I understand that you may have several of these already, but, whenever you have the time, do you think you could do something with the line "Everything’s going to be fine." where Geoff reassures Burnie about something he's worried about? Maybe the movie?
Everything’s Going to be Fine
Summary: In which Burnie worries and Geoff reassures him.
WC: 586
Rating: PG
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“What’s wrong?”
Burnie barely acknowledged his entrance, instead squinting tiredly at his computer screen as if he was looking at something he could not quite understand.
Geoff frowned, the expression so foreign he felt his facial muscles protest, and shut the door to Burnie’s office behind him. The ensuing silence was strange, a complete opposite to the near-constant noise Geoff found himself surrounded by.
“There’s nothing wrong,” Burnie said flatly, still staring at his screen. His eyes did not move and Geoff could immediately tell that he was no longer focused on what was before him. “Don’t you have work to do?”
Geoff sat down in one of the chairs next to Burnie’s desk and scowled, his arms folded tightly over his chest. Burnie turned his head, the light from the screen highlighting the dark smudges under his eyes, and Geoff realised how much his friend had aged over the course of a couple of months.
It was difficult not to have noticed a change in Burnie. The once happy, open man had become quiet and despondent, hiding himself away in his office when he was not out on shoots or in meetings. Everybody had noticed, but any attempt to find out what was troubling him had ended in empty reassurances and forced smiles.
Geoff was going to get to the bottom of it, even if he had to follow Burnie around until he broke.
“Bullshit,” he huffed, raising an eyebrow as he stared and shifted in his seat. “You’ve been avoiding everyone and you look like you haven’t slept in a month. Don’t try to fucking lie to be Burnie, we’ve known each other too long for that.”
Burnie frowned and, after a moment, sat back in his seat with a deep sigh. He tilted his head towards Geoff and shrugged. “It’s stupid.”
“Nothing’s stupid,” Geoff’s brow creased, unused to seeing Burnie as anything but optimistic.
“This is stupid,” Burnie muttered, staring back at his computer screen. For a moment, Geoff thought he had lost the other man’s attention and was prepared to move closer but, almost sensing the scope of Geoff’s perseverance, Burnie turned back to him. “I can’t help but feel like this is all going to go wrong.”
“Huh?”
“This,” he waved his hand towards his computer where, after a moment of incomprehension Geoff recognised one of the planning documents for Lazer Team. He blinked. “The move went well. RTX was fantastic but now…” He sighed, moving his glasses to rub his eyes. “So many people are counting on us, what if we fail Geoff?”
“We’re not going to fail,” Geoff exclaimed, jumping to his feet. He waved a hand behind him where, behind the office walls, the rest of the company lay. “We’ve got fucking amazing people working on it, and you’re helping to write it Burnie! We know it’s going to be great!”
Burnie did not say anything, and Geoff took a step towards him and smacked the palms of his hands onto the desk.
"Everything’s going to be fine,” he said steadily, staring Burnie in the eyes. “Everything’s going to be fantastic, you’ll see. And if you ever feel like it’s going to go to shit you’d better come and find me, alright?”
“Alright,” Burnie laughed softly with a small smile and, when he looked at Geoff, his eyes seemed a lot less troubled.
It would take some time for Burnie’s fears and worries to lessen, but Geoff was willing to walk with him every step of the way.
