Savannah James

[savvyjames]

seattlites​:

As she pulls away slightly from the kiss to catch her breath, John feels at peace for once. Being with her always felt easy but also filled with adrenaline, the thought of getting caught always in the back of his mind. This time, however, all that guilt and concern was gone. And that reflected on his gaze, as he takes all her beauty in. “I missed you.” He points out simply, a smile across his lips as he goes back to another kiss. His hands run down her spine until her lower back, holding her firmly to grab and pull her into his lap. He deepens the kiss with his tongue, getting somewhat demanding as he works to take off her shirt. The more he tasted her lips, the more he wanted her, all of her. After six months apart, the last weeks had been a test to their self control which he no longer had nor did he want to. All he wanted was to feel every inch of her body and get lost in her scent.

It was almost like muscle memory, how easily she fell into his arms and got back on his lap. Like all the times she’d held herself back and kept her distance from him caught up to her and  she felt the need to make up for all that time. She missed him desperately and how passionately she kissed him was a testament to that. He doesn’t need to say anything else because she knows, and a look into his eyes shows her that this isn’t the kind of I missed you that got thrown around at work, this was them - just John and Sav, missing each on the simplest and most meaningful level. Smiling against his lips, she helped him with her shirt, tossing it over her shoulder before moving her kisses from his lips to his jawline, down to his neck as she held on to his shoulders and fiddled with the buttons of his shirt, sliding her hand in between the shirt and his skin, feeling him for the first time in months which only made her want him more. “7 months... think you can still keep up? Because you’re not going to get a lot of sleep tonight,” she teased, whispering in his ear. 

[savvyjames]

mediiicals​:

for @savvyjames​ !

“hey pretty girl,” she was excited to have an actual break in her day. “i have three hours until my next surgery and 99% of my patients are getting discharged - “ she knocked on the wood of her desk, “and alyiah has it all under control. do you want to get lunch?” lunch wasnt much more than just sitting in the cafeteria with whatever they had brought, but it was wroth something. “or does mr sunshine have you busy?” 

“hey hottie,” Sav said, smiling when she saw Andrea strolling through into the office. John had already left for a lunch meeting so she was just finishing a few things and handling his schedule for the next few days. “Mr. Sunshine?” she clarified, pointing towards John’s name, “You call him Mr. Sunshine, really?” she asked. “--he won’t be back for a couple of hours so we can do lunch - provided that it’s somewhere other than the cafeteria because as comfy as you people look I really don’t feel like staring at an endless wave of blue polyester while eating a questionable sandwich. You have a few hours, let’s have lunch in the out - my treat.” 

[savvyjames]

sgmwesters​:

━━ ✦ CLOSED STARTER                 FT. savannah james @savvyjames​

“He is doing my damned head in.” Gabriela walked through the halls towards her office, heels clacking against the tiled floor as she stormed her way out of John’s to where she was out of ear shot and able to rant freely to Savannah. “Four times I’ve reviewed this document for him. The last time I didn’t even make any changes because it’s perfect, and you know why? Because I’ve done it a million times, but does he trust me to do it? No.” She was exasperated, her hands falling to her hips. “Does he not get how long I’ve worked here? How I know this place inside and out?”

Savannah had the phone up clamped between her shoulder and her cheek as she made the gesture to Gabriela to wait for a minute before she pushed two buttons that made it so that if John picked up the direct line to her desk, he wouldn’t hear everything that they were saying. “Okay, talk.” Sav said slamming the phone back into the charging port as she sighed and looked towards the other woman. “He’s a perfectionist when it comes to work, trust me - the only reason you’re doing all the leg work to get this information is because he wants to see how much you want it.” Savannah could read John and from what she’d heard from his and Gabriela’s conversation, she felt like she was qualified to help her with her John problem. “Doesn’t matter that you’ve worked here and know the place inside and out. What John responds to is you putting in the effort to know him inside and out - anticipate his next steps and beat him to them, that’ll get you the respect you want.” Sav said, giving Gabriela some tips as she snuck a peek back at John at his desk through the large windows in the office. Sometimes it’s an easy fix-- like I can help you with this right now,” Sav said, pointing and moving towards Gabriela and holding up the document, “Page numbers, Gabriela... trust me, it’s all about the page numbers. 

[dreamlonelywolf]

inbar lavi as eve in Lucifer s4e03

[savvyjames]

“OH you’re jealous!” (Kathleen)

“Am not!” Savannah said, shaking her head as she watched John and Nancy walk in together from the second floor walkway, turning to her new found friend and adamantly shaking her head again. “Your sister just annoys me.” 

[savvyjames]

Guess those stitches payed off now that Nancy dumped John

Hilarious that you think Nancy is ever really going to let John go. Here’s hoping he doesn’t get any stitches - I’m pretty fond of his face. 

[savvyjames]

Do you think John will pick you?

John already made his choice seven months ago. Spoiler alert! he’s still with Nancy. 

[savvyjames]

dramurphy​:

“You take pride in being different.  It’s hot, and not everything has to end in an on-call room.  The chase can be thrilling too Savannah,” AJ told her as they continued downstairs.  “I’m a Green Lantern guy myself.”

He chuckled when she mentioned all the things he could have been missing in Kenya.  “Yeah, I did miss those small luxuries in the beginning, but it got almost easier over time?” he phrased honestly.  AJ wasn’t sure it got easier or if he had just forgotten what those things felt like.  “I love Seattle.  Of course I have friends.  Sloan, Shepherd, Webber, Robbins.  Still some of my buddies from highschool that I played football with.  Well, I guess I have plans to see them again,” he shrugged.  It wasn’t a big deal.  AJ reached for his wallet as they inched forward in line so he could pay for their coffees when the time came.

“I take pride in being better. If you haven’t noticed, I’m kind of awesome... Not many people would stay calm wearing this outfit and these heels into the surgical wing - if Dr. Bailey caught me wearing stilettos on the surgical floor the vein on her forehead would pop.” Sav said, laughing a little as she shook her head at his comment about the benefits of the chase. “When done right... otherwise the chase just makes things all the more complicated,” Sav said, lining up for the coffee cart. 

Turning towards him in surprise, she raised an eyebrow. ‘Green lantern, really? Most guys would automatically go for superman - what makes you green lantern? Do you get powers from putting a ring on?” she asked smirking at him, “because in my experience men with rings on their finger are drained of their power,” chuckling bitterly at the idea of rings in association with marriage as she made the joke. Sav waited for him to order, before ordering her own drink and slipping some money towards the barista, shrugging at AJ, “Like I said... not like other girls. And you’re welcome for the coffee.” she added, as if that explained everything, moving so that they could keep talking at one of the tables dotted around the only good coffee cart in the hospital. 

[savvyjames]

kathleenshepherd-md​:

“And for what it’s worth, I would have been the best. If you and I were the team, you’d be able to say never rather than almost never.” It was nice to know that Kathleen could be arrogant even about her hypothetical life, but she wasn’t lying when she said she’d thought about law school. Even if it was hard to believe that she could be anywhere but sitting in her comfy chair judging people and getting paid to do it. "Thank goodness we’ve not had one yet, I don’t think I’d survive it…wine or no wine.” She was sure that if Savannah knew who she was it could almost guaranteed that the other woman knew at least some of level of their family’s dysfunction. While she might like to kid herself that John had talked about her because he just loved her oh so much - how fun it would be to tease him about that, and she still might - she was aware that it wasn’t the case. If anything he was probably complaining…which she couldn’t help but think was weird pillow talk, complaining about your wife’s family with your mistress. She smiled, laughing as tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. “I’m liking you more and more,” She said with a nod, confirming, “Definitely, not like Nancy. I mean for one I’m not pathetic enough to run back to my cheating husband who is still working with his hot assistant who happened to be the one he was cheating with. I shouldn’t be surprised though, I always was the smart one.”

“It was an attempt to be humble - I don’t know what John got up to between now and seven months ago but the cases I worked on with him? We never lost. Though to be fair, I don’t doubt that you and I would make a great team too.” Sav said, giving in and paying Kathleen the compliment - she had guts which Savannah respected and so happened to be something she admired in the lawyers that she worked with. “Mm, yeah I figured. John hasn’t walked into the office looking completely shell-shocked yet, and I can guarantee that he’d come in looking dazed if a family dinner was held the night before. But! You haven’t tasted the cabalié that I’m having shipped over - guaranteed to numb the family induced chaos.. or at the very least knock the edge off the shrill of Nancy’s voice -- but I’m probably not supposed to comment on that because we are all professionals and she is your sister.” Sav said, not sure why she felt comfortable making little side comments with Kathleen, but going with it anyway, laughing when Kathleen called her ‘the hot assistant’, “Likewise.. and I’ll take that compliment,” she said, raising her cup of coffee to Kathleen and touching it to hers before she shook her head “Well she has something to gloat about, I guess. He’s chosen her so they can go live happily ever after and ride off into the sunset... or ride off into the Seattle rain? Who knows at this point? Half the time I wonder what I’m doing here, but I’ve always been stubborn, and not the type to back down,-- this conversation seems like one that needs to be supported with hard liquor.” she said, rolling her eyes at herself. “So what’s your story - I have the sparks notes version down, but call me curious,” 

[savvyjames]

seattlites​:

She shouldn’t be apologizing. That’s not what he wanted and he’s glad when she stops, even if it was for his touch. If they stayed there, holding hands as two close friends, as two people who didn’t need words to communicate, John would be okay. Ever since she joined him in Seattle, it felt like the puzzle had finally been completed. Yes, he had broken things off with her seven months ago to fight for his marriage but he’d be lying if he said he hadn’t missed her. Even if he couldn’t admit it to himself, as a coping mechanism to protect his heart, the panic attacks had started right when she left. Before anything physical had ever happened, they had worked side by side for three other years. A strong friendship was the foundation for their work partnership and none of them had planned to get it further. It just happened. Like now, the easiness that he fell back into her lips was a familiar feeling that he had tried to let go. His world felt like crumbling down around him and yet, he still had her. She was always there, no matter what. Kissing her lips again, after what felt like a lifetime, resembled coming up for fresh air. It felt like he was finding his way out of the flames or getting saved from getting drowned. His free hand goes up to her neck, holding her as close as she could be and continues kissing her. It goes from slow and soft to passionate, a little demanding even as if they had to make up for the missing time.

Placing a hand on either side of his face, her thumbs grazed his chiseled cheeks as their lips moved in sync with each other, falling back into muscle memory from the three years they’d spent logging in so many hours of being in one another’s arms. Smiling softly as they come up for air, Sav had almost forgotten that she had to breathe as she gathered up her bravery to look straight into his eyes for the first time since she’d kissed him. She’d kissed him that way so many times in the past but this time had been different, the last time they’d kissed had been a brief one- a soft kiss that she gave him halfway out the door of his office as she was late to a meeting, and she hadn’t known that it would be their last. This time, she wasn’t sure what she would see in his eyes when he looked back at her, which made her heart beat faster, relief filling her body when she didn’t see anger or resentment in his eyes and instead was pulled in for another, more passionate kiss, giving back as much as he was giving her as she let him pull her body up completely against his, letting her hands reach up so that her fingers tangled and messed up his hair. It had been seven months without him, and those months felt like forever, especially now that he was literally just a breath away from her again, and she had every intention of showing him just how much he’d been missed. 

[henryscavills]

Clueless (1995) dir. Amy Heckerling

[savvyjames]

iMessage Leah > Sav

Leah: i actually hate you.

Leah: he's not cute, don't ever say that again.

Leah: please don't sleep with him.

Sav: You don't have the best track record with literally set boundaries. If there's even a risk of it, seriously -- I'll skip the free bagel.

Sav: He is pretty cute though?

[savvyjames]

iMessage Leah > Sav

Leah: lunch?

Leah: on me...

Leah: my brother's in town, i need a friend to get through this, he's a whore, i can't stand by and watch that go down alone.

Sav: That depends. If I agree to lunch are you going to propose?

Sav: I met your brother the other day.. pretty cute in the whole rough and tumble kind of way.

[savvyjames]

seattlites​

Despite her words, he still believes it’s truly his fault. Sure, Nancy had chosen to kiss someone else after they agreed to work things out but the truth was he had been the one who betrayed her first. He was the one who had started to dig their hole and now he had to live with the consequences. And they sucked. And it sucked that he couldn’t admit his guilt without making Savannah feel at blame too because she was the other one. “It feels like it is… I started all of this.” Eyes still locked on hers, he hopes she sees that no matter how much he hates how his marriage has come crushing down, he still doesn’t regret being with her, not really. It’s a duality that he can’t rationalize. Maybe he did love them both. Maybe it was possible to love two different people, as deeply as one could love another. But that was besides the point right now. He breathes out, breaking eye contact with her as the next words follow after a pause. “I’m sorry.” For coming to her, for the night he tried to push her away, for breaking her heart, for breaking up with her, for involving her in this mess in the first place. His apology has a big umbrella and he knows it but he can’t say more. Though he reaches a hand to hold hers. He had always been better with actions than words.

They both knew the truth, it wasn’t him who had started everything, it was both of them - John and Savannah, when they decided to give in to what they had been feeling and completely blur the lines that had been drawn between them, but she appreciated the way that he tried to put the blame solely on himself to spare her. It was what she’d been trying to do ever since she got to Seattle, and she’d said those words exactly to both John and Nancy. She could handle being the villain if it meant that he was spared, but seeing him in all the pain he was in now, she could see that she hadn’t been able to spare him any of it and that killed her. She was both surprised and confused with the two words that escaped his mouth next, because shouldn’t she be the one apologizing to him? If she had never allowed herself to give in to what she’d been feeling about John, or if she’d never come back to Seattle he probably wouldn’t be in this position now. “I’m the one who should be sorry... for not stopping before you got hurt. I never wanted you to get hu--” her words are cut short by his hand holding hers and its all she can feel, gravity shifts to where their hands are meeting because they both know what it means. They held hands through tough times when they needed comfort that only the other could bring, they always anchored each other in a way that no one else could, but this time was different and they both knew it. Biting her lip, Sav looked down at where their hands met and squeezed his hand back before she used her free hand to make him look at her, staring into his eyes for a few moments before she couldn’t hold back anymore, pulling him straight into her arms and pressing her lips to his finally after seven months of missing him. 

[savvyjames]

seattlites​:

He lets out a sigh and shakes his head. It wasn’t just a fight, it was the fight. There was no turning back from that and it made him sick to his stomach to admit it, in front of her of all people for she had been the one who got hurt by his decisions the most. “No… it’s really over.” John then looks up at her, hurt all across his features, trying to hold the pain from showing. “She kissed someone. Back in London and here. She, huh, loves someone else.” His voice threatened to falter as realization sunk in that his marriage was over, despite the fact that he had tried to tell himself the opposite for the last 3 years.

Even if he’d tried to hide the pain as much as he could, Savannah would have known. Not only did she know John completely, but she knew the hurt that came from a relationship ending well - it was the same hurt that she had dealt with on her own for the duration of the 8 hour plane ride from London to New York after John had said the same two words to her, and she wouldn’t wish that kind of hurt on anyone. She lets him get everything out, remaining on the couch as he vents out everything that had happened, seeing the hurt in his eyes when he looked at her, as she tries to battle the surprise that she’s feeling hearing that Nancy had kissed someone else and then again when he said that she loved someone else. For once in the whole time that they’d known each other, she was speechless for a few minutes, until she looked at him again and her priorities became clear. What she needed to do, was look out for John. She didn’t need all the answers, she just needed to make sure that he knew she was on his side. “It’s not your fault, John..” she whispered, knowing that he had to hear it from someone. “Whatever she might have said, whatever you might be feeling right now... this is as much Nancy’s fault as it is yours...” she added, holding his gaze in her own as she tried to make sure he heard what she had to say. “You tried... you did everything you could to save your marriage.” including ending their relationship, but she didn’t have to say that out loud for him to know that that’s what she was talking about.

[timbradford]

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dramurphy​:

“Fair,” AJ said with a shrug of his shoulders.  He chuckled at her joke and when she said she wasn’t like other women.  “And what makes you so different, huh?” he asked.  They walked arm in arm and made their way outside, getting in line for the coffee cart.  “Do you think superheros are hot?” he asked.  

“Felt like it was time.  I was….I missed hot showers, my friends, my sister.  I missed practicing first world medicine.  I missed pizza.  But really?  It just felt like it was time to move on.  Come back.  See if Seattle had anything left for me,” AJ explained and then shrugged.  It wasn’t that big of a deal.  He didn’t want her thinking it was a big deal.  

“I don’t have to answer that, because if I was like any other woman in this hospital you wouldn’t be following me to a coffee cart, you’d be leading me to an on-call room,” Sav said, knowing that she was right, as she turned slightly to glance at AJ. “I think it’s completely dependent on the superhero. So next question - Are you Superman or more like green lantern?” she asked, raising an eyebrow at him. 

She nodded, completely understanding what he was saying, “You can say it you know? You got lonely out there and started missing the little luxuries like silky sheets and hot showers... and pizza delivered to your door.” she said, picking and choosing things that he’d mentioned and reframing them as they stood in line for their coffee. “Must be a lot of history here if this is where you grew up - any other friends at the hospital? Or is it just your sister.”