closed starter for @ohmarlene
Mary wasn’t the best at making plans to see friends or inviting them round to her place or even accepting their invitations. She knew she should try better, because most of the time they were the only ones who kept her going but it was just difficult, on multiple levels. Particularly with someone like Marlene who had always been more of a do-er than a speaker. If they met up they weren’t going to sit around and talk about what was troubling them and it meant it felt there was a bit more pressure to find something to do. So, it had been a bit longer than Mary would have liked and her head was full of anxieties and guilt that deep down she knew she shouldn’t listen to but that were too loud to ignore. Seeing Marlene now, however, was something she had to take as a sign. "Marls,” she said as she hooked her arm through theirs. “Are you doing anything? Tell me you’re not busy right now because I need some Marlene time. Skip work if you have to.” She wouldn’t really ask Marlene to skip work, mostly because Mary was much too intimidated by the Senior Aurors but it was fun to suggest.