#stepfrdfive

[angelthird]

@stepfrdfive continued from here

"oh, don't sound so disappointed this didn't end in a fistfight," warren scoffs, "i think it's mature of us, shows restraint."

[technocable]

@stepfrdfive​

“Hey, guys.”

Nate tried to not sound horribly awkward, but the words still came out sounding strained. There was a lopsided smile stretched across his face as he waved to the five of them, and he chuckled nervously as his hand fell back to his side.

He was here for Esme, of course. There were five telepaths in the room that would be able to sense that pretty quickly, but that wouldn’t be hard for anyone to guess. From the moment he arrived back in this timeline, people knew she would be one of the first people he searched for. It was intimidating walking himself into the White Palace, and he knew what he was in for by purposefully placing himself dead center among all the sisters— but it was worth it.

After clearing his throat, Nate took a few steps into the room. “I heard what happened. And I don’t want to be a bother..” His gaze finally landed on Esme, expression soft. With how she was feeling, he wasn’t sure if this visit would be a welcome one. If she sent him away, he would accept it. He just really hoped she wouldn’t. “But I had to come see how you were doing.”