#thread: winter

[clarissa--evans]

“Okay, I’ll talk to you later.” She muttered sadly into her cell phone, ending the call with Teddy with a deep and heavy sigh. Though the two former lovers were still very much at odds, Clarissa felt sympathy well inside of her for Theodore, having just told him that Rose was in the hospital. She was getting released tomorrow but Clarissa still worried about her former lover’s best friend. She didn’t know what happened but a friend at the hospital had told her it had been pretty bad. Tapping her hand against her desk at Cover to Cover, Clarissa rose with a sigh and went back to the store, figuring she’d keep her mind busy. 

A few minutes later, as she was rearranging a display with their newest book - promising best-seller- the bells above the store door rung and Clarissa raised her head to see Winter, coming in for her shift. Dread suddenly built in the pit of her stomach. Did she have any idea what had happened to her best friend - fighting or not? “Winter!” Rissa called out before the younger woman got too far. She offered her a friendly smile, placing the book in her hand down on the table. “How are you holding up?” // @winterflores

[omendrake]

and we meet again | Winter & Omen

Depression had a way of seeping into your bones. It felt never ending as if for the last nearly three hundred years, Omen was just going through life with very little highs and nearly all lows. So as he walked into the familiar building he allowed his body to move on autopilot until he reached the grimoires that somehow aided him in feeling a little better. Like the preferred hoodie on a right shite day in London. 

Pulling a book from the shelf he pulled it to his chest as if he could extract some form of warmth that would make his mood lighten. It did no such thing, but the smell - the smell of the old book brought him a sense of peace. He always had these, no matter who died or how long he lived, there were always the books that he’d grown up with and new ones just like it.

The necromancer made himself comfortable in his usual chair and it was only then that he noticed he wasn’t alone in the dimly lit area. The sense of magic radiated off of the person and after a moment he realized he’d felt this one before. “I’m sorry. We’ve met, right?” and he was certain it had been in this exact place, a calming within him happened quickly as if to remember the short conversation on witchcraft that they had shared. 

“It’s dark in here, I had thought I was utterly alone.” And utterly alone he did feel, his half smile though was brighter than it would have been only moments before. 

@winters-lust​

[clarissa--evans]

Clarissa felt really good after the trip to Los Angeles, it was definitely a formative trip. For the first time in a long time, everything was falling back into place but despite how great it had been, Clarissa was so happy to be sitting back in her office at Cover to Cover. And now that she was back, after leaving Winter in charge of the store once more in her office, Clarissa was ready to go through with the decision she had made prior to flying to LA. Sticking her head out of the doorway of her office, Clarissa called out to her. “Winter, can you come in here for a second, please?” // @winterflores