the one involving the florida prompts.
so i had a very kind anon send me a bunch of quotes that i can use as prompts. most of them are crackish but i can manage to put them into semi serious drabbles. this .. one though is a bit oof - my first time writing for these characters and i apologise if anyone seems .... oof i don’t really have a feel for anyone properly. but i hope you enjoy xx
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maybe it had been the recent events over the last couple of weeks, but everyone on board suddenly seemed a little more intense than usual. you knew that discovery was one of the more covert ships in the federation’s arsenal, but it hadn’t been that long ago that you were all having parties in the mess hall once a week. you weren’t bridge crew so you didn’t know exactly what was going on, but working in engineering did have its perks. people were a little more lenient with what they said around you, considering no one had anything to fear from a slightly low level ensign. but considering the new captain of discovery and the fact that you were now harbouring a fugitive (you didn’t believe a word section 31 said however) everyone was a little more on edge.
though you did enjoy watching from a distance whenever michael and lieutenant spock were working in engineering. the little fights they would get into would cause a smile to cross your face every time they would bicker. it was enough to get you into trouble from commander stamets for eavesdropping. though you knew he did exactly the same thing.
so because of the fact that from lieutenant spock was basically being the worst brother ever to michael, sylvia hallucinating and then being eaten by the spores, and all round everything being stressful as fuck, you had decided that you all needed a little bit of a breather. a girls night if you will. plus keyla, joann and airiam. you would watch classic 20th century movies and eat junk food and just in general not talk about work or what was happening. you had been fascinated by these movies ever since you were little and it grew into a obsession, that people found slightly weird. though that was how you and sylvia met, being the only two girls in the 20th century movie club at the academy.
you arrived at michael and sylvia’s quarters and could already hear the murmurs of everyone inside, your hands clasped the classic pringles cans that you had replicated in the mess hall, god you knew that captain pike was probably going to be on your ass again. he had scolded you for making too many old foods and that you should tone it down with the sweets. you had scoffed in the turbolift coming out of that meeting - he’s not your dad.
...he was your captain and you were going to listen to him but ... pringles were fucking amazing and you knew that pike knew that.
“ oh thank god you’re here. “ sylvia exclaimed as the doors to her room slid open, grabbing onto your wrist, she pulled you inside and you couldn’t help the frown that crossed your forehead. everyone else called your name in greeting and you nodded their way, chucking the cans onto michael’s bed and almost running into the fellow ensign when she finally came to a stop at the back table.
“ why what ... what’s wrong? ” your eyes focused on michael, who had stepped out of the bathroom. a smirk lingering on her lips as she noticed you had finally arrived. you and michael had a ... complicated relationship. if you could call it that.
ash tyler being the complication.
and no, it wasn’t because you both wanted him.
it was because you and ash both wanted michael.
“ she’s been worrying over what we should watch tonight. ” michael spoke up as she made her way over to her bed and picked up the cans, handing one out to joann, only to have keyla snatch it out of the air and didn’t hesitate to rip open the top and start eating the chips. joann made a move to grab it back but keyla hoarded them away.
“ you do this every time. “ joann sighed and you were certain that if airiam could laugh she would have.
“ i have told ensign [y/n] that she should stop bringing them. ” the cyborg spoke and you poked your tongue out at her.
“ you really should, [y/n] ” michael added and you let your eyes fall onto the commander. “ detmer does get slightly out of control when she’s fed sugar. ” keyla gave an offended look towards michael and chucked a handful of popcorn towards her. “ not on my bed ! ” she exclaimed.
“ [y/n] ! ” sylvia snapped your attention back towards her and a sheepish smile crossed your lips.
“ sorry. ” you couldn’t help but snicker and tilly gave you a slight glare, which really didn’t hold any malice, considering she wasn’t that kind of person.
“ come on this is serious. ” words falling out her mouth quickly. “ i think we’re running out of good movies to watch. ” your eyes widened and you almost bumped into her as you leaned closer again and looked over her shoulder, down at her tablet.
“ what already ? ” squinting, and trying to ignore the raised voices of the girls behind you, you leaned over the redhead’s shoulder even more before pressing your finger onto your favourite movie. “ come on, let’s just watch this one again. ” sylvia looked up at you and you gave her the biggest doe eyed look you could muster. “ please. ” a sigh escaped her lips, before you stepped away and beamed. “ ladies, the movies been sorted. ”
everyone suddenly found their places, joann, airiam with sylvia on her bed. you, keyla and michael on hers. the lights dimmed and the projection appeared on the wall and the title credits started to roll. a low rumble sounded throughout the room and everyone groaned.
you had a feeling their neighbours hated the weekends.
“ again. didn’t we watch this last week ! ” keyla shot you a look as she buried her hand into the pringles container and you innocently shrugged your shoulders.
jurassic park. that’s what you were all watching. because of course it is.
“ I envy your tiny hands that fit in the pringles can. “ sylvia’s words cut through everyone’s complaints and the red head looked up. “ what - it’s true ! just look at how far keyla can reach into the can ! ” you let out a snort and everyone finally settled back down.
“ good choice. “ you felt michael whisper in your ear.
“ of course. ” you could think of nothing else you would rather be doing that night. not even being woken up at 4:00 am because all bridge crew were needed was going to ruin your friday night. you just stayed snuggled in michael’s bed until it was time for your shift.