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Tweak says, "Cheesy Peas!!"

Isla Muireall Baird (ghostmusic) wrote in nevermore_logs,
@ 2016-10-09 23:07:00

Entry tags:

adrian delacroix, aoife gallagher, isaiah delacroix, jess van der berg

WHO: Aoife Gallagher, Adrian Delacroix, Isaiah Delacroix, Jess van der Berg
WHAT: One-sided flirting, other-sided freaking out
WHEN: Saturday afternoon
WHERE: Haus of Sausage
WARNINGS: Mentions of sexual assault

The moment Lena had introduced Aoife to JJ, Jesse and Nicholas, Aoife had adored them. Since then, she had made it her personal mission to make a fabulous meal and deliver it, in person, to their house. Poor Nicholas deserved the good food during his recovery and now that there was a baby involved, the less meals they had to make themselves, the more time they could spend with Bastian.

Aoife noticed that during her weekly visits, she never saw Adrian. She let it go, but she did wonder if there was a reason for that. If she was the reason. Maybe he thought she was annoying. That was usually it. Lots of people thought Aoife was annoying.

This week, Aoife showed up on a Saturday, instead of her usual Sunday. She had plans she didn't want to miss, but she didn't want to cop out on cooking for the trio either. Which was why she was sitting in the kitchen with a very tired JJ, when Adrian and Isaiah walked in.

"Oh. Hi," Adrian said, freezing in his steps, staring at the redhead who was seated at his kitchen table. "You. You're here."

"Here is where I am," Aoife nodded, waving. "Hi, Adrian. Hey, Isaiah!"

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walkabrokenline
2016-10-09 06:20 am UTC (link)

Adrian had been doing his best to keep his promise to drag Isaiah out for food, which probably for the best. Isaiah tended to get in grooves when he studied, which usually resulted in hours passing before he checked the time and realized he hadn't eaten in quite a while.

He wasn't quite brought up short like Adrian had been, but he was still a bit surprised to see Aoife in the kitchen with JJ. But he still needed to eat, so he continued on into the room. "Hey, Aoife. Hey, JJ. You guys want some coffee? I was gonna make some."

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ghostmusic
2016-10-09 06:26 am UTC (link)

"Coffee's awesome!" Aoife said cheerfully, winking at him. "How are you guys?"

Adrian just kind of turned red and leaned against the kitchen counter. "Guh...m."

"Gum? You're gum?" Aoife asked, her eyebrows reaching her hairline.

"It's slang here in the Haus of Sausage," JJ interjected quickly. "I means everything's 'Good Mum!' Like you know...'thanks, guvna' or something. Gum."

"Sure I get it," Aoife nodded. "I'm gum too."

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walkabrokenline
2016-10-09 06:46 am UTC (link)

Isaiah smiled and went over to the coffee machine. They'd had to buy a bigger one once they realized how many smaller pots they went through in a day.

"I'm good," he said, once the coffee was brewing. "Ade had to come and drag me out so I wouldn't forget to eat something. I do that sometimes."

He raised an eyebrow at JJ, but appreciated her quick thinking. Heaven knows he couldn't have come up with anything better.

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ghostmusic
2016-10-09 06:57 am UTC (link)

"Awww, what a good brother," Aoife said, grinning at Adrian. "Hey, I made Thai curry too if you want some of it. And spring rolls," she gestured to the food she'd brought with her. "You hungry, Adrian?"

"Hun-heh."

"More slang?" Aoife twisted around in her chair to face him. "I never see you when I come over, which kind of sucks because I was hoping to ask you if you wanted to go out for coffee sometime!"

Instead of answering, Adrian just stared at Aoife like he'd been shot in the belly but hadn't yet realised he was dying.

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	walkabrokenline 2016-10-09 07:07 am UTC (link)
	"He does his best," Isaiah agreed, pulling down some mugs. He froze, midway through assembling the mugs in front of him. He turned his head to one side to look at Adrian, who looked like a deer in the headlights. He didn't know if he should say anything or not. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

ghostmusic
2016-10-09 07:13 am UTC (link)

JJ froze too, unaware if she should say anything. She knew what Adrian had been through, but she didn't feel right about blurting it out to Aoife. She was too tired to think of a better way to defuse the situation.

"Uh. I mean, it's okay if you don't," Aoife stammered, confused as to how she had suddenly insulted three people at once.

Somehow, the fact that someone else was stammering kicked Adrian's brain into gear. "No! No, I-" He took a deep breath and made eye contact with Isaiah for a brief moment. "I would like that."

"Yeah, really?!" Aoife said, brightening up again. "Awesome! I've been wanting to ask you for a while, you seem like a sweetie. I could use some sweet in my life, you know? I'm sick of assholes."

"Heh," Adrian nodded to that. "Well. Yeah. Me too."

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	walkabrokenline 2016-10-09 07:22 am UTC (link)
	Isaiah unclenched, something he didn't even realize he'd done. He smiled briefly at Adrian, then went back to assembling a coffee tray for everyone. "So there's Thai curry?" he asked. "That sounds great, I could definitely eat some of that. I probably haven't eaten since...breakfast, actually." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ghostmusic 2016-10-09 07:45 am UTC (link)
	Aoife grinned at Isaiah for breaking the silence even more, and she jumped up to fix him a plate. "I made it this morning. I love cooking! It's like my escape." "She's amazing at it," JJ added, because it was true, and because she wanted the free food to keep coming. "Awww, thanks!" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	walkabrokenline 2016-10-09 08:00 am UTC (link)
	"Well I'm a fan of anything home cooked," Isaiah said, bringing over mugs of coffee and the various add-ins. "So I'm sure it'll be awesome." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	ghostmusic 2016-10-09 08:03 am UTC (link)
	Without being asked, Aoife made up a plate for Adrian too, and carried them both to the table before accepting her coffee. Adrian, surprised at his ability to walk, took a place at the table too. He dug into the plate and smiled at Aoife. "This is really delicious." Aoife beamed at him, "aww, thanks! I try." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	walkabrokenline 2016-10-12 02:38 am UTC (link)
	"It really is," Isaiah agreed, tucking into his plate and managing to eat at a normal pace. He ate about a third of his portion before sitting back slightly and sipping at as his coffee. "So Aoife, what have you been up to lately?" he asked. (Reply to this) (Parent)