I seem to have landed in a whole group of kindred spirits, it’s just a shame most of them are already paired off to each other. Seriously, it’s like incest or something.”
The people on the other side of the voice chat speak, and she grins and laughs again. “Fine, fine, I won’t use that word. But there are a lot of cute people here and I can’t touch! Merlin and Mordred are together, and let me tell you, I would be in that sandwich in a heartbeat. /Doc/ would be in that sandwich. I’m pretty sure Tony and Xavier are going out, too.” She sighs. “Yeah, I know, but there is one straight couple! … are you serious? I would go out with any of them in a heartbeat. Aithusa, Arthur — maybe not Sherlock. I’m not sure Sherlock has a libido.”
[text to: gamerboy] I only text when I’m dead. I usually play final fantasy, give me a break!
[text: summer] Well, excuse me.
[text: summer] Leave the door open. I’m coming.
[text to: gamerboy] promise?
[text to: magic hands] I’m standing in the grocery store and I have no idea what to even buy for this party
[text to: Arthur’s Girl] Uhm. You could make pigs in a blanket? Buy a lot of freaking chips and salsa.
[text to: Arthur’s Girl] Oh and cocktail mixes.
[text to: magic hands] I’m not paying for what I can make perfectly well myself. Cocktail mixes, forsooth.
[text to: magic hands] thank god y’all are on the same floor or I’d worry about getting you home
[text to: magic hands] do they make vegan hot dogs?
flatmate!au
~o “This is it, boys, this is war – what are we waiting for?
Why don’t we break the rules already?
I was never one to believe the hype
Save that for the black and white
I try twice as hard and I’m half as liked,
But here they come again to jack my style.” ~o
Singing at the top of her theatrically-trained lungs, with the music almost as loud as she is.
Summer put her hands on her hips and surveyed the room. False spiderwebbing in all the corners, little dishes of snacks and nibbles on every table, orange, purple and white fairy lights strung about in place of the lamps, faintly spooky or hallowe’en music cued up on the computer … yes, it looked like everything was ready.
She put a hand to her chest, willing her heartbeat to slow down. Even if no one came, she had done good unpacking and cleaning and arranging everything, so it wasn’t a total waste. Doc sat by the door, pale-tipped tail wrapped around her feet, looking for all the world like she was ready to greet any guests instead of go darting off the moment some stranger came in.
Summer smiled and tightened the laces on her leather coat once more. Scooping up the little calico, she unlocked the door and opened it just an inviting touch.
Summer taped a note to each door on the hall.
Hallowe’en Party!
Come to [flat number] and meet your new neighbor!
Saturday, 8pm BYOB
She’d probably spend the night alone, twitching at every sound, and eat all the snacks out of nervousness, but hell, it was worth a try. And maybe the cute blond guy from a couple doors down would turn up. He’d seemed nice enough.
*ponders doing a starter for flatmate!au*
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Summer Rainault shaded her eyes, glancing up at the sun. She was nearly to Camelot; in fact, she could see the castle’s towers rising in the distance. The heat was oppressive, and she nudged her mare to greater speed, hoping to at least generate a cooling breeze.
Absorbed in her thoughts, she didn’t pay much attention to the sounds around her until the several roughly dressed men had surrounded her. “Well hey, what’s this?” one of them growled, brandishing a knife at her. “Pretty girl, all alone, not a good thing.” Another one chuckled, a cruel sound.
“All your money, and quickly,” the one with the knife said, beckoning.
Summer twisted her mouth sideways. “Do I look to have money on me, you fool?”
Arthur let the blade of his sword rest against the other’s Adam’s apple – thank Camelot there were only a couple of the offenders, not that many. “You are about to be arrested for stealing,” he growled in his ear, just as the guards from behind several trees emerged, also holding swords.
”You messed with the wrong kingdom, my friends.” he growled.
The equally abrupt appearance of rescuers shocked a yelp out of her. Well, she assumed they were rescuers, since several of the armed men wore obvious uniforms. She eased her grip on the reins, gentling her horse to stillness, and looked down at the blond man.
With a swift motion, she planted her boot in the ruffian’s face. “I appear to be in your debt, sir.” It was unclear to whom she was speaking; it could have been the thieves for bringing her to the attention of the guards, or the guards and their leader for rescuing her from the thieves.