i still believe in heroes

olivia fury ;; twenty four years old international relations teaching assistant ;; shield spokeswoman

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GIDEON.

   HE SIMPLY SMILED, already taking off his shoes when he saw the girl move up the bed. that was all the invitation he needed to join her.  ❛  i’m hoping you do,  ❜  he chuckled. the constant banter and teasing was a part of his friendship with he asgardian boy that he thoroughly enjoyed.  ❛  yeah, ‘course i’ll stay, live,  ❜  he was quick to reassure her, the playful tone that had followed his previous words giving place to worry.  ❛  what are you feeling? do you need me to get you anything? i’ve been told i make a great nurse.  ❜  

    it was one of the things she admired about the two boys -- the constant back and forth and teasing. it was beyond amusing and it all came from love which was beyond heartwarming. “oh, yeah? by who?” she began teasing again, fingers moving to toy and mess around with the blankets covering her. “my head is just sore, nothing really ---  i’ll survive, don’t worry about me.” liv rambled quickly, reaching for the bag to hopefully get both of their minds off it. “let’s talk about you though. how’re things?”

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ZANE.

“I wouldn’t call what I do magic, but yeah, I can take a look at it. Is it making a weird noise or do you have no idea what the problem is?” Zane tried to pinpoint the problem, it’d make this ordeal a lot easier. “Working on cars doesn’t make me stressed. I like it. Gives me something to think about.”

     “honestly? i have no idea. daddy just said it needed fixed and you know what he’s like.”  everyone knew him as this hardheaded man, and he certainly was that way if he had brought the car over and told olivia to sort it out. “it does make a weird noise, so i’m assuming it’s to do with the engine?" her eyebrow arched at his next set of words, arms moving to cross over her chest. “shit, you must really like it then. it’s already stressing me out and i’m just looking at it.”

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JOSH.

“now, don’t do that,” he replied softly. it didn’t feel like liv to simply do whatever he wanted.“if you don’t want to watch it then we won’t watch it. i’m pretty sure we can find something amongst the thousands of movies and shows netflix offers.” he devoured the remainings of the past in two quick bites and joined her in the living room. “what are you in the mood for?” dropping on the couch, both feet resting on the coffee table, he reached for the remote and passed it to her. “dark comedy, thrillers that leave you thinking about how twisted humans can be, documentary?" 

   it hadn’t taken her long to pass out as soon as josh made his way over to the couch. she had already put on the programme he suggested in the first place and didn’t give him anytime at all to protest considering as soon as she curled into his side, she was out like a light. if she knew she was going to be plagued with bad dreams though, she would have never fell asleep.

     everything happening seemed so real.. the events of what happened when she was a fifteen year old replaying over and over -- so much so that she was moving and shifting around, even letting out a few whimpers every few seconds. they were memories that constantly consumed her mind. the events she went through was something that no fifteen year old should have ever gone through, but also things that no person should have went through. she was terrified.. she was frightened of seeing him again in the streets and it hadn’t ever been something she had opened up to with josh. it never seemed right and she didn’t want to bother him with the thought of her not feeling the best mentally. she just pushed through it like she usually did.

     at one point she was curled into him, clinging to his body in hopes that one simple action would protect her. but the more she wept in her dream, the more the tears began to build up in her eyes and she woke up quickly, panting for air. “n-no..” it was until she noticed that she was with someone that she began squirming away, her chest rising and falling as she tried to push herself away from him.

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GIDEON.

   STILL HOLDING THE brown bag he had brought with him, he followed the voice all the way to the bedroom, grinning at the door when he finally found the female.  ❛  i can’t believe you’d expect anything less from me, liv,  ❜  he shook his head.  ❛  and make sure josh knows it too,  ❜  he entered the room completely, showing her the bag.  ❛  stopped by the bakery on the way here, kick me out and the baked goods are coming with.  ❜  

     “at least i know where your loyalties lie.” olivia grinned, shuffling up the bed to rest against the headboard whilst also making some space for gideon to sit on the bed next to her. “i’ll tell him.. don’t doubt me on that.” anything to tease the other boy was something she always jumped at. but if anyone else tried to tease him? she’d start murder. her hand moved to rub at her eyes tiredly, waiting for gideon to sit next to her before shuffling closer to the boy. “i would never -- plus i’m just glad someone showed up.. i’ve not been feeling the best so yeah.. i’d appreciate if you can stick around... until josh comes home?”

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RUBY.

     “when is it gonna be summer break? i’m so tired of doing all these assignments,” ruby sighed to herself, mumbling and clearly frustrated with the overwhelming work and lack of play. shutting her obnoxiously red laptop, the young girl folded her arms atop it and rested with a pout. “do you have any summer plans? or like, is there anything you want to do?” she suddenly asked whoever else was in the area, tilting her head to the side to see them.

     “you’ve not got long left, just keep going.” she wasn’t one for motivational speeches, but clearly this girl needed one. she knew all too well with wanting to be done with work, but she’d be in for a rude awakening when she found out that once they left the academy, it never stopped. and she wouldn’t get so many breaks. “holiday somewhere hopefully. though that’s tbd right now. what about you?”

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ZANE.

Zane had been working on a car for one of the faculty members of the school when the garage door opening broke him out of his quiet ranting about not getting an oil change done when people should. He stood straight, scrubbing the grease off his hands and onto his pants. Some still getting on his forehead when he pushed his hair back. “Yeah? What’s up? I’m in the middle of a lost cause here.”

     “something’s wrong with my car and i have no idea what.” olivia mumbled, crossing her arms over her chest as she looked up at the other. not that she would ever drive considering she could walk everywhere or get driven, but it had been a problem and nick wanted it fixed just in case of emergencies. “just work your magic on it, dude. it just needs fixed. i can however, offer company so that you aren't stressed anymore.”

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Zoe Kravitz photographed by Bella Howard for Nylon (2015)

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JOSH.

“you but the good ingredients and i boil water and throw pasta into it,” he corrected with a small smile, reaching to caress the back of her hand with his thumb. he didn’t like it when she was so hard on herself for meaningless things. “i’m in a roll today,” he commented, eyes trailing after her, hands busy grabbing the remainings of her food and pouring it into his plate. “how about the sinner? i heard it is good.” he managed to articulate in between huge bites but the truth was that what they were watching was the last thing on his mind. he just wanted to cuddle her and relax. 

    here he was acting beyond sweet when all she was doing was being completely ridiculous. she still thought he was such a trooper for even putting up with her in the first place, but she couldn’t deny the love she had for him. it was nothing like she had ever felt before. “if that’s what you want to watch, you got it.” liv nodded, leaning down to press a quick kiss against his cheek before she made her way into his living room so she could set everything up for the two of them, wanting to give him as much time as she could so she could finish up.

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Zoe Kravitz by Joachim Mueller-Ruchholtz for The Sunday Times Style

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GIDEON.

@oliviafury reacted for a starter.

   TECHNICALLY, JOSH HAD given him the key for emergencies, but in reality, he used it more than he should. probably. in his defense, he had tried to text his friends before stopping by, it wasn’t his fault that neither had answered.  ❛  liv? josh? are you guys decent?  ❜   because he had long figured out that should always be the first thing to ask.  ❛  i bring gifts for the better half of the couple.  ❜  

     she had been lying in bed when she heard gideon’s voice throughout the place, her eyes rolling instantly. “it’s just me, giddy.” she called out, not being able to help but use the little pet name for the other boy. he had practically became family immediately due to their families and even more so when she started seeing josh. “hey.. i better be the better half or i’m kicking you out of here instantly, dude.”

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JOSH.

“aww babe, you should have a little more faith in us. if we get our mind on being the best couple at the cooking class we will be. i believe in us.” and in the fact that they were both stubborn, ambitious people that hated to lose. or at least that’s how josh worked. if someone did something then he had to do it too. and do it better. no matter that he might hate what he was doing, he had to be the best at it. except teaching. he was content with being the worst teacher around. “it’s the thought what counts. or something like that.” it wasn’t a big deal, pasta with premade sauce was one of the easy things to cook. pasta, in general, was easy. the tricky part was the sauce. “i couldn’t have done it without you so we’re both to be congratulated.” he shrugged at her next question, raising the fork to his mouth. “netflix and chill?”

    “i mean, if we put our minds to it.. it should be fine.” with how competitive they both were? she knew they’d be fine and would most likely prevail in the end. plus, at least josh knew what to do with a few things. all olivia was good at was drinking the wine. “i buy the ingredients and you make things, wow, perfect team.” she humoured him, rolling her eyes as she leaned back into the chair. it was good, even if it was basic as hell. finishing the rest of her wine, she pushed her plate forward towards him, obviously offering the rest of the food before standing up to move and wash the wine glass. she knew one more glass of wine and she’d be falling over her own two feet. “alright, but you’re choosing what we watch so.. think fast, foster. let me know what we’re watching so i can set everything up and you can finish eating.”

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TODD.

             “watch someone snatch me up and you’ll miss it.” shoulders shrugged, todd didn’t discriminate when it came to his ‘dating’. he held dating very lightly because he never really had a long term relationship, he was never around one area for long enough to have one. had he ever even been in love? shit, that’s something he needed to fix. “what if i win his heart first?”

    “oh, will i now?” she was sure it would be horrible to lose the attention, but she’d survive. it was almost too fun to amuse him and make him slightly pissed off. “my boyfriend’s heart?” her brow arched, grin growing. “look. i’m sure you have something under all of that, toddy.” she indicated to his chest. “but joshua likes someone with a little more on the chest and a lot more on the ass, so good luck with that.”

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JOSH.

he was arrogant by nature, usually blamed part of his genes for it but truth be told, it was all on him. he had learned from a young age that people reacted to him in ways they didn’t react to other people and took full pride and advantage of it. with liv, however, it was different. the pride born of having such an effect on her had nothing to do with arrogance and everything with the spark of hope that she brought into his life. maybe it had to do with arrogance, after all. “oh but imagine us in one of those couple cooking classes. we would be the envy of everyone.” and he wasn’t completely sure following youtube instructions wouldn’t end in a catastrophe. but mostly the idea of everyone wishing to be them amused him. he shrugged as a way to show it wasn’t a big deal. “i just added the pasta to the boiling water and warmed up the sauce. hardly cooking.”

     “just because we’re the best looking couple!! because i doubt we’re going to be the best at cooking.. but i’m not fond of being second best, so we gotta work on that.” the words all may have been teasing and humorous, but she definitely meant it. now josh wasn’t getting a chance to say no and they would be doing cooking classes sometime soon. “still though, i was trying to make you something and it backfired and you stepped in.. so i really appreciate it.” she probably would have been eating it to make him feel good about it anyway, knowing she couldn’t judge his skills when she hadn’t been planning on doing that in the first place. “what’s the plan for tonight then?” she asked, toying with her fork as she looked down at the food that was left over.