courage, dear heart.

margret gardner || 18

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cftcharra‌:

“Oh I don’t know, I seem to be pretty good at getting myself in trouble either way. Maybe you should be worried.” T’Charra says with a grin, though he hopes she doesn’t take him too seriously. Not that he’s not telling the truth of course, T’Charra has a knack for getting himself into trouble, but he doesn’t want Peggy to be scared off by that of course. She’s bound to find out eventually, but.. right now, he wants to spend as much time with her as he can. He takes a few generous sips of his drink, glad to see he’s nearly finished with it, before answering her question. “Of course not, only the real special ones.” He says with another wink, absolutely aware that he’s getting a little ridiculous but he doesn’t really have the sense or sobriety to really care. Will he regret it later? Maybe. Right now? He’s not thinking all that much about it, just enjoying his time with her. “Well English isn’t my first language so that definitely counts as one. And I need to say - English is a really weird language.” He chuckles and shrugs a shoulder. “They’re all human though, you’re right. Not a lot of chance to learn alien languages when you’re stuck on Earth but I’ll get there eventually.” He grins and nods his head. “She definitely is. She’s - the head of her field, so she’s pretty amazing. I’m lucky I get to learn from her. Tech is definitely my favourite, but she’s been teaching me all kinds of things.”

“you make it sound like you don’t need me around,” she speaks with a shrug beginning to pull away from him just slightly. “maybe i should leave,” she doesn’t stray that far. mags had always had a habit of choosing the course that would cause her the most trouble between picking fights with people or having the wrong friends. she was however hoping that t’charra wasn’t about to fall into the same category. though right now she didn’t think she’d care either way. so long as tonight was fun, she didn’t want to think as far away as the next morning. “mhmm,” she replied with a giggle unsure how much she believed him in that moment. just because of the way he flirted with her she could tell that he was probably the type to do this often. not that she couldn’t claim the same about of herself. “guess i really have fooled you then huh,” she comments taking a few more sips of her drink. “oh it is, and that’s before you take into account accents and dialects,” she nods. if she was honest mags would admit she’s more than a little bit of a nerd when it came to linguistics. it was why she didn’t mine learning so many. “i’ll teach you some if you want... if you can put up with me for so long,” she jokes. “she sounds incredible honestly,” mags takes the last sip of her drink then before taking the bold move to reach for the other’s hand. “you done?”

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ofgrayscn‌:

“nothing,” he shrugs. the word slips easily and without preamble, but it’s his chocolate eyes that hold the real answer. one that they both know well, their connection is felt by both and doesn’t need to be described or talked about. “i guess you’re just lucky i’m that selfless.” the teen shrugs at the question. “wondering daily why the hell is high school a thing?” he certainly couldn’t wait for that part of things to be over. “i’ve been going out at night. ⏤ and yes, i am staying safe. you know, when i complained about paragon being too boring i wasn’t actually looking for this much trouble.” 

she gasps then, hand slapping at his shoulder playfully. mags rests her head on it a few moments later showing that she really wasn’t that mad at him. she’s lucky really, matty was always going to be in her life in some form. “oh totally,” she giggled in agreement. “really the whole universe is indebted to you,” even if the two of them were joking he really was that important to her. “oh trust me dude me too,” she spoke thinking of the rant she had had to her father just a few days prior. His next comment made her laugh, the fact that he had been able to know exactly what she was about to say. “is there a lot going on? I’d say get the lanterns involved but it seems a little too normal for us,”

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cfguygardner‌:

“Y’hanging in there okay?” Guy calls out as he comes to a stop, floating in mid-air in space. He always loves being out here - more than that, he loves being out here with his daughter. As much as there’s a large part of him that’s always worried she might get hurt as Lantern, for the most part he’s incredibly proud of her for joining the Corps despite the danger. Not to mention he loves being able to train her - like this. “Nothin’ crazy today, just workin’ on your distance flights. Figured it’d make it easy for us to talk.” [ @willpcwcr ]

“Of course I am,” mags replies the grin on her features enough to show that she was quite content. she didn’t have to think about any of the stress of home out here, only the mission or training meaning that she was instantly more relaxed. Whether she was out here with Adri or Guy it was clear that she was at her happiest, clearly she was born to be out here, meant to be a green lantern or at least that’s how she rationalised it. “Oh no that doesn’t sound good,” she teased with a grin not really meaning it. “Something we need to talk about?”

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MARGRET JANE GARDNER :: FT. TVTOPES (inspired by x)

for her; home was ( amoungst ) the S T A R S

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cftcharra‌:

“Perfect, bring me as much trouble as you want. I love trouble.” T’Charra says with a wink - probably a little much he knows but he’s not exactly thinking too hard about his actions right now. Alcohol will do that to you, but he’s not really worried. If Pegs though he was obnoxious she wouldn’t have given him her number to begin with, never mind the fact that she keeps speaking to him. But she did and she does, and now here they are at a party together, and whatever he had planned to do is lost for the time being because she’s here. “I’ll add more than one or two, thanks. Just you wait.” The truth is T’Charra thinks she’s something truly special and he wants to make sure she knows it - even if nothing comes of it, he still wants her to know. “Maybe not but I can and I’m going to anyway.” He doesn’t really see the big deal in buying her drinks - he can certainly afford it and more than that he wants to. “No cute boy in their right mind should say no to dancing with a gorgeous girl like you, okay? Anyone that does is out of their mind.” He grins and takes another mouthful of his own drink. “Six, and I’ve been studying various sides of science pretty much my whole life with my aunt.”

“oh yeah?” mags responded with a chuckle. “that’s probably a good thing with me around,” she giggles at the other’s actions. glad he’s still flirting with her. there weren’t many people who could claim to catch her attention the way that he had and she would have been lying if she claimed that she didn’t like the flattery. she grins as she talks, making sure to finish her drink as quickly as could be deemed responsible. she had a plan and that certainly didn’t involve just standing around all night. “are you like this with every girl you meet? complimenting her, buying her drinks?” she laughed shaking her head. there’s color that comes to her cheeks at his comment though she prays he won’t notice. it’s pretty rare for someone to talk to her like that. even when she had been with matty, the two of them had been much more awkward than this but that could have just been due to being teenagers. “you’re kidding!!” mags spoke in response nudging the other’s arm with the palm of her hand, eyes lighting up with excitement. “which six? i bet they’re all human so i win there,” competitive even now. “your aunt sounds like a pretty awesome woman. which area was your favourite? wait don’t answer that let me guess... tech right?”

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cfguygardner‌:

It’s good to hear her laugh, see her smile. Guy knows some things aren’t gonna be solved by a chat and a smile, but most of the time that’s all anyone really needs. He and Mags have always been close, even when he was coming and going so much, and he’s glad for it. Glad for the fact that the connection they have, the closeness and understanding means that he can be the kind of father Maggie needs. “Good.” Guy says softly, a little relieved she’s not fighting him on this. Guy’s always been the one to make the hard choices, to do the things people wouldn’t usually do so no one else has to make the tough calls - and you bet he’s gonna do that for his daughter too, for as long as he’s got his ring. “You would hope so, huh. Whether they have or not - s’just how it is.”

maggie has always valued her father, there’s understanding between them that just doesn’t exist between her and her mother. she knew, no matter how man mistakes she managed to make and there were many she wasn’t about to push him away. god knew where she would have been without him there to keep her mostly out of trouble. that thought made her smile; her and adri being some sort of unshakable fact. she and her sister were a force of nature everyone knew that. “speaking of kyle,” she grinned playfully trying to lighten the mood. “how is he? i really owe him a phone call it’s been too long,”

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cftcharra‌:

“I’m not complaining. Surprise me all you want, I love it.” T’Charra answers immediately, perhaps a little too keen but he doesn’t mind. He figures if that was a problem she wouldn’t have given him her number to begin with. That thought just flies out of his mind though, all of his attention on Pegs. “Oh is that list getting too long?” He asks, pulling an overly concerned clearly meant as a joke more than anything else. He’s going to keep complimenting her until she tells him to stop, so he hopes she’s ready for it. “Well, I think we’re even now. I’ll be the one getting you drinks from now on.” He grins and takes a gulp of his drink, fully intending to finish it as quickly as possible if the end result is getting to dance with her. “If you’d said that sooner I would’ve finished this drink the second you gave it to me.”

margret beams at the other, a smile that seemed so much more genuine than the one that usually graced her features. “now you’re just inviting me to cause trouble,” she joked gently. despite everything that was going on around the two of them, her focus was on him completely. comfortable in their own little moment. she had only given him her number because she thought he was cute. she hadn’t been expecting to find whatever this was becoming between them. “i mean, you could probably add one or two,” she grinned not really meaning it. her back’s too the dance floor now, her attention on him alone, though there’s not all that much space between them. she huffs teasingly as he tells her he’s going to buy her drinks. “you don’t need to,” she responded. drinks were expensive and paying for her own was only fair. “cute boy willing to shower me in compliments and dance with me, will my luck never end?” she grins taking another gulp from her own glass. “next you’ll be telling me you know like three languages and study science and then you’ll be perfect,”

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ofgrayscn‌:

“i do,” he nods, filled with confidence and with a smile. it isn’t unfounded. all those little details that meant you knew someone didn’t come out of nowhere, they had a lifetime around each other as friends and lovers; and didn’t disappear after a heartbreak. “someone has to.” and he gladly would, for as long as needed. “one cup of coffee at a time.”

“i’m not sure what you get for it in return,” mags jokes with a shrug. knowing full well that it was probably the same level of comfort that she got from being around the other. “but i’m certainly not about to start complaining,”these days she was happy to have whatever part of him he would give her as sad as that sounded. “so what have i been missing with you? there has to be something,”

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ofgardner‌:

“ you mean you didn’t eat ten pounds of candy in one night ? lame , “ wyatt joked , teasing lightly. “ he wasn’t the best brother. he knew that - it was as clear as day. he’s never been the best brother , friend… son. but he’s trying harder now. “ what movie were you thinking of ? “

“how do you know i didn’t just earn myself an exceptional amount while trick or treating?” she replied with a grin. things between them weren’t always the easiest. they were both pretty clumsy when it came to the sibling thing, but that didn’t men she loved him any less. “i thought something other than star trek was a good idea so... indiana jones?”

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cftcharra‌:

“Pegs! And here I thought there wasn’t anyone worthwhile at the party.” T’Charra says with a grin the moment he sees her. He can’t deny he’s not entirely sober - he’s had a little to drink, and a little bit of something else, so all in all he feels pretty good. Better now for seeing her, though - Peggy had caught his eye the second he’d seen her, and while T’Charra doesn’t really know why she’s happy to spend time on him, he’s determined to make the most of it. He takes the drink and returns her hug without hesitation, giving her a gentle squeeze before pulling back with a wide smile on his face. “You’re an absolute gem, you know that? I was just about to get myself another drink and you beat me to it.” He says with a laugh, looping his arm around her shoulders. It’s easier to be confident when you’re not entirely sober, as far as he’s concerned.

“careful I think surprising you is becoming a habit of mine,” she giggled. she’s not one to hide away from a party but there’s something about seeing the other that makes her incredibly excited. the two of them get on incredibly well and the fact that he wasn’t exactly hard to look at just made things better. it’s just fitting to have him at her side What with the bustle of the party going on around them it made it easier to forget everything just for a little while. “I’ll add it to your list of compliments,” she jokes with a grin. so maybe the two of them weren’t totally sober there wasn’t really a problem with that. “I figured I owed you at least one anyway,” she replies leaning into his touch. she could always use the excuse of not being able to hear him over the music. “what do you say we finish these and then you come dance with me?”

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cftcharra‌:

“No I’m not, and trust me I’ve heard of a lot of things in my life.” T’Charra insists, raising his eyebrows in confusion and curiosity. A life as the son of an Avenger opens you up to a hell of a lot of fascinating things and all kinds of people, but this is new for him. “Space cops. You’re a space cop.” his eyes widen for a moment, trying to comprehend that idea. “I’m.. guessing -” Hoping, really - “That you take care of bigger things than your average cops, right?” He doesn’t think she’d arrest him but he’s also just met her, there’s no telling what could happen.

Still, he doesn’t hesitate to give her his number, typing it into her phone and hitting save just to make sure. “I’m counting on it.” T’Charra says with a grin as he hands the phone back to her.

“seriously?” margret spoke shaking her head. “you really gotta work on your justice league knowledge dude,” she laughed. just how different were they. mags would have took for granted that just about everyone would have known who green lanterns were. but no, here he was taking her by surprise again. “i guess yeah,” the female nodded taking another sip from her drink. “oh yeah,” she nods not noticing the slip in the other’s tone. “no speed tickets here, more like world ending catastrophes, otherwise i’d probably be bored out of my mind,” she joked with a laugh. granted normal law inforcement was important, but they didn’t exactly get to fly.

she looks at the other raising a brow as she takes her phone back. she typed out a quick message ‘hey!! :)’ before then pressing send. “happy?” she wasn’t sure what had got the other so interested in her, but she certainly couldn’t complain.

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cfguygardner‌:

“It’d be absolute crap, y’can say it.” Guy says with a laugh, not at all fussed about admitting something like that. He knows Maggie doesn’t mean any harm by it. It’s no secret Guy would be absolute rubbish at art. “Yeah but even Supes has got his enemies here, people who think he’s doin’ more harm than good. S’bull of course, but they’re still out there.” Guy doesn’t wanna put these harsh truths on his daughter but he wants her to be prepared for what’s out there, for the people you have to deal with when doing what they do. He knows it’s not gonna make her give up on the job, she would never do that, but that just makes him all the more driven to prepare her. “Depends on how y’look at it, honey. It’s not gonna come to that, anyway. Y’hear me?” Guy would never let that kinda weight fall on his daughter’s shoulders, never wants her to have to make that kind of decision.

“i wouldn’t go that far... yeah alright,” she giggles. her trip to her dad’s has done it’s job for the most part. she’s far more settled then she had been walking through the door. sometimes just the reminder of home was all mags really needed to feel better when things were going wrong. she shakes her head then, that people could be so stupid, but she doesn’t argue. she had seen enough in her short time, heard stories about what had happened to her brother to know that not everyone was open minded as she had been raised to be. “i know,” she replies quickly. her father had been promising her the same thing since she was a child, that he would come back. the two of them had been lucky enough so far that it was one he hadn’t to break. god knew she would have been heartbroken without her father to take care of her and guide her through everything. it was strange now that she had developed a habit of telling him the very same thing. “the universe is just stuck with us, all five of us. it must have come to terms with the fact by now,”

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@ofgardner // “alright so i’ve ended up having way too much left over candy,” mags laughed where she was leaning against the other’s doorway. “and i thought the perfect excuse to eat it was during a sibling movie night what do you say?”

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@cftcharra​ // there’s a grin on her lips and a pair of drinks in her hands as she approaches the other. she knew she’d see him here, given the way the two of them had been talking nearly non stop since they swapped numbers, hell she’d even chosen her outfit specifically because she thought it might make him laugh. still seeing t’charra made her far too happy. “hey stranger,” she greets gifting him the alcohol before pulling him into a side hug. “fancy seeing you here,” she’s happy, feels good surrounded by her friends, looking at someone who had an unexplainable ability to get under her skin. “thought you might appreciate that,” mags had had no idea where this was headed but if t’charra wanted to spend the rest of the night with her she certainly wasn’t going to complain.

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cfguygardner‌:

“I’m not takin’ up art, don’t worry about that kiddo.” Guy says with a laugh, shaking his head just at the idea. Kyle’s art is amazing, sure, and there’s no denying he’s a real sight when he’s working on his artwork, but that doesn’t mean Guy’s got any kind of artistic skill himself. Besides, he knows Mags is just kidding around. “Yeah but that’s how humans are, y’know? We’re all hung up on our own world. Some people don’t even wanna accept the idea of aliens comin’ to earth.” He says, his smile fading a little. If only people could open their minds a little, it’d make a world of difference. He’s glad Maggie sees the universe the way he does, but that doesn’t change the fact that she needs to build some kind of life here, too. “Of course, sweetheart.” He smiles, glad to see she seems to believe him. “Hey, that’s not true. Some things are more important.” He moves closer to her and pulls her in for a quick hug.

mags laughs then, it’s the teasing kind that seemed roll off her tongue when she was with the other. a sign of how close the two of them were she was sure. “i’m just not sure how well your’s would compare,” she shrugged jokingly. as if she didn’t adore everything that her father did. “well then i’m sorry humans are stupid... i mean superman is right there he’s incredibly real,” she replied. her mind had always been like this, taken up with out there among the stars rather then grounded on her earth. she could hear her mother criticising her for it, telling her that she was going to end up just like her father, but for mags that was all she had ever wanted. she hugs her father back, grateful for the contact. “more important than the safety of the entire sector and everyone that loves in it including myself?” she asked shaking her head slightly. mags knew what it was he was trying to say but that didn’t mean she agreed.