Zoe Kemp (lightningseed) wrote in darker_london, @ 2020-02-21 20:41:00 |
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Entry tags: | cai finch, daniel marlow, thomas littleton, zoe kemp |
The river takes her shape from every tempest she abides (Zoe, Cai, Danny)
Zoe shrieked as she dashed from the front door of Vic Lane to Cai's car, right outside, the rain almost instantly soaking her face. "HURRY UP!" she yelled at the boys. "Stop letting your hearts slow you down, I'm getting soaked!"
"You're mean when you're cold," Cai grinned, moving as fast as he could toward the car and unlocking it so that Zoe and Danny could bundle in. He was delighted that Zoe was in such a good mood, despite the cold. She'd been through the wringer lately and a movie marathon at Danny's new place was probably just what she needed.
They had been, however, sadly lacking in snacks. It wasn't Cai's fault that they'd left him unattended with the popcorn. Wasn't his fault he had hollow legs. Wasn't his fault he'd done the same thing a couple of nights ago when he was over visiting Danny and Deirdre hadn't had a chance to restock the house. So, a popcorn mission through the storm it was.
"Everyone's mean when they're cold," Zoe pointed out, turning the hot air on full and pressing her hands up against the fan. She was milking it a bit, Vic Lane had been comfortably warm and she'd only been outside for a moment, but still. This weather was ridiculous.
Cai laughed, and he and Danny shot a few jokes back and forth - mostly about Cai's unnatural hunger for popcorn - and they hadn't driven very far at all when Zoe put her hand up against the dash for support, gagging. "Can you smell that?"
"The buttery scent of my future?" Cai asked her, still grinning, but then Zoe literally choked on the air.
"Petrol - stop - stop the car! Stop the - " her throat closed over, and her body snapped back in her seat, thrashing silently as Cai put his foot down hard on the break and bought the car to a sudden stop.