even angels fall

you remember too much, my mother said to me recently. why hold onto all of that? and i said, where can i put it down? lexie greengrass / 22 / event planning connoisseur

[greengrasslexie]

fenwick-benjy:

“Not at all,” Benjy promptly replied to Lexie’s request, his arms held out ready to receive the load of papers. “Papers tend to do that, to defy order. Sometimes it’s almost like they take on a life of their own.”

Frustration and exhaustion collaborated to wrinkle her brow. “Thank you so very much,” she nodded quickly, sliding over the pile of papers her single hand was not enough to hold. Her smile was grateful, if strained. “I wish they would... well, not die, but perhaps take a nap.”

[greengrasslexie]

carolyn-wilkes:

“You’re welcome,” Carolyn replied with a little tilt of her head. In response to Lexie’s question, she sighed softly but then smiled again. “Yes. It’s treating me well enough.” She raised a little her arms where the burn marks were almost completely healed, but still somewhat visible, and added, “I’m feeling much better. And I’m definitely enjoying being outside.” She turned her face skyward, closing her eyes for a moment. “It’s a nice day.”

There was something -- so familiar about the air around Carolyn. It nearly fazed Lexie, watching her muted motions and feeling as if she were looking at a bolder, partially distorted reflection of herself. But she decided that it was, most likely, the gratuitous consumption of caffeine over the past week that was going straight to her head and making her thoughts fuzzy, and funny, and unhinged. She tried to shake herself out of the head-space.

“I am very glad to hear it,” she said, quietly saddened by the sight of the waning blisters. It made her heart feel heavy. “Have you been applying ointment to those?”

[greengrasslexie]

sturgispodmore:

“Don’t worry about it. I can be patient for life-altering moments, surprisingly.”

“You are a wonderful man. I am so very pleased to see that your enthusiasm has not waned where the adventure is concerned.”

[greengrasslexie]

royallyrosa:

“I guess so,” Rosa replied, continuously amused by the other girls behaviour. It made her wonder if she was always like that, and left her intrigued to find out more.

“How have you been? We keep running into each other like this.”

[greengrasslexie]

ivyfletwock:

“Of course. Oh! Were you meaning the green one, or the pink? Or neither? There seems to be a tidy little pile that’s accumulated here.”

“I... am only just realising that I might, perhaps, have too many notebooks. But -- um, green, please, yes.”

[greengrasslexie]

royallyrosa:

“Here,” Rosa replied, handing over the book once it was evident the person Lexie was talking to was ignoring her. “No much point in trying to get help from the people here.”

That voice had grown more familiar than it wasn’t---and Lexie's cheeks almost didn’t colour at the blurry-edged memory of sharp liquor & her loose lips. “Then it is my good fortune that you have come in,” she managed, gaze dropping to the hem of her skirt only for a moment before it met Rosa’s.

Progress, she couldn’t help but think.

[greengrasslexie]

sturgispodmore:

“I hope that work emergency wasn’t too horrible for you.”

@greengrasslexie

“Not too awful,” Lexie laughed, shaking her head. Her smile carried a note of apology. “I do, however, feel absolutely wretched for leaving you in the middle of a life-altering moment.”

[greengrasslexie]

fenwick-benjy:

“Not a bother at all,” Benjy reassured Alexandra with a quick smile. “Where is it?” he mumbled as he glanced around looking for the notebook. Once he got it, he handed it to her. “Anything else?”

Kind strangers were a sort of magic, too, as far as Alexandra was concerned. The week had left her exhausted; there was too much to do, and not nearly enough time to do it. Fighting the clock left her thoughts scattered, and her dark eyes slightly frenzied. Maybe that was to be blamed for the ease with which her smile spread in response. “Actually... come to think of it, would you mind holding these papers for me? I seem to have gone and misplaced the folder that they are supposed to go in and -- it is all a horrific mess. Please.”

[greengrasslexie]

carolyn-wilkes:

Carolyn looked at Alexandra and immediately smiled. “Yes, of course,” she replied, picking up the notebook and then handing it over. “This one?”

It was likely not the brightest of ideas to be penning inside of her journal in broad daylight -- but Lexie never could resist stepping outside in a beautiful day. Her smile was sheepish for more reasons than one when she accepted the notebook from Carolyn’s hand. “That one,” she confirmed. “Thank you, Carolyn.”

“How is the day treating you? I hope that you’ve been well.”

[greengrasslexie]

“Oh, terribly sorry to bother you, but -- could you please hand me that notebook? I would really be most appreciative.”

[greengrasslexie]

ayyyy, hello, my unicorn friends~

i’m back! officially, and ready to resume normal, actually active activity. i’ve been gone for a couple of weeks, so i am going to drop previous conversations on both of my kids. i’m dropping starters on both of them and we can go from there!

[greengrasslexie]

hi, friends~ i wanted to tell you that i love y'all, one, and two, i need to go on a hiatus (which might turn into a semi-hiatus, if i have the room to breathe earlier than expected) till may 5th, latest. end-of-semester shit, presentations and finals a week away, i'm drowning and choking on it and i don't have the time or the energy or the inspiration in the midst of it all. i will be back to love on you proper during summer break. until then? i miss you already!

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carolyn-wilkes:

“Yes. It does make sense.” Carolyn nodded. “Wonderful, indeed,” she agreed, smiling at Alexandra. “And many other things. It’s like a complex living organism. I don’t think I’d be able to go back to live in the country.”

“What was that like?” Her interest was genuine, reflected in the syllables of her question. 

[greengrasslexie]

royallyrosa:

Rosa smiled slightly, tucking the task away as something to do later. “So, other than making a troll out of yourself –” she repeated. “What is it you do?”

“I am an event planner,” her answer came quick. “Freelance. Any kind of event you can think of.” Her smile baldly expressing her relief at the question she could, finally, easily answer without stumbling.

[greengrasslexie]

royallyrosa:

Rosa smiled around her straw as she finally got a more positive reaction from the other witch. “Reckon you could get some in a place like this?”

“I -- suppose it would not hurt to ask?” she suggested, finally braving another sip of the awful drink. This time, her wince was a smaller one.

[greengrasslexie]

royallyrosa:

“Sounds nice. We can share a bottle – only if you want,” Rosa was quick to add on. 

“I would really -- yes. I would love that,” her nod came with a gust of enthusiasm now.

[greengrasslexie]

royallyrosa:

“New, then.”

“What do you normally have?”

“Wine. Elderflower is my favourite.”