(no subject)

[safe_as_life]

The rain starts early in the day, pouring down on Henrietta in sheets. It's the kind of rain that tends to keep people inside, but mostly they're just glad it isn't snow anymore. Spring is approaching quickly and this kind of rainfall is definitely the first sign of it. Gansey doesn't mind that it rains all day long, from first period to last.

It distracts him some, makes him feel nostalgic for things he can't quite put his finger on, and then worried for those same reasons. Then again, he's been a lot more distracted at school lately, not able to concentrate or pick up on his studies as much as usual. He wonders if it has to do with his anticipation to see Blue, because even now, that's all he's thinking about. Rain, the Camaro, Blue Sargent. Somewhere in the back of his head he's constantly thinking about Ronan too, but he supposes that's what best friends do.

By the time the last bell rings though, it's all about Blue. He certainly isn't going to let the rain stop him. Dinner, a movie, possibly sleeping over tonight. Yes, he definitely wants to ask her to sleep over tonight. He grabs his books and neatly puts them away, then goes to meet up with Ronan, Adam and Kavinsky by the front entrance. He has a good feeling about tonight.

Gansey practically races out of his last class, waving when he sees his friends, smiling as he hoists his bag over his shoulder. "Can you believe this rain? All day. Roads must be slippery."

Comments

[the_greywaren]

"Sounds like you need to get off your ass and go find the problem, right?" In the kitchen-bathroom he puts in another plate of bagel bites. Takes a piss. Gets a beer and a soda. Then returns to Adam.

"Pay me back for what?" He wondered when anyone would notice that the frozen foods he loves to eat never seem to run out, yet Ronan never goes grocery shopping and comes back with any of them. "Just eat. Don't be weird about it."

The food is set down between them and Ronan offers him the soda. Yes, he washed his hands. "I'll go with you if something needs done."

[leylined]

Adam snorts. "In this weather?" He shakes his head with a bit of a smirk. "I could have sworn you were whining about the rain getting on your jacket earlier."

He shakes his head. "It's only fair." Still, he takes the soda and food and starts chowing on them. "It does, but it can wait. I don't have time to go down to whatever the problem is and then be back to work on time."

[the_greywaren]

"If it's not going to shut up and leave you alone, yeah, in this weather. I'll dream us up rain gear. Quit being a pussy." He glares at Adam. "It was my hair."

Ronan fishes around for his despised phone. "I'll call in for you. What's the number?"

[leylined]

Ronan's declaration makes Adam relax. He'd been unsure about whether Ronan would be helpful, especially since...since what? Adam tries to wrack his brain but can't come up with anything that would have the other angry with him, or vise versa. He shakes it off and sips from the soda. "Of course, how could I forget?" His lips quirk at the joke, though, even through his mounting anxiety.

Which is then met with another bit. Cabeswater needed him to fix the line. But Adam needs this job, too. And as much as it cuts into his time and energy, he suspects Boyd kind of needs him, as well, if the offer to come along with him during the peak season held any truth. But...it was getting bad. Maybe he shouldn't ignore it. Just this once, he thinks to himself before reciting the numbers to Ronan.

[the_greywaren]

Ronan dials and listens to it ring. He's sure Adam is already worrying about how to replace the lost wages and Ronan is already figuring out how to sneak the money into Adam's wallet. The line is picked up and he asks to speak to Boyd. Yeah, he knows where you work and who you work for. Sometimes Ronan makes it known just how well he does actually pay attention to his friends.

"Hey Boyd." He started. "It's Lynch. Ronan. Adam's roommate?" There was a pause while Boyd rambled about how he remembered him. Kid with the BMW always dropping Adam off. He took the time to work on his beer. Then eventually added. "I"m calling because he's sick. Like it's not safe for him to move more than a few feet from a toilet, man. No way he can make it to work tonight." Another pause. "Yeah, sure, I'll tell him. Thanks, man."

Hanging the phone up he laid it on his chest and chugged his beer.

"Boyd says he hopes you feel better. Drink lots of fluids. Call him tomorrow if you're still under the weather."

[leylined]

Adam just kind of stares at him, amazed. He could have gotten the time off if he needed it, but there would have been some sort of discussion. But then again, Adam's never called in sick before. It usually is a case of him asking for time off and him having to sell his soul to make up the time lost. It almost seems too good to be true. He sputters for a moment before standing up. "Yeah. I. I'll find a way to pay you back, I swear."

[the_greywaren]

"You do and I'll punch you in the kidney." Ronan shot back. His words had none of his usual bite. Because there was no way he would ever raise a hand to Adam. He'd been hit enough. Handing off his beer he closed his eyes. "Give me five minutes. I'll be back with rain coats." He popped a blue pill and closed his eyes.