#warren.josefine

[warrengriggs]

“Uh, thanks for meeting me.” It felt awkward somehow, like that time when that sickness hit where he was pacing around a group of trees. That’s where they were though, Central Park among a group of trees. Close enough to people to not be completely isolated but far enough to have some space. This didn’t have anything to do with that though, it wasn’t a super serious conversation. Warren had just wanted to check in with her, really. Needed to see her as some kind of visual confirmation she was okay despite knowing she didn’t seem to be in any trouble. It was just a comfort thing with everything else going on, he figured Josefine got that. He wanted to get up and pace but he kept himself on the blanket (flannel, it was fall now, it was the season) with his ever present thermos of coffee. “How’re things going with your guy?” @josefinexgatti

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“How have you been?” Back on his couch just like the last time, Warren poured two glasses of the wine that Josefine had brought with her. Which would have been a normal house guest thing to do except he could smell blood in the bottle. But he told himself that it was fine. It’s not like he didn’t add a bit to his coffee when he made it at home and went to work. It seemed to be a common occurrence at the office to just have it around in general just in case. He was in the comfort of another vampire, this was normal. Well, normal for them. That wasn’t a bad thing, it was fine to be accepting. Baby steps, as long as he was taking them he was okay with himself. He wanted to keep progressing, didn’t want to reach a plateau. “That was uh, some wild party.” The smile he offered her was almost sarcastic.

It’d been a good time. At least he’d thought so. He felt guilty once he’d heard about what else had happened while he was out mingling with other people. He hadn’t even sought out Josefine to see if she’d even attended. Bad friend alert, he was slipping up between her and Ramsey. @josefinexgatti

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Adjusting to life post being able to keep blood down was hard to do. Every single time he had a bag, he worried it was going to come back up, even if the ache in his throat was long gone. Warren tried to get back to routine, went back to getting coffee in the morning before heading over to the office to inevitably procrastinate with Rowan. He was taking it easy, easier than normal. Which meant two doughnuts instead of one. There might have been a little anxiety towards going to the office, towards being around a whole lot of vampires. Fellow vampires, he had to really admit to that now. Of course he’d been worried for friends and coworkers. But they were mostly originals which meant they’d had enough time to get comfortable with what they were.

 Coffee and bag of doughnuts in hand, he was ready to go find a spot to sit and maybe contemplate some stories for work when he saw her. Her, being Josefine, the one who’d come running when he’d needed her that day but had ghosted him before and after the whole ordeal. Which, okay, he couldn’t really blame her for. The kiss thing had been really awkward despite his efforts to tell her it was all fine. It might be a stretch to go...Alright, bye-bye train of thought, he was walking over to where she was sitting and standing beside the table and everything seemed to be moving in slow motion because he actually was a little bit worried. “Do you have a second? Like, to talk I mean. If not like, we could try some other time and I know mornings are for coffee and contemplation but-” He sighed heavily, realizing he was speaking quietly but way too fast. “Please?” @josefinexgatti

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"Can I get you tea or something?" Warren asked over his shoulder, looking towards the couch as he stood at this fridge, bottle of French vanilla coffee creamer in his hand. Coffee, he was getting coffee from the kitchen but he was thinking about how Josefine kind of fit in here. Sure everything in his place kind of had that more rustic feel, he'd like to think he felt like some kind of modern city lumberjack. He couldn't have a cabin here, that was left up in Canada, but he had seen the industrial apartment and had been completely taken by it. Besides, it was just him, it didn't need to be anything super fancy, it was open but it was comfortable. People didn't come over often unless he was taking a client home for a case, he liked to work from home which might not be the wisest idea, but he didn't mind. So having Josefine over felt exciting, having someone in the usual (kind of lonely) space, was warming to his probably very cold heart. @josefinexgatti

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"Knock, knock..?" Warren was going to be kicking himself forever for feeling so awkward around her. But here he was at the door to her office at the university, peeking his head inside, coffee carrier in hand. Maybe that's why he was trying so hard though, because he wanted to get through the awkward feeling. Josefine was one of the nicest people he'd ever met, in all honesty. She was perfect for Mat, she really was. She was kind and sweet and quick witted. Not to mention gorgeous. Was he still afraid Mat was going to just kind of...leave him? It was a dumb thought, completely irrational, but there was a little voice in the back of his head telling him that it was still something that could happen. Or maybe he kind of wanted in on their little family-esque set up? Not in the way Matheus had joked, that was for damn sure. But somehow, he missed having that kind of comfort with people and he already had it with one of the two, so Josefine was who he needed to win over. No, not win over. Because he couldn’t imagine she didn’t like him, she seemed the type to make that kind of thing known. So he had to get comfortable around her. @josefinexgatti