CLOSED STARTER for @askhunterclarington ⭐
It wasn't often that Rachel visited coffee shops, especially ones that were near the Dalton campus, but given that so many Warblers had taken it upon themselves to check out McKinley and the various show choirs that called the school their home, it only felt fair that Rachel would make a trip of her own.
She'd mostly stopped for sustenance, a nice tea with honey just the thing she needed to fully focus on the task at hand. But she'd barely been in the cafe for a few minutes when a somewhat familiar face strolled in and had her second guessing her plan.
Rachel had only seen Hunter Clarington before on her screen - in the videos of the Warblers she'd collected for research and the folder of headshots for each member, on which she'd attached a note about strengths and weaknesses. Unfortunately, in her review of his performance, she had found he had little of the latter.
And now they were the only two people waiting for their drinks.
If he'd joined his peers at McKinley during homecoming then her mission would be over before it had even truly begun... so she relied on her acting abilities, speaking up before she could be called out.
"Oh!" she started, pretending both that she was surprised by his presence and that she vaguely recognized him. "You're Hunter, right? You're one of the Warblers?"
