starter for @xmindsplit
If someone would ask Nova how she got to this point in her life, she’d have no answer for them. It would surely take her to sit down and think very well of the previous years of her life. Ten years since she was recruited for TRASK. It’s been forever now since her power first manifested; but Nova remembered that day like it happened just yesterday. And she knew Nick for how long now? She couldn’t tell exactly - especially because they didn’t really see eye to eye at first. How could she, really, when they were so different? And yet Nova had to try and work with the younger man. Days, weeks, months passed and things just started to change. Did she want for it to happen? Hell no. But there were some things even Nova couldn’t control, and it was how things with Nick would develop further.
Leaving work early, she decided to take the rest of the day off and just be at home - feeling like this could easily mess with her focus and she couldn’t risk being exposed when vulnerable. Lately the woman hasn’t been fully herself; the job itself was beyond stressful on daily basis - she had so much to risk and lose by being there. Maybe all of it was catching up to her, not to mention she recently turned the big forty which certainly didn’t brighten her mood. And if others only knew about everything going on with Nick, what would happen then? In their eyes it was the simple keep your enemy close kind of a thing. But even Nova couldn’t put her finger on it anymore; or simply didn’t want to. Maybe for once she wanted to enjoy things, even if she shouldn’t - the consequences if everything comes out would be sever.
After texting him to ask if he’s going to come over, Nova stayed up in order to wait - she wasn’t sleepy anyway; she barely slept enough as it is. But he was late and it made her... worried? Anxious? Suspicious? All of it? Making sure to let him know the door will be unlocked, per usual when he’d come over, Nova was standing in the kitchen, fixing herself a drink when he finally showed up. “You’re late.”she remarked and turned her head to look in his direction. “--- Did something interesting finally happen at work while I was gone?”brunette inquired with an arch of a brow and a light half smirk.



















