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Family Matters (w/ Cream & Sugar) -3-
Athena sat sideways on her chair so her back was to the wall, and also so that her line of eyesight wasn’t looking at Anthony. She stared down at the cinnamon rolls resting on top of the bag on the table. A couple of seconds went by before she finally gave in. Slowly lowering down her mask and covering her mouth with her free hand as she ate. Jen was right, the pastries here were good. She glanced at the two adults sitting by the window deep in joyous conversation. Oh. They were going to be here a while. Fuck. She finished her first roll and picked at the bandage across her nose. What the actual fuck do you say to the guy who always attacks you when you meet? Her chest tightened as she continued to pick at the bandage.
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Anthony let out a low grumble, then he perked up as he heard the little bell from the front door of the shop ring. He turned his head round just to see who was there and-
His face flushed a bright red,
Tara Williams walked into the shop holding a fluffy brown chihuahua. Behind her trailed her brother, Teddy. Tara wore the most smug grin as always as she chatted with her brother, Teddy responding in kind with a short chuckle as the two siblings ordered at the front counter. Anthony immediately hid behind the wall and back into his chair as he sunk into it, pulling his hood up and shrinking into his hoodie, blushing furiously. God damnit, why does his crush always have to appear at the most inconvenient time?!
However, he couldn’t hide for long when he heard a voice call out,
“Athena! Bestie!” Tara strided over to the table, Anthony straightening up again, hands clasped under the table as he avoided eye contact, wishing he could just disappear right now,
Tara set a hand on the table, Furby was set on the floor, the teen holding her leash. The chihuahua sniffed at Athena’s shoes and let out a strangled sound from the back of her throat, tapping on the ground with her front paws as if tap dancing… or really needing to go to the bathroom… or just not okay…
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Athena's face scrunched up as she screamed internally.
“Ugh. Tara, what are you even doing here.”
She grumbled, pulling up her face mask as she tried to control the soft hiss forming in her throat.
“What do you mean? This is the best coffee place is town! Teddy, come say hi!”
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“I’m literally getting our drinks, Tara!” The other teen called from the counter as he waited for their drinks to be done.
Tara scoffed and rolled her eyes, her gaze landing on Anthony from across the table and she smiled,
“Hey! I didn’t know you two hung out, you on like a date or something-“
“NO WE’RE NOT!” Anthony blurted out, setting his arms rather harshly on the table, his face still red as he gesture over to Matt and Jen, “they dragged us here and now we have to wait…” he grumbled,
Tara hummed and giggled, “Good, just making sure I didn’t miss my shot,” she winked at him and stood up properly, tugging at Furby’s leash as the little dog blinked harshly and waddled back over to her feet,
“We’ll leave you to it then, bye Athena!” She turned to Anthony, “Cya, kitten~” and she turned to walk over to Teddy who was holding their drinks by the door. Furby was walking at a million miles an hour just to keep pace with the teen as the two left out the door.
Anthony was a bright red as he pulled his hood down and covered his face with a groan.
Jen perks up from the other table,
“Anthony!” She squeaked with a mischievous grin, “who was thaaaat~”
“Not now, Jen!” His retort was muffled as he sank in his chair.
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“What the fuck.”
Athena muttered, looking between Jen and Anthony as the woman started to berate him with questions.
Collab w/ @ask-spidersisters
cecil: teddy-
me, mouthing silently: williams, owner of the desert flower bowling alley and arcade fun complex,
WTNV - Ep 155 - The Heist, Pt 3
Across
5. Cecil tried to cheer Carlos up by telling him what kind of jokes?
6. What baked goodies did Steve Carlsberg say he might bake when he got home from the police station?
8. There was a workers strike at the Desert Flower Bowling Alley and Arcade Fun Complex for an increase in pensions and what kind of leave?
9. What high school dance team is Night Vale High’s top rival at the statewide semifinals? (Two words)
11. Cecil strongly alleged that Susan Wilman used PTA meetings to complain about her own personal what?
13. Who was the mastermind behind the robbery of the Last Bank Of Night Vale?
14. What day of the week is sick?
16. Teddy Williams argued that these beings cannot retire nor get pregnant.
17. The memo Station Management wrote Cecil reminding him about libel laws was written in what?
18. Tuesday afternoon is what kind of song?
Down
1. Sheriff Sam had deemed Carlos a person of what in the bank robbery case?
2. Cecil offered a farfetched theory that these creatures committed the robbery. (Two words)
3. What kind of contest took place Sunday morning at the Night Vale Fair? (Two words)
4. Cecil’s hypothetical “Sue-Anne Wilson” allegedly accused Steve Carlsberg of doing what to her?
5. What animal was curled around the memo from Station Management?
7. Cecil said that there were many times when he’s felt flat or what?
10. The robbers used what gel that Carlos invented in order to get into the bank vault?
12. On what day did the Desert Flower Bowling Alley and Arcade Fun Complex’s annual Haunted Halloween Hayride begin?
15. According to Carlos, while at the police station, Jesse McNeil looked like was what?
19. The memo Station Management was written on what kind of material?
AHA I’m not crazy
Teddy Williams IS a licensed doctor as all bowling alley owners are required to be
He doesn’t know what next,
what now.
He doesn’t know what he’s going to do.
Probably not this anymore, he doesn’t think.
How old do you have to be to retire?
How old is he?
He doesn’t know the answer to those questions,
but he’ll fine out.
And then he’ll... know, ya know?
He’ll know.
Welcome To Night Vale: Summer 2017, Night Vale, USA: Reaction (Spoilers)
A friendly desert town beginning to understand the truth.
How Human Are You?
Teddy took another drag from his cigarette, breathing in slowly before exhaling, letting the smoke rise out of his mouth. He’s been contemplating this for awhile. If there truly is a fourth symbiote out there, he’d rather know who they are and who their host is.
His best guess?
That kid, Gabriel Todd.
From what he’s gathered, it seems to be the only possibility currently. Teddy wasn’t to fond of him, he was to stoic for his liking and easily pushed over the edge, sort of like Rossi. Not only that, a student went missing at their school and he was positive it wasn’t Ravage or Karma.
Teddy knew where Vee was. They had found a new host and well… they’re figuring it out. Besides, they’re all the way across the city, they can’t get here and dip without a trace. It had to be this new guy. If this symbiote is related to Oscorp in any way-
Speak of the devil.
Teddy pushed himself off the brick wall and stood straight, holding his cigarette between his middle and pointer. The teen wasn’t looking for confrontation today, but since Gabe is right there, you might as well.
Across the empty courtyard was Gabriel Todd. He wore his signature red hoodie, the hood up over his head, hands in his pockets. The ravenette was striding over to the other, intent on getting answers… with some help of course.
Also? The blog was a dead giveaway.
“Todd?” He called out, titling his head, brows furrowed.
The other acknowledged him with a grunt, crossing his arms over his chest as he turned to look down at Teddy.
Teddy bottled up his anxiety. His drive for an answer to his questions outweighing the impending doom of human interaction.
“Haven’t seen you around much, you’ve been doing alright?”
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Gabriel wasn’t sure why the Williams brother was so suddenly concerned of his well-being. It already raised red flags as the other approached him, now standing in front of him and taking a drag from the cigarette between his fingers.
He hated the smell of tobacco. His nose scrunched as he caught a whiff of it. The other didn’t seem to bothered nor did it seem that he cared either.
Gabe was hesitant, and the other noticed it as well, his eyes narrowing ever so slightly with their head titled like a curious animal.
“I visited a few friends for awhile, I was helping them move in,” was what he settled on for an answer.
Williams didn’t seem to satisfied with the answer, he seemed even more skeptical than before, but didn’t call him out on it. Instead, he shrugged,
“Well, just checking, shit with the news sparked my interest,”
“Oh?”
Williams hummed, turning his head to the side to take one final drag on the cigarette before dropping it to the floor and stomping it out, twisting his shoe from side to side on the stub against the concrete. The teen ran his fingers through his hair to get it out of his face, exhaling slowly. He clicked his tongue against his teeth,
“You know I know, right?”
Gabe turned his head to look at Williams, but he wasn’t looking at him, instead, he kept staring out to the side. He had his brow raised, lips pursed,
“Excuse me?”
Gabe heard a low growl from the back of his mind. Then it clicked. The muscles in his throat tensed.
Williams now had a cocky grin on his face, as if he was proud of solving the puzzle, but it was short lived. He turned back to look at Gabe who stood his ground,
“What’s their name?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,”
“Yes you do,” Williams insisted,
“I don’t,”
The ravenette let out a low hum, but to Gabe, it sounded more of like a growl. Like a growl Carnage would make, he was frowning now. Almost displeased. Gabe didn’t know that the quiet kid in the back of the class could somehow be intimidating.
Damn. It’s always the quiet ones, “Maybe I need to jog your memory,”
Before Gabe knew it, a black claw reached for him and grabbed the front of his shirt, yanking him forward so he was face to face with the other,
“I’m not playing games. This is serious,”
Gabe’s eyes fell on the hand clenched around the front of his shirt. Not a hand- a claw. Grey and black claws. Claws of a symbiote if he’s ever seen them.
Yep… always the quiet ones.
Gabe grabbed at the other’s wrist that held him hostage and used his leg to kick at the other’s knee to pull himself free. The other pulled away without much effort, seeming to let him go without a fuss. However, it was far from over.
Before Gabe could collect himself, another black and grey claw slashed at him and scraped the side of his cheek, whipping his face to the side. He let out a short grunt through his teeth, glaring back at the other as he stumbled away helplessly, reaching a hand to the wound on his cheek, blood now on his fingertips.
He heard Carnage snarl and felt a pulsing around his shoulders and back,
“No,” he gritted through his teeth.
Carnage let out a screech in frustration, but obeyed regardless.
Williams cocked his head to the side as he stared at the other.
Almost there.
Gabe looked up and Williams was fast approaching, his arms now black and grey claws, formed and shaped by a symbiote. Gabe clenched his hand into a fist and reeled his body back, standing in a ready position as he built up all his energy to thrust his fist at the other.
“Ah haha…”
All Williams did was smile, a grim smile. Though he didn’t know this teen well, this was not his smile. It was… sharper… wider, even. Did he have more teeth? Black and grey symbiotic goo was cracking up from his neck to the sides of his face as he raised a claw right as he was thrusting his fist at him,
“Oh, Todd,” his voice was deeper, gruffer, “don’t be scared,” the claw was slamming down at him, right down to his eye as his punch missed when the other dashed to the side, “let ‘em out!”
Gabe couldn’t hide him anymore. He let out a scream of anger as he felt something familiar crawl up his back and over his arms, black and red goo reforming his limbs as Carnage reached his claws to grasp at the other’s wrist, preventing it from making contact to his host.
Williams grunted. His face turned back to something more familiar, more human. He no longer smiled, he wore his frown again and the goo that was crawling up his face subsided, retreating down to the base of his throat, mimicking the pattern that Carnage made on his host’s limbs. Gabe breathed heavily, brows arched as he stared at the other host with fury, baring his teeth.
Williams simply looked back down at him, stiffly nodded,
“It’s nice to meet you, Carnage.”