#daniel; ic

[theatreofmind]

“The streets look different in winter… quieter.” ( micerot to daniel ! )

Not sure where this came from but yippee! / @micerot

"What a relief it is, honestly," Daniel feels rather serene sitting in the corner of the bus shelter with Morgan beside him at the moment. Nothing is getting demanded of him, all he has to do is just wait, and enjoy the company. "I think the snow helps muffle people, honestly. Like one giant sound damping blanket over the world,"

It's one of the reasons winter is his favorite season, how the world seems to slow down (besides the holidays) and quiet itself. He doesn't have to fight his mind to keep up with everything, or to listen to the world around him. The only thing he can complain about is how bitterly cold it can get out.

He tugs his scarf a little higher to try to help his nose warm up a little. "Has the emergency room been too crazy with all of the ice and stuff around? I've got to imagine it can be an issue,"

[theatreofmind]

this was supposed to be closure, not the beginning of another mistake. ( morgan + daniel ! )

Idk if this was a meme but fuck it we ball / @micerot

"You were trying to help," Miriam's voice was barely a whisper, he'd been getting quieter and quieter the longer he had spent in Hameln's clutches. In general, he'd been doing everything to make himself small, fade into the background where he was at least safe from the worst of the attention of the scientists and doctors. "It's not your fault that it didn't work. Just bad luck,"

Bad luck seemed to be the only kind that any of the kids got, himself included. Honestly, he didn't know why Morgan thought something would go her way, but it'd be really mean to ask that. He didn't want to be mean to her, especially not with how bad things already were. Still, there was something heavy on his mind. "Are you going to tell Rebecca what happened?"

[theatreofmind]

i don't like this. be careful. ( lottie to daniel ! )

Meme I Lost / Accepting, if you find it

"I don't either," Daniel admitted, voice softer than his usual professional upbeat cadence. Stuff had been weird at the studio, and only getting weirder and weirder. He worried about himself, he worried about Charlotte, and he worried a lot about the fact it seemed like their bosses were losing their minds if he were to be frank. "It's just a conversation though, how badly could it go? Worst thing he could do is fly off the handle and fire me, which wouldn't be great but I'd survive,"

While Sammy was a loose cannon, it was hard to picture him as a genuine physical threat, even as his grip on things seemed a little loose lately.

[playedbetter]

i  didn't  have  the  heart  to  wake  you. ( charlotte's pre-cycle verse, to daniel powers! )

Meme / Accepting!

"Oh Charlotte," There was a touched half smile, half frown on his face. It was incredibly sweet of her, and not really something he knew well how to receive. He was far more used to getting pushed past his limits by his coworkers and employers than them looking out for him. "That's very kind of you, thank you,"

His eyes wandered over to the state of the office, he was fairly certain there wasn't a drawer left unopened in the whole room. "Did you manage to find what you were looking for anyways? Or would you like some help now that I am up?"

[playedbetter]

you  stop  being  a  person  the  second  your  name  becomes  a  headline. ( lordcall / pre-cycle verse, to daniel powers ! )

Meme / Accepting! / @lordcall

He gave Lawrence a sympathetic look and nod, Daniel had seen that happen in various ways to people he's worked with or for. Between breaking out in the media, or making some grave misstep the tabloids picked up on.

"You're not wrong. One of the many reasons I'm quite happy playing support and not eyeing stardom," it was a certainty that he'd probably draw scrutiny more than praise, and either way he liked his privacy too much to give it up without a better reward. "For the record, I don't see you as just the headlines,"