closed starter for Ottilie Morrison ( @fearsless ) location: Late Risers
Some things just had to be done alone. Ian thought about reaching out to Kit, it’d almost seemed fitting that his first time returning to the diner was with his coworker he’d been with that fateful night. They shared a trauma there but Ian quickly realized it wouldn’t be right making him go through it along with him. Ian thought about his partner working in the video store who would’ve stood by his side through all of this but he didn’t even know Ian’d made this plan to visit the diner. As much as Ian needed and accepted the support of those closest to him there were still some things he needed to do alone for his sake. He wanted to be back in that environment as authentically as he could manage and that meant going alone.
Ian’d never been more anxious to approach a room full of familiar faces as the breakfast spot came into view. The feelings bubbling up in him were indescribable and he pushed himself forward before he could process them yet. This wasn’t the first time he’d thought of going back to the diner over the last six months but the only time he’d be going through with it. With one last sigh he let himself into the familiar diner. It felt unchanged from the last time he’d stepped foot in this place and the sameness of it all was eerie. Almost instantly he caught Ottie and he watched as she approached him with a small smile on his face. “Hey,” he greeted her. “The owners don’t happen to be in right now are they?” Ian asked. Not exactly sure what to say right now as he felt himself processing a lot being back at the scene of the crime.