a season of change

quinn

[maybemanari]

always back to you | karrow

@fckkailee

t has been a long three years for kailee. before she even went to see quinn, she knew she had to breakup with luke but as soon as she left quinn's office, that was the first thing she did. he took it pretty hard but she knew it would be the best for both of them. she had never loved him like he deserved.

she dealt with losing quinn and luke, a heartbroken luke, calling her everyday for the first month they were broken up. she had to go through her own emotions about losing quinn and skye all over again, not knowing if she'd ever see them again. she went through stages of reflection and trying to forget they existed just to dull the pain.

kailee threw herself into work to distract herself, she worked her way up in the company and even made some new friends in the city. her friends were getting tired of seeing her stay home alone on a friday night and binge watch her favourite show so they practically forced her to sign up for a night of speed dating. while she still wasn't really looking for a relationship, she thought it could be fun so she agreed to go anyway.

she walked into the small bar and saw a crowd of people who had already arrived. she considered leaving because it felt too weird to be here, trying to find a date, even after all of this time being single. she turned toward the door when her eyes landed on a face she never thought she would see again. her breath caught in her throat and she knew she couldn't leave now.

"quinn, what are you doing here?" stupid question but she didn't know what to say. she couldn't believe he was here.

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quinn shuffled in place, for moment, wondering if he still had time to make a run for it before she noticed him. He regretted having said her name in the first place, but his feet refused to listen to the command he was giving them and he knew he lost his chance when he heard her call out his name.

his heart skipped, and felt a sense of comfort he had tried so hard to forget for so long. he missed the sound of her voice, how peaceful he felt at hearing it- quinn cut his thoughts off, not allowing himself to feel something he had fought so hard to be free from. he couldn't let himself fall back into the place he was just years before." i shouldn't have come." he thought to himself.

"Hi I -" he cut himself off to clear his throat. "skye signed me up for this, i thought i'd make a quick appearance for her sake..." he slowly started to walk closer but made sure to leave a significant distance between them, feeling like any real closeness would be dangerous. his eyes quickly scanned for the ring he last remembered being on her finger but wasn't able to find what he what he was looking for. not that he should be looking at all. "what about you, are you here for....?" he gestured vaguely towards the bar she was obviously walking into.

[maybemanari]

always back to you | karrow

@fckkailee

quinn stood at the light across the street of the massive building, waiting for the crosswalk light to turn green. The night was cold and while getting out of the snow covered streets and into the warmth of his destination,Quinn felt hesitant about the ordeal.

It had been three years since he had been with someone. Three long years filled with heartbreak and distance and acceptance of things that needed to end. Telling Kailee to leave was the start of everything changing. It only took a day for him to come clean to Amber, the shame of who he had allowed himself to become and the betrayal he had caused her after promising to try burning a hole inside of him.

it took her two days to confess to having relapsed for some time (refusing to give a definite date) and her forgiving him because your affair was emotional....and I can't promise mine wasn't physical. She offered him another clean slate which made his shame grow. He had already caused enough damage, blamed himself for being the reason Amber fell back into using, and denying his daughter a father she could respect. quinn thanked her for her forgiveness but the two had to face the reality that despite them having brought a beautiful person into this world together, he and amber had no business being together.

he spent the years following the break up focusing solely on his work and on his daughter. they were the things that mattered most and kept him from slipping into bad behaviors. so he kept busy, and doted on his daughter, and worked on healing from the pain he caused himself, and made sure he didn't think about her.

. he was more than happy with continuing his way of life. focusing on Skye and pretending that Kailee and any other potential dating partners didn't exist to save himself the heartache; but his daughter seemed to disagree and made that very clear when she announced that she had signed him up for a holiday speed dating event and he was expected to attend. "Wait. " the light switched to green and quinn began making his way across the crosswalk.

he agreed to come to the event, but only because he had done such a good job at "forgetting" his past love and ignoring any new ones that he thought one night of pleasantries and fancy appetizers wouldn't do too much to damage the inner work he had spent so much time working on. As he got closer to the building, which was emitting a soft, golden light from the broad windows that made up its walls, his shoulder's started to relax a bit as he anticipated the warmth that would meet him inside and the potential of a fun evening, despite not having any expectations for the outcome.

sadly the feeling of ease was short lived, as soon as the sole of his boots touched the curb of the sidewalk his eyes caught the glimpse of a violet coat he recognized all too well and his heart fell to his knees. he let his eyes follow the coat, hoping he was wrong only for them to be met by the figure of a person who he had spent so long pretending didn't exist, walking into the building he was headed for.

"Kailee"

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someone give me “you live in the apartment across the hall and you’re so fucking hot but i get so awkward around you even though you act completely normal and i stutter every.time. you’re out of my league anyway but then one night my stupid roommate locks me out and i forget my key and you see me sitting the hallway so you invite me in. and obviously i say yes but holy crap what is happening” plot pretty pls

[oh-mother-of-darkness]

Your power is out but I guide you down the hallway with my sickass light-up shoes

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